Insights on Complex Litigation
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Partner Adam Littman will join fellow legal professionals as a panelist for “The Law of Technology” at Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts on November 4, 2026.
AFS Partner and Deputy General Counsel Paula Ketcham will take part in a panel discussion at the ACIC 2026 Fall Annual Meeting and Education Conference.
Last week, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (which covers Alabama, Florida, and Georgia) overruled a 1985 precedent, Mason v. Continental Group, Inc., that required employees to exhaust their benefit plan’s internal claims resolution process before suing for violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
Partner Lynn Fiorentino was quoted on the continued California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) litigation following the signing of SB-690, which removes the private right of action for pen register and trap-and-trace claims.
Partner Lynn Fiorentino will speak at the 2026 US Privacy Summit in San Francisco, California on October 15, 2026.
On July 16, a federal grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri returned a five-count indictment against Philip LeVota, the interim Jackson County executive, accusing him of various bribery-related offenses.
On September 30, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 690 (SB 690). The bill ends private lawsuits under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) for pen register and trap-and-trace claims under Penal Code Section 638.51 when those claims arise from conduct on a website, online application, or mobile application.
ArentFox Schiff won a complete trial victory for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in its capacity as Receiver for Silicon Valley Bank in a high-stakes dispute arising from the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, one of the largest bank failures in US history.
On August 17, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued its decision in Contento Suquilanda v. Skyway Roofing, Inc., affirming summary judgment in favor of a general contractor on both retained-control negligence and negligent hiring claims brought by a subcontractor’s injured employee.
ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that 125 attorneys have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2027, with two attorneys highlighted as “Lawyers of the Year” and 36 attorneys listed as “Ones to Watch.”
ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that Patricia Pileggi has been named among the 2026 BTI Client Service All-Stars, her second consecutive listing.
ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that Craig Gelfound, head of the firm’s Los Angeles Intellectual Property Group, has once again earned prominent recognition as a leading intellectual property lawyer from The Legal 500 and Super Lawyers.
ArentFox Schiff secured a $30-plus million trial verdict for longtime client Potamkin Automotive Group against Walid Darwish, following a hard-fought multi-year dispute with their defalcating former business partner over his breaches of fiduciary duties, breaches of contract, corporate theft, and deception before the court.
ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that Partner Linda Jackson, co-leader of the Complex Litigation and Trade Secrets, Noncompetes & Employee Mobility practices, has been elected a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.
There are new proposed amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45(c) giving federal courts nationwide subpoena power to compel remote trial testimony.
This month marks the 10-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in McDonnell v. U.S., the landmark ruling vacating the bribery convictions of former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell based on faulty jury instructions concerning the meaning of an “official act.”[1]
ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that Craig Gelfound, head of the firm’s Los Angeles Intellectual Property Group has once again been recognized by Chambers USA as a leading intellectual property lawyer.
ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that 23 practices and 81 attorneys have been recognized by The Legal 500 United States 2026 guide.
On May 28, the US Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock, holding that a worker who transports goods on an intrastate leg of an interstate journey may qualify for the Federal Arbitration Act’s (FAA) transportation-worker exemption under Section 1 — even if that worker never crosses state lines and never interacts with a vehicle that does.
ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that 68 attorneys were recognized as leaders in their field and 25 practices spanning the firm’s litigation, regulatory, and transactional capabilities, as well as key industries, were ranked among the best in the country in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
ArentFox Schiff successfully represented STIIIZY — a market leader in cannabis vaporizer products—in a Rule 177 proceeding before Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
On May 14, the US Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties, resolving a circuit split on a question of practical importance to parties litigating in federal court who are subject to arbitration agreements.
On April 20, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a post-trial opinion in DSM HoldCo, Inc. v. Demoulas, upholding the termination of Arthur T. Demoulas as president and CEO of the Market Basket grocery store chain.
Imagine you are about to enter a sprawling, complex product liability multidistrict litigation (MDL) — on either side of the “v.” Hundreds of parties, a mountain of discovery, and years of litigation loom ahead. What if you could shape the case’s trajectory from day one?
On April 10, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) agreed to pay more than $17 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by failing to comply with anti-discrimination requirements as set forth in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.