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The Rise of Monopoly Maintenance Cases and What It Means Beyond Big Tech
Already on Top? That’s When the Real Scrutiny Begins – For most of the past several decades, major government monopolization cases were a rarity. The Microsoft litigation in the late 1990s stood alone as a landmark Section 2 case, referenced by antitrust practitioners for nearly two decades as a likely unicorn in government monopolization enforcement.…
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A Primer on Pixel Litigation: Understanding Why Everyday Website Tracking Tools Are Fueling Class Actions and How to Reduce Your Risk
In the last 18 months, tens of thousands of pre-suit demand letters and thousands of lawsuits have been filed against companies for one thing: their websites work like every other website. Pixel litigation – claims that routine tracking technologies such as cookies, pixels, and session replay tools violate wiretapping laws – has become one of…
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FSRA Issues New Operational Risk and Resilience Guidance for Ontario Insurers
Ontario insurers should expect heightened regulatory focus on operational risk management, technology resilience, third-party oversight and business continuity planning under new guidance issued by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (“FSRA”)….By: Stikeman Elliott LLP
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White Paper – A Practical Guide to Financial Services eDiscovery
Financial services organizations face unique eDiscovery challenges. Massive data volumes, expanding collaboration platforms, unapproved messaging applications, and evolving privacy and data localization requirements add significant complexity. This white paper shares what we’ve learned working with some of the world’s largest financial institutions, and provides practical direction on how to handle eDiscovery obstacles and increase efficiency….By:…
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Delaware Superior Court Denies Summary Judgment in Snow and Ice Slip-and-Fall; No Expert Required and Causation May Be Inferred
Mangle v. Inspirit Senior Living Dover Aid II Opco LLC, et al., 2026 Del. Super. LEXIS 149 (Del. Super. Mar. 24, 2026). In Mangle v. Inspirit Senior Living Dover Aid II Opco LLC, the Delaware Superior Court denied summary judgment to both a property owner and its snow-removal contractor in a slip-and-fall case arising from snowy…
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California Proposes Potential Amendments to Prop. 65 Regulations
Our Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources Group explains how the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s draft amendments could broaden Proposition 65 warning obligations, especially for online sales and product labeling….By: Alston & Bird
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Florida Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment, Holding Commercial Landlord Had a Duty to Investigate Roof Leak
Hale v. Sleiman Enterprises, Inc., 5D2024-2944 (District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District, June 5, 2026) – The District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court’s entry of summary judgment, holding that the commercial landlord owed a duty of reasonable care to investigate a roof leak….By: Marshall Dennehey
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Ahluwalia and BC Limitation Periods: What the New Tort of Intimate Partner Violence Means for Historic Claims
The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia significantly expands the legal framework governing family violence. In recognizing a new tort of intimate partner violence, the Court acknowledged that coercive control within intimate relationships may create distinct legal harms not fully addressed by traditional tort claims….By: Cozen O’Connor
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Paraquat MDL Lone Pine Order Creates New Hurdles for Nonsettling Plaintiffs
The multidistrict litigation (MDL) concerning paraquat-based herbicides — In re: Paraquat Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 3004 (S.D. Ill.) — has become a focal point in mass torts. Thousands of plaintiffs allege that exposure to paraquat caused them to develop Parkinson’s disease (PD). The litigation has featured high-stakes scientific disputes, key defense wins, a master…
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Summer of Heat, Fires and Storms Is a Reckoning for Europe on Climate
The continent is experiencing some of its biggest fires and highest temperatures ever. Residents are fleeing, leaders are struggling to respond and “it will get worse,” one climate expert said.