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In the twenty-three years since the Supreme Court issued its seminal opinion on the admissibility of expert witness testimony, Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharm., Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993), approximately 40 states have embraced Daubert and its...

This is a follow-up to our post last week on the Missouri Supreme Court’s momentous personal jurisdiction decision in State ex rel. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Dolan, ___ S.W.3d ___, 2017 WL 770977 (Mo. Feb. 28, 2017) (“NSRC”). We stated last...

The disputed rates in Newbigin (Valuation Officer) (Respondent) v S J & J Monk (a firm) (Appellant) relate to building works in 2012 and the question was whether the rating list could give the building a £1 nominal value or whether it had to assume a...

There is no doubt that inter partes review proceedings (IPRs) are now the favored mechanism for invalidating patents. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Board) is the single largest venue for U.S. patent disputes, beating out even the Eastern...

Medicaid expansion in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) required coverage of individuals with incomes from 0% of poverty through 133% of poverty. The requirement to cover this group was overturned in NFIB v. Sebelius. As a result, it is now up to...

Additional legislation is being introduced in U.S. Congress attempting to decriminalize marijuana. The latest, HR 1227 entitled “Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017” was introduced on February 27th. The bill was introduced by a...

On August 28, 2015, the City of St. Louis passed an ordinance raising the minimum wage to $11.00 per hour by January 1, 2018. The ordinance initially increased the minimum wage to $8.25 per hour with an October 15, 2015 effective date and phased in...

When asked to choose the lead plaintiff and class counsel, the Court of Chancery applies the well-known Hirt factors. As this decision demonstrates, the Court also will place some significant weight on which of the competing plaintiffs used a books...

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