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What can be inferred from the average time a case remains pending at the Court, from the allowing of the petition for leave to appeal to the oral argument to the decision?

Lauren Rayner Davis, senior associate in P&A's Labor and Employment Practice, co-authored the article "In a Virtual World, Should Courts Still Require Geographical Limitations for Restrictive Covenants?"

By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Richard G. Andrews in Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. et al. v. Actavis Inc. et al., the Court granted defendant Teva Pharmaceuticals USA...

On February 27, 2023, Judge Pitman granted Defendant Wayfair LLC's motion for a protective order to stay merits discovery pending venue discovery related to Wayfair's motion to transfer.

In Whitewater, Inc. v. Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc., the District Court of Massachusetts denied defendant Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. (JLL)’s partial motion to dismiss a Chapter 93A...

Every circuit with at least three circuit judges will maintain a business court, which will consist of sitting circuit judges appointed by the Supreme Court.

The opinion holds that tort actions arising out of transoceanic flights will often (perhaps usually) fall within the federal district courts' admiralty jurisdiction, under 28 U.S.C. § 1333(1).

In most personal injury cases, it is usually the plaintiff's treating doctors who have first-hand, personal contact with the plaintiff ...

Last week's Privilege Point explained that Federal Rule of Evidence 502's legislative history rejected the notion of selective waivers...

The Third Circuit held that the three-year statute of limitations applicable to retaliation claims as a result of the Dodd-Frank Act does not apply retroactively.

In Goldman v. Gagnard, the Seventh Circuit waded into a long-running, continent-spanning dispute arising out of water leaks in a California house.

The Court held that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act ("FSIA") does not apply to criminal prosecutions, but left open the possibility that instrumentalities of foreign states ...

In a webinar held on July 19, partners John Elwood, head of the firm's Appellate and Supreme Court practice, and co-chairs of the firm's False Claims Act practice, Tirzah Lollar, Craig Margolis, and Michael Rogoff...

On November 21, 2016, the First Circuit offered practitioners yet another reminder that, as the charges and verdict form evolve through colloquys with the trial judge...

Securities Enforcement & Litigation partner Christian Schultz was recently featured in numerous publications — including Fortune, Barron's, CoinDesk, and Blockworks — about a case between crypto...

A New York court has temporarily halted the implementation of New York City's pied-à-terre tax, ruling that the city's notices to homeowners were arbitrary and violated due process rights. The judge ordered the city to restart the entire rollout process while separate lawsuits challenge the tax's legality itself. Despite the stay, property owners who received notices are advised to continue filing for exemptions pending further court guidance.

In one of his last acts as President of the European Patent Office (EPO), Benoît Battistelli has referred a question to the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning appeal fees and the interpretation