Civil Litigation Brief
AUGUST 10, 2025
Today we are looking at a case where the judge considered whether adverse inferences should be drawn when a relevant expert was not called to give evidence at trial. This issue of what matters the court can properly conclude when.
IP Watchdog
AUGUST 10, 2025
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Friday issued a precedential decision, authored by Judge Hughes, reversing a district court’s decision to uphold the claims of a patent owned by Mondis Technology, Ltd. The underlying decision was issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey pursuant to a jury verdict that found LG Electronics had not proven the patent claims invalid and that LG’s accused products infringed.
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Insurance Journal
AUGUST 10, 2025
The California Department of Industrial Relations awarded 25 construction apprenticeship programs $26 million in Equal Representation in Construction Apprenticeship grants to increase access to construction careers for women and disadvantaged communities. This is the second round of ERiCA grant funding.
E-Discovery LLC
AUGUST 10, 2025
“Here, the Court issues its sanction based on its inherent authority as Plaintiff’s conduct was not in violation of a discovery order under Rule 37.” Jimenez v. Hyatt Corp., 2025 WL 2196105 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 1, 2025). FACTS Ms. Jimenez, Plaintiff, who is blind, filed suit challenging accessibility of Defendant Hyatt’s website. Defendant sought discovery sanctions, alleging breach of the duty to preserve ESI.
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Insurance Journal
AUGUST 10, 2025
Nigerian insurance stocks had their biggest weekly gain in almost two decades after a new law was passed requiring companies to raise fresh capital and making insurance for property and other assets mandatory.
Complex Discovery
AUGUST 10, 2025
Editor’s Note: Russia’s war in Ukraine is now unfolding on two parallel fronts — the unrelenting attrition of the battlefield and the strategic maneuvering of high-stakes diplomacy. This latest ComplexDiscovery analysis, anchored in the August 9, 2025, assessment from the Institute for the Study of War, weaves together these strands to provide a unified view.
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Insurance Journal
AUGUST 10, 2025
Despite allegations of fraud and padding of premiums, neither a Miami-based cargo insurance broker nor a Lloyd’s coverholder can be asked to pay punitive damages in a breach-of-contract dispute, a Florida appeals court decided last week.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 10, 2025
Artificial intelligence is quickly reshaping the insurance landscape, and Gallagher Re’s global head of insurtech, Andrew Johnston, warned in the company’s latest Global InsurTech Report that this trend shouldn’t be ignored.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 10, 2025
Colorado State University’s hurricane researchers and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued updates to their 2025 Atlantic hurricane forecasts, with both maintaining calls for an ‘above average’ season despite no recorded hurricanes so far.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 10, 2025
A victim of identity theft is entitled to recover both treble damages and punitive damages under Connecticut laws, according to the state’s highest court.
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Insurance Journal
AUGUST 10, 2025
Two adults and four children perished in a house fire Sunday morning in Waldorf, Maryland, according to state officials.
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