Litigation / Trial Practice

Litigation actions brought in the United States at the federal and state levels, cases in front of the  US Supreme Court (SCOTUS), and cases litigated before the different courts that comprise the US Court of Special Jurisdiction are among the different stories, news, and litigation, visitors to the National Law Review will read about on the litigation trial practice area of law.

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Mar
5
2019
Ninth Circuit Holds That Statutes Do Not Constitute “Rules or Regulations of the SEC” for Purposes of Sarbanes-Oxley Act Whistleblower Claims Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
27
2015
Ninth Circuit Holds That NCAA’s Amateurism Rules Violate Section 1 of the Sherman Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
24
2011
California Court of Appeal Holds Defendant Did Not Waive Its Right To Compel Arbitration By Waiting Until After Class Certification Where Other Class Members--But Not Plaintiff--Had Agreed To Arbitrate Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
2
2014
China Arbitration Update: New CIETAC Rules Effective January 1, 2015 (China International Economic & Trade Arbitration Commission) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
9
2016
Unwinding Employment Settlement Agreements in the UK Through Lack of Mental Capacity Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
20
2020
Seventh Circuit Issues Landmark BIPA Decision Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
14
2022
A High Mountain to Climb: Filing DTSA Claims Without any Evidence is Not Enough to Meet “Bad Faith” Standard for Awarding Attorneys’ Fees to Opponent Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
9
2021
The U.S. Supreme Court Limits TCPA Liability By Narrowly Interpreting ATDS Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
29
2014
Second Circuit Holds RMBS-issued (Residential Mortgage-backed Securities) Certificates Are Exempt from the Trust Indenture Act (TIA) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
17
2023
United Cannabis Corporation v. Pure Hemp Collective Inc. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
2
2015
UPDATE: SCOTUS (U.S. Supreme Court) Denies Petition For Cert In Iskanian Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
28
2014
Continuity of Enterprise is Enough for Successor Parties to be Liable Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
3
2023
Federal Jury: Trade Association and Real Estate Brokerages Conspired to Inflate Commissions, $1.8B in Damages to Plaintiffs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
17
2019
NLRB Limits Union Access Rights to “Public Spaces” of Employers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
12
2022
Delaware Supreme Court Holds Novel Pre-Closing Dividend Transaction Structure Does Not Thwart Appraisal Remedy Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
6
2020
The Decision is in: Hospitals Will be Required to Disclose Rates in 2021 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
10
2018
Ninth Circuit Holds Prior Salary Cannot Justify Wage Differences Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
16
2023
Supreme Court Weighs Whether to Clarify Camping Bans and Homelessness Policies Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
17
2018
Second Circuit Limits Reach of SLUSA Preclusion in State Law Variable Annuity Class Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
26
2015
Supreme Court of New Jersey Rules on Test for Independent Contractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
10
2023
Second Circuit Finds Art Collective Can’t Use First Amendment to Skate Out of Injunction Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
9
2015
The Future of Obamacare and Why King v. Burwell Matters – A Five-Part Series: Round and Round and Round She Goes, and Where She Lands, Nobody Knows Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
21
2020
Maine Internet Privacy Law Survives Challenge Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
24
2021
Supreme Court Rules That Director Of Federal Housing Finance Agency Is Removable At Will; Calabria Fired Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
21
2021
Signing Contracts as a Representative May Lead to Individual Liability in New York Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
13
2024
Federal Circuit Rebukes Attempt to Incorporate Arguments by Reference to a Related IPR Petition Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
11
2017
In California, Statutory Right To Seek Public Injunctive Relief Is Unwaivable Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
26
2024
Federal Circuit Rules on When the Patent Trial and Appeal Board Is Engaging in Erroneous Claim Construction Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
7
2014
Call Me Maybe?: The New TCPA Position Announced by The Federal Communications Commission in Nigro v. Mercantile Adjustment Bureau Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
8
2024
The CFPB Finalizes Credit Card Late Fee Rulemaking Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
16
2022
NLRB Confirms a Return to Union Gerrymandered Bargaining Units Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
19
2019
D.C. District Court Vacates CMS Final Rule, Finds that CMS’ Lesser Reimbursement of Services Provided at Grandfathered Off-Campus Provider-Based Departments Was Improper Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
19
2024
AI Legal Updates Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
4
2023
Ninth Circuit Holds that Social Media Posts May Give Rise to “Seller” Liability Under Section 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
20
2016
Did the FCA’s “Implied Certification” Theory Dodge a Bullet? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
25
2024
A Win for Consistency Evaluations Under CEQA Guidelines 15183: Court Rules that Public Controversy is not a Basis for Additional Environmental Review Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
18
2023
What the Third Circuit’s Looming Decision Regarding Whether College Athletes Can Constitute “Employees” Will Mean for Universities and Employers of Unpaid Student Interns Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
19
2023
Buyer Beware: Delaware Declines to Enforce Sale of Business Non-Compete Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
5
2016
Statistical Modeling in Class Actions: U.S. Supreme Court Weighs in, Kind of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
1
2023
Graduation Goods Settlement: A Good Reminder of AGs’ Data Security Priorities Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
27
2018
California Supreme Court Rules That Loans Not Subject To Usury Cap May Still Be Unconscionable Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
4
2014
Southern District of New York Magistrate Judge Clarifies FLSA “Computer Professional” Exemption Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
11
2023
Early 2023 Update: Where Are Plaintiffs Filing Patent Cases Now? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
5
2021
California Jury Awards Millions to Cannabis Company in Antitrust Case Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
9
2017
Supreme Court Reenters Fray on Privacy: Carpenter v. United States Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
1
2013
California State Senate Passes Measure Providing Partial Relief From Cutler Decision (re: Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS)) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
6
2013
All Residential Mortgage Backed Securities Cases To Be Assigned To Justice Friedman of the Commercial Division Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
20
2023
The Rough Waters of Website Accessibility Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
12
2017
You Can’t Always Get What You Want—Second Circuit Affirms Parties Can Bargain Away TCPA Right To Revoke Consent To Automated Calls Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
28
2013
A False Claims Act Kerfuffle: First Circuit Reaffirms the Intent of the "First to File" Rule and Deepens Circuit Split Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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