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  • June 17, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Affirms No Block On Stryker Spine Device In IP Fight

    The Federal Circuit on Wednesday agreed with a lower court decision rejecting Boston Scientific Corp.'s request to temporarily block Stryker Corp. from launching a back pain device, saying Stryker made a good enough case that it didn't cause physicians to infringe a patent on the treatment.

  • June 17, 2026

    Glenmark Pharma Beats Suit Over Recalled Cholesterol Drugs

    A New Jersey federal judge Wednesday tossed a proposed class action that accused drugmaker Glenmark Pharmaceuticals of falsely representing that its statin cholesterol drugs were safe and effective despite a recall over its manufacturing practices, saying plaintiff consumers' lack of actual economic or physical injury meant they couldn't sue.

  • June 17, 2026

    Venezuela Wins Bid To Delay Hearing In Citgo Sale Case

    The Third Circuit has agreed to a two-month postponement of oral arguments in Venezuela's challenge of a Delaware judge's order greenlighting the nearly $6 billion sale of Citgo to satisfy billions of dollars of the country's debt, days after Caracas announced that it was switching counsel.

  • June 17, 2026

    Employer Didn't Control Benefits In Death Case, 3rd Circ. Says

    A Third Circuit panel on Wednesday upheld the dismissal of a man's lawsuit alleging his late wife's employer improperly denied life insurance benefits, finding the employer had no control over whether benefits were paid out.

  • June 17, 2026

    MicroBilt Awarded $13M In Contract Fight With Bail Bondsman

    A New Jersey federal judge has adopted the recommendation of a special master to award more than $13 million to a credit reporting agency in its suit against a bail services company alleging a breach of contract over the provision of a mobile device verification service.

  • June 17, 2026

    Seward & Kissel Accused Of 'Sham' Privilege Claim In NJ Suit

    The estranged wife of the billionaire founder of hedge fund Two Sigma Investments is asking a New Jersey state court to rule that Seward & Kissel LLP cannot use attorney-client privilege with her husband to avoid producing discovery documents, accusing the firm of a fraud on the court.

  • June 17, 2026

    Doctors Defeat Most Claims In Life Insurance Fraud Dispute

    A life insurer failed to adequately allege that a pair of doctors were knowingly involved in a purported scheme to defraud the carrier into issuing $160 million worth of policies, a New Jersey federal court ruled, tossing all but one claim brought under the state's Insurance Fraud Protection Act.

  • June 17, 2026

    Recycler Says City's Wrongful License Suspension Cost $10M  

    The operator of a metal recycling scrapyard in Camden, New Jersey, currently facing two lawsuits over its handling of the facility has filed its own lawsuit in state court, alleging the city acted beyond its statutory authority in suspending the operator's license.

  • June 17, 2026

    Lab Owner Avoids 'Very Long' Prison Term For $89M Fraud

    A Utah businessman who cooperated with prosecutors after admitting his role in a false Medicare claims scheme was sentenced Wednesday in New Jersey federal court to three years of probation and ordered to forfeit $28 million.

  • June 16, 2026

    NJ Launches Push To Crack Down On Consumer 'Junk Fees'

    New Jersey officials are declaring war on "junk fees" in the state with tighter regulation and enforcement, the latest state-level move to step up consumer protection efforts amid the Trump administration's pullback at agencies like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

  • June 16, 2026

    Justices Told Jules Upends 3rd Circ. Arbitration Ruling

    Litigation funder Burford Capital told the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday that the justices' decision this year finding federal courts that have sent a dispute to arbitration retain jurisdiction in subsequent enforcement proceedings was enough to warrant undoing a Third Circuit decision the company called erroneous.

  • June 16, 2026

    Sanofi Sued Over Qunol CoQ10 'Superior Absorption' Claims

    Sanofi-Aventis US deceives customers into believing its Qunol liquid CoQ10 supplements have "superior absorption" advantages compared to regular CoQ10 products despite scientific testing that shows otherwise and prior legal action that barred it from making similar efficacy claims, alleges a proposed class action filed Monday in New Jersey federal court.

  • June 16, 2026

    J&J Fails To Undo $65.5M Verdict In Minn. Talc Cancer Case

    A Minnesota state judge on Monday upheld a $65.5 million verdict awarded to a mother of three children who had claimed that Johnson & Johnson's talc products exposed her to asbestos and contributed to her cancer, saying that the jury's decision was supported by the evidence at trial.

  • June 16, 2026

    Anti-Abortion Group Renews Bid To Block NJ's Info Demand

    An anti‑abortion pregnancy center urged a federal judge to block New Jersey's attorney general from enforcing a subpoena seeking financial donor information, arguing in a renewed bid for a preliminary injunction that the demand is retaliatory and persists despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing the group to challenge the investigation.

  • June 16, 2026

    AGs Face Opposition To RealPage Intervention Bid

    Renters and building owners in multidistrict litigation alleging landlords used RealPage's software to inflate rental rates have told a Tennessee federal court the deals they reached cover any damages that attorneys general for four states and the District of Columbia might seek on behalf of their citizens.

  • June 16, 2026

    Ex-Reed Smith Atty Seeks Appellate Review Of Bias Damages

    A former Reed Smith LLP attorney suing the firm for gender discrimination urged a state appeals court Tuesday to grant her bid to appeal a ruling on her available damages, arguing that the appeal is necessary to clarify a prior appellate decision.

  • June 16, 2026

    3rd Circ. Rejects Ex-Union President's Speedy-Trial Fight

    A Third Circuit panel on Tuesday said a former union president convicted of embezzlement alongside former International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 business manager John Dougherty was not denied a speedy trial in his yearslong prosecution, ruling that delays in the case were justified. 

  • June 15, 2026

    Funds Say TD Bank Must Fight Merger Suit In NJ State Court

    Hedge funds suing Toronto-based TD Bank over losses on their First Horizon investments, which were allegedly caused by statements TD Bank made about the likelihood of regulatory approval of the banks' merger, are battling to return their case to New Jersey state court, arguing their state-law-only claims offer no hook for federal jurisdiction.

  • June 15, 2026

    No Longer Sidelined, Private Equity Firms Bet Big On Sports

    With a limited number of major professional sports teams for sale and astronomical valuations leaving a high barrier to entry, experts say college sports and emerging leagues are providing opportunities for private investment, and the rapidly shifting rules are creating compliance challenges for attorneys.

  • June 15, 2026

    GEO Says Only ICE Controls NJ Detention Center Access

    Private prison operator The GEO Group Inc. has told a New Jersey federal court it was wrongly sued over state health inspectors allegedly being blocked from fully accessing an immigration detention facility, arguing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement exclusively controls access.

  • June 15, 2026

    J&J Wants Talc MDL Tossed After Plaintiffs Withdraw Experts

    Johnson & Johnson urged a New Jersey federal court to toss all the pending cases in the sprawling multidistrict litigation alleging that its talc products caused ovarian cancer after the plaintiffs withdrew their two "marquee" experts on the link between the disease and talc use.

  • June 15, 2026

    FBI Misplaced Nadine Menendez's Jewelry, Judge Told

    An attorney for Nadine Menendez on Monday told a Manhattan federal judge that the FBI is still unable to locate pieces of her jewelry seized as part of the investigation that led to Menendez and her husband, former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, being convicted of participating in a bribery scheme.

  • June 15, 2026

    NJ Panel Says Judge Should Be Removed For Berating Teens

    New Jersey's judicial disciplinary body on Monday recommended a municipal judge be removed from the bench over his berating of children and threatening their families with deportation during truancy hearings.

  • June 15, 2026

    Nano-X Investors Sue Over Korea Plant Restructuring Hit

    Medical imaging company Nano-X Imaging Ltd. faces a proposed investor class action alleging it failed to tell investors that it had expanded its manufacturing operations beyond what customer demand justified, ultimately leading to a $17.5 million write-down.

  • June 15, 2026

    Latham Report On Seton Hall Sex Abuse Probe Partly Shielded

    A confidential Latham & Watkins LLP report prepared for Seton Hall University concerning allegations of sexual abuse against former Archbishop Theodore McCarrick is at least partly protected by attorney-client privilege, a New Jersey appellate court ruled Monday.

Expert Analysis

  • Opinion

    Rule Of Law Requires Gov't Engagement With Bar, Not Retreat

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    A federal agency's absence from national and local bar conferences, most recently illustrated by the U.S. Department of Justice's withdrawal from a New York City Bar Association white collar conference, disserves the bar, the government lawyers themselves and, ultimately, the administration of justice, says Muhammad Faridi at Linklaters.

  • AG Watch: Oregon's Strategic Civil Enforcement Approach

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    Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield’s recent antitrust litigation activity and proposed staffing increase are the latest in a series of structural and policy changes that signal that the state Department of Justice is taking a more aggressive approach to civil enforcement, says Keturah Taylor at Cozen O'Connor.

  • How Boards Can Shrink The AI Governance Gap

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    While companies have overwhelmingly embraced artificial intelligence, most lack corresponding governance structures and director-level fluency to oversee these programs, highlighting the importance of board and executive supervision to keep pace with growing litigation risk, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.

  • The Paradoxical Duty To Adopt AI When You Can't Bill For It

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    Both billing for hours saved using artificial intelligence and preserving billable time by not adopting AI may violate rules of professional conduct, but until bar associations' ethics rules catch up to this emerging economic dilemma, firms must decide how to adjust fee structures themselves, says Ines Lassalle at Peyrot & Associates.

  • Mapping 5 Fronts Of The Prediction Markets Regulatory Battle

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    The legal framework governing prediction markets is under simultaneous challenge in five independent areas, and the outcomes will determine not just who can operate prediction markets, but the compliance obligations of every participant in the ecosystem, says Ivor Wolk at Manatt.

  • 3 New Pay Transparency State Laws Raise Compliance Risks

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    Wage transparency measures taking effect in Delaware, Maine and New Jersey add a layer of complexity to the hiring landscape and highlight the need for employers to develop thorough compliance strategies while navigating the laws' ambiguities, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.

  • Trump Admin's Agency Records Purge Tests Judicial Notice

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    While courts commonly take judicial notice of data in government websites and reports, the Trump administration's recent modification or wholesale deletion of these sources means that litigants must look elsewhere to support trial admission of this information, says Jon Gryskiewicz at Lewis Baach.

  • Series

    Cow Horse Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Moving an unwilling 800-pound cow while riding a horse at high speed is exhilarating, a little unhinged and, at least for me, a surprisingly effective training ground for litigation — both demand focus, preparation over rigid planning and the willingness to act despite fear, says Ashley Zitrin at Glenn Agre.

  • Checking For AI Errors Is Now A Two-Way Street

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    A handful of recent federal and state cases demonstrate the importance of checking for errors generated by artificial intelligence not only in your own court submissions, but also your opponent's, as well as when catching opposing counsel's AI mistakes could result in an award for attorney fees, says Tamara Barago at Hollingsworth.

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    The Biz Court Digest: Shoring Up Corporate Law In Maryland

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    Launched more than 20 years ago to improve complex corporate adjudication, Maryland's Business and Technology Case Management Program has been a solid success in some areas, but there always is room for improvement, says Bill Krulak at Miles & Stockbridge.

  • State Enviro Agencies Give Cosmetics Regulation A Makeover

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    As state oversight of cosmetics rapidly expands, the new statutes and regulations governing these products are being implemented by environmental agencies rather than consumer product regulators, requiring manufacturers, distributors and retailers to reevaluate their supply chains and procedures, say attorneys at Baker Botts.

  • Series

    Competing At Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Playing poker in male-dominated rooms taught me to treat skepticism as background noise when my opponents seem to underestimate me, to apply pressure when it matters and to adapt without losing strategic discipline — skills that are all indispensable in restructuring and insolvency matters, says Alexis Gambale at Pashman Stein.

  • 5 Things Associates Must Ask About Their Firm's Merger Plan

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    The associates who navigate law firm mergers best ask the right questions early, such as inquiring about partners' plans, to assess how the merger could affect their workflow and career path, says Jackie Bokser-LeFebvre at Major Lindsey.

  • 2 'Rocket Dockets' And The Rules That Propel Them

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    The fastest civil trial courts in the country are currently in the Eastern District of Virginia and the Southern District of Florida, and their chief judges provide insights into the court rules that keep them ahead, says Robert Tata at Hunton.

  • Your Next Litigation Hold Should Cover AI Chat Logs

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    The Delaware Chancery Court’s recent decision in Fortis Advisors v. Krafton to treat a CEO’s artificial intelligence chats as substantive evidence is being read as a discovery warning to litigators, but there is a second duty-to-preserve lesson that is especially pertinent to in-house counsel, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.

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