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The "Blawg"

May 12, 2020

U.S. Fifth Circuit Rejects Waiver of Personal Jurisdiction Challenge in Putative National Class Action and Reverses Certification on Predominance Grounds

Written by Steve Herman
May 4, 2020

U.S. District Court in Louisiana Awards Attorneys’ Fees to be Paid by Attorney Who Litigated “Exceptional” Lanham Act Case

Written by Steve Herman
May 1, 2020

U.S. Seventh Circuit and District of Columbia Circuit Courts of Appeal Decline to Extend Bristol-Myers Squibb to Class Actions

Written by Steve Herman
April 28, 2020

Louisiana Second Circuit Reverses Certification of People Affected by Explosion and Subsequent Evacuation Order

Written by Steve Herman
April 21, 2020

U.S. Third Circuit Draws Distinction between the Protection of Discovery Materials versus the Presumption of Access to Court Filings and Trials

Written by Steve Herman
April 21, 2020

U.S. Fifth Circuit Upholds Insurer’s Discretion to Rely on Favorable Caselaw re Prompt Pay Discounts by Hospital on Copayments

Written by Steve Herman
April 14, 2020

U.S. District Court in Arkansas Rejects Pfizer’s Preemption Claims in Xeljanz Case

Written by Steve Herman
April 7, 2020

U.S. Supreme Court Holds that “Actual Knowledge” is Subjective, and Not Triggered Constructively by the Mere Receipt of Documents

Written by Steve Herman
March 30, 2020

U.S. Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Products Case against Refurbisher of Blowout Preventer under LPLA

Written by Steve Herman
March 23, 2020

U.S. Fifth Circuit, En Banc, Holds that Asbestos Suit by Former Navy Machinist Can Be Removed by Shipbuilder under Federal Officer Removal Statute

Written by Steve Herman