11/2/2026 3:15:41 PM First Court Provides Clarity on the Punitive Damages Door Nabours Left Open By Zach Dwyer The First Court of Appeals' recent decision in Rauf v. Manhattan Life Group reinforces the general pre-requisite to punitive damages...
10/29/2026 2:15:37 PM Hidden AI Instructions in Court Filings Draw First U.S. Judicial Sanctions By Jennifer Cordell In August, a Connecticut Superior Court issued what appears to be the first reported U.S. judicial sanction for prompt injection in...
10/27/2026 2:20:08 PM The Daubert Fight No Longer Ends at Exclusion By Tyler Adams The Second Circuit's ruling in Rutledge v. Walgreen Co. redraws the boundary between judicial gatekeeping and jury decision-making, with...
10/12/2026 3:30:00 PM Three Months After Cisco: What Corporate Defendants Need to Know Now By Adam Greiner The Supreme Court's June 23, 2026, decision in Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe closed the courthouse doors on aiding-and-abetting liability...
9/15/2026 2:30:02 PM Texas Business Court Can Hear Pre-Suit Discovery Disputes By Jennifer Cordell The Texas Business Court's First Division has ruled that a Rule 202 petition to take a pre-suit deposition qualifies as a removable...
9/1/2026 2:15:41 PM AI Hallucinations Draw $15,000 Sanction from Illinois Appellate Court By Jennifer Cordell An Illinois appellate court recently imposed a $15,000 sanction against a petitioner's attorney for submitting briefs riddled with...
7/22/2026 3:03:58 PM Texas Business Court Steps into Trade Secret Litigation By Oliwia Lukacz In 2025, the Texas Business Court was granted expanded jurisdiction over trade secret, intellectual property, and Texas Uniform Trade...
6/11/2026 7:28:19 PM The Texas Business Courts Tackle ChatGPT and Work Product Protection in a Case of First Impression By Jennifer Cordell Andy Hicks On June 3, 2026, Judge Grant Dorfman of the Texas Business Court (Eleventh Division) issued a minute entry in Tate Group Automotive, LLC...
6/9/2026 2:30:01 PM AI in the Courtroom: The Texas Case That Could Define Technology's Role in Court Reporting By Jennifer Cordell Artificial intelligence is reshaping legal practice faster than the law can keep up. A case now before the Texas Supreme Court — In re...
5/14/2026 5:38:14 PM Unanimous U.S. Supreme Court Decision Clears Negligent Hiring Claims Against Freight Brokers To Proceed, Opening the Door to Plaintiffs By Daniel Scime Today, the United States Supreme Court released its decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, et al., unanimously holding that...
5/12/2026 9:29:15 PM The Next Evidentiary Shift: AI, Deepfakes, and Proof in the Courtroom By Jennifer Cordell AI‑generated outputs and digital media are moving from business tools to courtroom exhibits. As their use expands, the federal rulemaking...
3/4/2026 7:16:24 PM March Madness, Meet Motion Practice: Texas Adds a Summary Judgment Shot Clock By Andrew Gould Just in time for March Madness, Texas has put summary judgment on a shot clock.Effective March 1, 2026 (for motions filed on or after...