Cumulative testimony is generally excluded at trial based upon the sound discretion of the trial court, whose obligation it is to control the presentation of the issues to the trier of fact. This scenario arises in cases that involve expert witnesses from multiple specialties but may also occur when there…

The end of any U.S. Supreme Court term tends to be where the action is. But if you’re a lawyer who deals with Administrative Procedure Act issues, the end of this term was a true doozy.  First the court handed down Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo—doing away with Chevron deference.…

Cross-border teams from Latham & Watkins have led on two large international M&A deals this week: the acquisition of urban clothing brand Supreme, and the sale of Pernod Ricard’s wine brands. Franco-Italian eyewear giants Essilor-Luxottica, which makes Ray Ban and Oakley, announced on Wednesday that it had struck a deal…

JSA Advocates & Solicitors has hired Nisha Kaur Uberoi as chair of its competition practice from rival Indian firm Trilegal. Uberoi brings along with her a team comprising more than 25 lawyers including two counsels Harshita Parmar and Pranav Satyam, who will join JSA as partners.

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The U.S. Supreme Court should reconsider its rule that the constitutional right to a jury trial does not apply to “petty offenses” with a maximum penalty of less than six months in prison, two U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit judges said Tuesday. Judges Timothy Tymkovich and Veronica Rossman…