Executive Summary On April 30, 2026, USPTO Director John A. Squires issued updated guidance (superseding the December 4, 2025 Director’s “Best Practices” Memo) directing patent applicants and practitioners […]
Supreme Court Holds that Emotional Distress Damages Are Unavailable Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Affordable Care Act
On April 28, 2022, in Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C., 596 U.S. __(2022), the Supreme Court held in a 6-3 decision that emotional distress damages are not […]
Illinois Federal Court Holds Exclusions Preclude General Liability and E&O Coverage for Wrongful Death Suit | Carlton Fields
In Everest Indemnity Insurance Co. v. Kates Detective & Security Services Agency Inc., a federal court, applying Illinois law, held that an insurer had no duty to defend […]
Second Circuit Holds that Employee’s Release Agreement Superseded Agreement to Arbitrate in Prior Commercial Agreement
On January 22, 2024, the Second Circuit held, in The Resource Group International Ltd. v. Chishti, that a forum selection clause in a settlement agreement can supersede a […]
Judge Holds Tory Lanez In Contempt After He Says: ‘I’m a Millionaire. I Don’t Care’
A federal judge has held Tory Lanez in contempt of court on the eve of trial in a civil lawsuit filed by Megan Thee Stallion – a move […]
What the Future Holds for the False Claims Act
By Jonathan Feld and Monika Harris The False Claims Act (FCA) is one of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) most powerful civil and criminal enforcement statutes. Also […]
Zantac Defendants: Delaware Could See Mass Tort Surge If Expert Testimony Decision Holds
Defendants in Delaware’s Zantac litigation have asked the state Supreme Court to review a Superior Court ruling that allowed testimony from plaintiffs’ experts, by claiming that the decision placed […]