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What's New in the Courts

June 22, 2020

Clearing Up the Confusion over “Strict Construction” and “Judicial Activism” in the Courts

Written by Steve Herman
June 15, 2020

Minnesota Supreme Court Approves Litigation-Funding Agreements

Written by Steve Herman
June 9, 2020

California Court of Appeal Holds that LegalMatch.com Operates an Uncertified “Lawyer Referral Service” within Meaning of California Law

Written by Steve Herman
June 2, 2020

New York State Bar Provides Guidance to Attorneys Asked to Destroy their Files

Written by Steve Herman
June 1, 2020

Magistrate in the Northern District of New York Declines to Preclude Ex Parte Communications with Opposing Party’s Former Employee

Written by Steve Herman
June 1, 2020

U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Confirms that Discovery Cannot Be Used to Identify a Substitute Proposed Class Representative

Written by Steve Herman
June 1, 2020

Defendant in Certified Class Action Sanctioned for Interfering with Notice Process and Defense Counsel Sanctioned for Improper Communications with Class – Rejecting, as Willful Blindness, Attorney’s “Failure to Scroll” Defense

Written by Steve Herman
June 1, 2020

California Court of Appeals Invalidates Fee-Sharing Agreement in Class Action Based on Violation of Professional Rule; Remands for Consideration of Quantum Meruit; Rejects that Only Hours, and Not Value of Referral, Can Be Considered

Written by Steve Herman
May 20, 2020

U.S. Fifth Circuit Affirms Certification of Policyholder Class re Actual Cash Value Payments

Written by Steve Herman
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