Worldwide: Court Procedure

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its first-ever interpretation of the Helms-Burton Act's Title III, establishing that property confiscated by Cuba's Communist regime remains permanently "tainted" and off-limits for commercial use...

Michael Lowry (Partner-Las Vegas) authored “Are Nevada Procedural Statutes Still Effective in Federal Courts?” appearing in the June 1, 2026, edition of Nevada Lawyer magazine.

A federal judge has ruled on a discovery dispute involving patent infringement allegations, requiring an Italian company to make its accused product available for physical inspection.

The UPC Central Division in Milan has revoked European Patent 3854403 for Remdesivir in treating COVID-19, offering critical insights into how the Unified Patent Court assesses inventive step in pharmaceutical cases.

A Missouri court examines whether an insurance company's cancellation notice was valid when it omitted a postal mailing box number from the insured's address, despite the insurer's own records showing knowledge of the complete address.

As artificial intelligence tools become ubiquitous in litigation, federal courts are increasingly confronting novel questions about how longstanding doctrines of work-product protection and confidentiality apply...

The U.S. Department of Justice has implemented a new expedited protocol for reviewing False Claims Act qui tam complaints alleging fraud in federally funded public benefits programs.

The California Supreme Court has fundamentally altered the landscape of judicial disqualification in the state by permitting courts to scrutinize peremptory challenges that appear to be part of coordinated campaigns against specific judges. This landmark ruling overturns nearly fifty years of precedent and establishes a new burden-shifting framework that will significantly impact how institutional litigants and repeat players navigate California's court system.

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