What's New in the Courts

January 23, 2018

U.S. Ninth Circuit Vacates Nationwide Settlement Class Based on Variations in State Law

Written by Steve Herman
January 18, 2018

Alaska Bar Provides Guidance to Lawyers Sending or Responding to E-Mails in Which Clients are cc:d or bcc:d

Written by Steve Herman
January 8, 2018

U.S. Fifth Circuit Allows Removal under CAFA when Plaintiffs Seek Consolidation of New Action into Pre-Existing Multi-Plaintiff Case

Written by Steve Herman
December 22, 2017

U.S. Third Circuit Refuses to Enforce Approved Class Settlement against the State of Louisiana as an Indirect Purchaser

Written by Steve Herman
December 22, 2017

Louisiana Fourth Circuit Holds that Action for Intentional Spoliation Does Not Accrue Until Plaintiff Sustains Actual Harm

Written by Steve Herman
December 21, 2017

California Supreme Court Holds That Brand Manufacturers Are Liable for Failure to Warn Claims by Patients Who Took Generic Forms of the Medication

Written by Steve Herman
December 21, 2017

U.S. Fifth Circuit Holds, Based on Language in Arbitration Provision at Issue, that Action which Included Claims for Injunctive Relief under Sherman Antitrust Act Were Not Subject to Arbitration

Written by Steve Herman
December 15, 2017

ABA Clarifies the “Generally Known” Exception Allowing the Use of Information Obtained in Connection with a Former Client’s Representation

Written by Steve Herman
December 14, 2017

U.S. Fifth Circuit Holds that Penalty Action for Failure to Provide Plan Documents is Subject to Louisiana’s One-Year Prescriptive Period

Written by Steve Herman
December 4, 2017

U.S. Fifth Circuit Explains Savings Clause Affirming Dismissal of Suit for Life Insurance Benefits Originally Filed in State Court

Written by Steve Herman