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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Nov
29
2018
Critical Habitat Must Be Habitat for Listed Species, Supreme Court Says Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
22
2017
Faceoff with Federal Government Possibly Looming Following California Supreme Court CEQA Ruling; Cal High Speed Rail Project Also Vulnerable Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
9
2013
Failure to Adequately Allege Lack of Supply Cross-Elasticity Dooms Attempted Monopolization Action to "Quick Look" Dismissal Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
11
2010
Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Derivative Plaintiff's Section 220 Books And Records Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
1
2010
Second Circuit Rejects $2 Billion Class Action Award Against The Republic of Argentina Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
20
2010
Third Circuit Rejects the "Fraud-Created-The-Market" Theory of Reliance in a Section 10(B) Private Securities Fraud Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
15
2019
Ninth Circuit Confirms Plaintiffs Are Not Required to Undermine Defendant’s Evidence to Withstand Summary Judgment in False Labeling Class Actions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
2
2010
District Court Holds No D&O Insurance Coverage for Attorneys' Fees and Costs Incurred in Voluntary Response to SEC Investigation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
23
2013
Third Circuit Joins With the Seventh, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits in Holding That Plaintiffs Asserting 1933 Act Claims Need Not Plead Compliance With the Statute of Limitations, Splitting With the First, Eighth and Tenth Circuits Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
30
2017
Court Denies Conditional Certification of Collective in Favor of Compelling Arbitration Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
29
2019
Class Size Doesn’t Matter—Seventh Circuit Holds That Federal Law Bars Private Securities Class Actions Brought Under State Law Regardless of the Number of Putative Class Members Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
10
2023
Michigan Supreme Court Limits Applicability of Usury Savings Clauses Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
21
2011
Delaware Chancery Court Provides Further Clarification as to When the "Entire Fairness" Standard of Review is Appropriate and How It Will Be Applied Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
1
2011
The Year 2010 In Review: Design And Construction Defects Litigation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
1
2019
National Labor Relations Board Issues Decision Overruling Obama-Era Independent Contractor Test: What This Means For (Putative) Employers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
7
2017
Alert: In a Surprise Decision Issued on October 5, 2017, Honorable John Walter, United States District Judge, Dismissed a Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment Fraud Suit Against UnitedHealthcare Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
17
2023
California Court of Appeal Clarifies Employer’s Obligation to Reimburse Expenses Depends on Whether They Were a Direct Consequence of Job Duties, Not Proximately Caused by Employer Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
11
2017
Seventh Circuit Holds Long-Term Leave is Not a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
26
2011
Why Delay? Submit Government Proposals Early Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
26
2023
California Supreme Court Clarifies PAGA Standing When “Individual PAGA Claims” Have Been Compelled to Arbitration Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
9
2022
California Court of Appeal Makes Clear that PAGA Plaintiffs are not Entitled to a Jury Trial and Provides Helpful Guidance on Suitable Seating Claims Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
23
2017
The Southern District of New York Finds “Work Made For Hire” Under Italian Copyright Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
2
2013
Kraft v. Cracker Barrel: A Summary of Judge Posner’s Opinion and an Alternative Reverse Confusion Theory of Liability Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
17
2022
Employers May Face an Expanded Liability Period in PAGA Suits Under the Relation Back Doctrine Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
3
2017
Lopes v. Heso; Court Authorizes Expansive Notice for Conditionally Certified Collective Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
25
2022
Fifth Circuit Upholds ACA Risk Adjustment Program Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
28
2022
When Does Cryptocurrency Mining Create a Taxable Event? IRS Does Not Clarify Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
29
2022
California Labor Code Section 925: A Word of Caution for Out-of-State Employers of California Employees Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
18
2011
10 Social Media Must Haves For Your Corporate Compliance And Ethics Program Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
19
2014
California Court of Appeal Clarifies Rights of Dissenting Minority Shareholders Under California Corporation Code § 1312(b) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
1
2015
Ninth Circuit Blesses Iskanian re: Arbitration of PAGA Claims Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
21
2014
Twice Bitten But Not Shy, The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) Is Handed The DC Circuit’s Prescription for Internet Regulation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
30
2011
No Need To Record An Assignment Of A Deed Of Trust Prior To Foreclosure Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
7
2015
US Safe Harbor Regime Invalidated by Europe’s Highest Court Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
28
2011
Ninth Circuit Latest to Permit Corporate Liability Under Alien Tort Statute; Supreme Court to Resolve Circuit Split in 2012 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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