What is the range of a federal district court’s power to compel a nonparty’s attendance at a hearing? Every practicing litigator knows the answer—“within 100 miles of where the person resides, is employed, or regularly transacts business in person.” FRCP 45(c)(1). But that is only half the answer. As the Federal Circuit recently held, when
This post has been cross-posted from Seyfarth’s Employment Law Lookout blog.
Welcome to Decoding Appeals, where Seyfarth’s Appellate Team brings to in-house counsel our insights and expertise from the front lines of the appellate courts. Throughout this short video series, we break down the nuances of appellate advocacy, sharing tips and lessons we’ve learned
This week, Seyfarth attorneys from multiple offices will be attending and presenting at the 2023 Association of National Advertisers Masters of Advertising Law Conference in Orlando, Florida.
On Wednesday, Seyfarth Partners Kristine Argentine (Chicago) and Joe Orzano (Boston) will be presenting alongside in-house counsel on a panel covering the “Effective Collaboration Between Legal and Marketing.”
Seyfarth Shaw’s Consumer Class Action and Product Liability groups have achieved a prestigious ranking in the highly regarded Legal 500 United States 2023 edition, solidifying their reputation as one of the nation’s top legal teams. This recognition reaffirms Seyfarth’s unwavering commitment to excellence in Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action law.
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In the second annual installment of Seyfarth Shaw’s Commercial Litigation Outlook, our nationally-recognized team provides keen insights about what to expect in 2022. It will be a busy year that will call upon clients and their counsel to be flexible, creative, and proactive on many fronts.
As you will read in the full Outlook linked
Requests for the inspection of books and records pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law is an important part of corporate litigation in Delaware. One important issue for these types of proceedings is the scope of documents that these types of requests can reach, particularly when it comes to privileged documents and
On January 5, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Taskforce on Federal
Consumer Financial Law (Taskforce) issued a nearly 900-page final report (Report) making extensive recommendations for legislative and regulatory reform, enactment, and adoption of new initiatives in the financial marketplace. In proposing changes to the existing legal and regulatory framework, the Report is
Seyfarth Synopsis: In the first ruling in response to the slew of room and board refund class actions 
filed in the wake of COVID-19, on July 29, 2020, in Rosenkrantz v. Arizona Board of Regents, No. 2:20-CV-01203 (D. Ariz.), Judge John Tuchi of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona granted the
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Already an attractive forum for expensive consumer class action suits, the COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented disruption and challenges for businesses navigating California’s consumer protection
As the number of COVID-19 cases began to rise in the United States, colleges and universities around the country took 
proactive steps to limit the spread of the disease on campuses. Students were asked to return home; faculty and students transitioned to online classes; and staff who were able to work remotely were asked to