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.

Special jurisdictions including Federal Circuits, the Court of Special Jurisdictions, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), US Tax Court, the Patent and Trademark Appeals Board (PTAB), and other agency-related litigation and trial news is analyzed by the legal experts at the National Law Review. Actions and litigation brought to these special courts, coverage of tax appeals, bankruptcy proceedings, and international litigation which arise in the United States, Canada, China, the United Kingdom, and the European Union are also covered by the National Law Review.

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Mar
18
2012
Contractual Non-Reliance Clauses: Insulating Defendants from Civil Fraud Claims Since 1995 Much Shelist, P.C.
Dec
1
2023
Illinois Supreme Court Overturns Decades of Confusing Law on Insurance Coverage for Inadvertent Construction Defects Much Shelist, P.C.
Aug
26
2019
Gov. Pritzker Signs Retainage Cap Into Law – Immediately Impacts Construction Contract and Loan Negotiations Much Shelist, P.C.
Jan
14
2022
Supreme Court Upholds One Vaccine Mandate, Knocks Down Another Much Shelist, P.C.
Jul
20
2009
Voluntary Binding Arbitration Agreements? Think Before You Act Fairfield and Woods P.C.
Jul
24
2009
Colorado Employee Fired for Protesting Lack of Breaks May Sue for Wrongful Discharge - Sometimes! Fairfield and Woods P.C.
Sep
15
2016
Federal Circuit is In Sync with Patent’s Validity Under Section 101 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
20
2017
Court Denies Motion for Conditional Certification Based Upon Deficient Allegations, Reminding Employers of the Value of Testing the Sufficiency of Allegations Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
23
2013
First Department Sustains Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act and Other Claims Against Subsidiaries and Officers of Lehman Brothers Based Upon An Allegedly Improper Asset Substitution on the Eve of the Lehman Brothers Collapse Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
15
2010
Amendments To Sentencing Guidelines To Become Effective November 1, 2010 - Impacts Compliance and Ethics Programs. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
3
2020
California State Court Declines to Expand Standing for Claims Under 1933 Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
30
2010
ALERT: Legal Challenge To SEC's Recently Adopted Proxy Access Rules Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
26
2010
Court of Appeal Upholds Previous Decision, Finding that the Requirements for Exhausting Administrative Remedies Before Challenging Ceqa Exemption Did Not Apply -- Tomlinson v. County of Alameda Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
16
2011
Court Invalidates EIR's Use of a Baseline Predicated On Future, Post-Approval Conditions For Analysis of Project's Impacts - Sunnyvale West Neighborhood Assn. v. City of Sunnyvale City Council, No. H035135 (6th Dist., December 16, 2010) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
22
2011
EEOC Alleges That The Use Of Credit Histories To Make Employment Decisions May Have A Disparate Impact On Minorities Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
4
2011
Holding A Note That References Another Document? It Still May Permit You To Obtain Summary Judgment in Lieu of Complaint Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
7
2014
New Commercial Division Rule Seeks to Streamline Privilege Log Requirements for New York Litigants Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
24
2011
Aspartame Class Action Dismissal Affirmed on Statute of Limitations Grounds Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
20
2011
The Supreme Court To Decide Whether FOIA Responses Trigger The False Claims Act's Public Disclosure Bar Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
28
2022
Recent Expansion of IPR Estoppel Scope Viewed As Victory for Patent Owners Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
29
2011
A MATRIXX Revolution, Part II: Supreme Court affirms Ninth Circuit's holding that Life Science Companies Cannot Rely On a Statistical Significance Standard When Deciding Whether Adverse Event Reports are Material for the Purpose of Securities Disclosures Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
7
2013
California Court of Appeal Holds That Challenges to Corporate Elections Under Corporations Code Section 709 May Be Predicated Upon Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Conflict of Interest Allegations Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
16
2015
Pay to Play: Appellate Division Upholds Ruling that Payment is Required to Qualify for Champerty Safe Harbor Provision Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
14
2011
Municipalities Are Responsible For Discharges Of Stormwater Regardless Of The Ultimate Source Of Pollution Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
22
2015
Whew! That Was Close – D.C. Circuit Reaffirms Application of Attorney-Client Privilege and Attorney Work Product Doctrine in Internal Investigations Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
28
2015
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Challenge to Alleged Horizontal Adoption of Minimum Advertised Prices Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
16
2011
Court Tosses Transpacific Air Passengers' Claims Based on Alleged Overcharges for Flights Originating in Asia Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
27
2014
Delaware Court of Chancery Rejects Contemporaneous Ownership Requirement For Creditors Asserting Derivative Claims Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
26
2011
In Pineda's Wake: Constraints on Song-Beverly Class Action Litigation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
6
2013
Substantial Evidence Test Applies to Decision Not to Require Additional Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
30
2014
The EEOC’s Assault on Separation Agreements – A Bump in the Road, But It’s Far From Over Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
9
2015
BREAKING: EPA Water Rule Blocked Nationwide By Sixth Circuit Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
12
2011
New York High Court Applies the "Single-Entity Exemption" in the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
22
2011
California Court Of Appeal Holds That Employees Lose Reinstatement Rights If They Fail To Return To Work During The 12-Week Leave Period Protected Under CFRA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
6
2023
A Primer on When a Cause of Action Accrues for Statute of Limitations Purposes Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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