Litigation / Trial Practice

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Jun
16
2020
U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Title VII’s Protections Extend to LGBTQ Employees Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
19
2017
Delaware Supreme Court Confirms Dilution Claims Typically Are Derivative and Are Extinguished After Merger Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
6
2015
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Sides With PTAB in Inter Partes Review Appeal Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
10
2021
Insurer Entitled to Arbitrate Disputed UIM Claim Before Insured Could Pursue Bad Faith Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
10
2023
Federal Circuit Vacates PTAB’s Decision Based on an Overly Narrow Claim Construction Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
20
2015
Delaware Court of Chancery Rejects Share-Tracing Standing Requirement for Appraisal Petitioners Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
16
2014
Once More Unto the Breach: the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) Charges Forward with Revamped Net Neutrality Regulations Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
2
2015
On the Eve of Oral Arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in King v. Burwell: Obamacare in the Balance Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
7
2015
California Supreme Court Announces New Test for CEQA “Unusual Circumstances” Exception Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
27
2017
What’s Past is Prologue: How The FCA’s Eventful Year in 2016 Will Affect Government Contractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
26
2018
Materiality Part IV: Labels Matter, But Not As Much As They Used To Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
2
2019
The Benefits of the International Commercial Courts of Paris in French-American Commercial Litigations Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
8
2019
Cross-Plan Offsetting in the Balance: UnitedHealth Group, Inc. Petitions the Supreme Court to Allow Cross-Plan Offsetting; Response to be Filed on or before July 31, 2019 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
31
2014
Developer-Prepared Cost Comparisons Can Show Economic Infeasibility Under CEQA - California Environmental Quality Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
16
2015
U.S. Supreme Court Holds Agency Interpretations Are Not Subject To Notice-and-Comment Rulemaking Requirement Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
30
2020
“You Got To Know When To Protest”: Federal Circuit’s Inserso Decision Stretches the Blue & Gold Waiver Rule For Bid Protests To New Lengths Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
3
2016
Federal Circuit Case Law Summary of High Point SARL v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., No. 15-1235 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 16, 2016) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
30
2015
B&B Hardware v. Hargis – U.S. Supreme Court Declares TTAB Findings Can Have Preclusive Effect on Subsequent Federal Court Decisions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
17
2022
Could the Supreme Court’s Decision in the Harvard and UNC Cases Indirectly Affect Corporate Diversity Initiatives? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
1
2024
Auto Finance Company Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Targeting Military Families Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
23
2013
Pfizer FCPA Settlement Emphasizes the Importance of Robust Compliance Programs for the Healthcare Industry Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
15
2016
Federal Circuit Won’t Review USPTO’s Alice Guidelines Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
29
2013
New York Court of Appeals Holds Upholds Broad Choice of New York Law Provision in Contract Even in Absence of Contacts With New York Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
14
2020
Ixchel v. Biogen: California B2B Noncompetes Do Not Per Se Violate B&P Section 16600, and Are Instead Subject to Rule of Reason Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
9
2017
The California Supreme Court’s Decision in McGill v. Citibank, N.A. that Class Action Waivers Do Not Apply to Claims for Public Injunctive Relief under California’s Consumer Protection Laws Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
11
2017
Major Victory for Chipotle in Nationwide Misclassification Action By Demonstrating Variations Among Proposed Class Members Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
23
2015
Abuse of Discretion Not Shown By Court’s Failure To “Show Its Arithmetic” in Significantly Reducing Claimed Attorney Fees in CEQA Litigation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
3
2019
Supreme Court Punts On Whether FCC’s Interpretation of the TCPA Binds Federal Courts Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
4
2023
CFPB Files Amicus Brief in TILA Suit, Impacts How Banks Collect on HELOCs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
29
2024
Lenders Sue to Block Colorado’s Interest Rate ‘Opt-Out’ Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
11
2019
The Eleventh Circuit Remands AseraCare, But Affirms High Hurdle for Proving Falsity Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
11
2013
Second Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Securities Act Violation Claims, Holding that Plaintiff's Allegations Were Sufficient to Plead a Reasonable Inference of Misrepresentations in a Prospectus Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
13
2013
Second Circuit Rules That Putative Auction Rate Securities Class Action Complaints Failed to Adequately Plead Antitrust Conspiracy Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
20
2021
Ninth Circuit Permits California Ban on Mandatory Arbitration Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
21
2015
What is Retaliation in Second Circuit Under the FLSA? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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