Legal professional privilege is a longstanding and fundamental principle of English law, and yet it finds itself before the Courts with such frequency that it is also one that is continually evolving.
In the summer of 2022, the Boston Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) asked if the firm could represent a family of four facing eviction in just three weeks' time on a pro bono basis.
The Supreme Court recently took away an often-used weapon by shareholder plaintiffs in securities fraud cases, ruling that "pure omissions" from periodic SEC filings (absent any other duty to disclose) are not actionable under SEC Rule 10b-5.
On April 12, 2024, the Federal Circuit dismissed CAFC Appeal No. 24-1402 and Cross-Appeal No. 24-1405 for lack of jurisdiction following its February 22, 2024 order directing Regeneron and Mylan / Biocon.
On April 17, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Muldrow v. St. Louis that rejected a heightened injury standard for Title VII claims based on job transfers.