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What's New in the Courts

September 9, 2023

ABA Issues Ethics Opinion regarding the Preparation of Witnesses

Written by Steve Herman
August 20, 2023

U.S. Fifth Circuit, in an Unpublished Decision, Requires Specific Technical Drawings for Alternative Designs under the LPLA

Written by Steve Herman
August 20, 2023

ABA Issues Formal Opinion on Flat Fees, Non-Refundable Retainers, and other Fees Paid in Advance

Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023

U.S. Second Circuit Rejects Ascertainability and Adequacy-of-Representation Challenges to Visa Interchange Fee Settlement

Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023

The Federal Circuit Reverses Fee Award Based Solely on Percentage-of-Benefit where the Class Notice Indicated that the Court Would Apply Lodestar “Cross-Check”

Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023

U.S. Fifth Circuit Finds that State Law Negligence Claims for Product Mislabeling Are Not Preempted by the FDCA

Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023

U.S. Fifth Circuit Rejects First Amendment Claims by Lawyer whose Criticisms of Judge Were Removed from the Judge’s Facebook Page

Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023

Southern District of Texas Rejects Manufacturer’s Daubert Motions in Defective Baby Foods Case

Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023

U.S. Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Defective Pacemaker Claims

Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023

U.S. Ninth Circuit Affirms Welfare Plan Participant Standing to Assert Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims while Reversing the Certification of a Denial-of-Benefits Class for the “Reprocessing” of Claims

Written by Steve Herman