The probate exception lay dormant for decades, but Anna Nicole Smith's case revived it.

The federal and state high courts have shown a sophisticated understanding of the territorial reach of regulatory power. 

The supreme court's recent class-action certification case calls the need for CAFA into question.

While the Illinois Supreme Court's most recent qui tam case is a victory for plaintiffs, it further clouds standing doctrine.

Under current doctrine, foreign mass-tort plaintiffs are often left with little or nothing.

Make no mistake – the Federal Class Action Fairness Act will bring sweeping changes.

A new law allows more discrimination claims against the state.