Generative AI, Confidentiality, and Privilege

Thursday, April 2, 2026
Written by: Guy Jeffress THE HEPPNER DECISION On February 10, 2026, Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York ruled in United States v. Heppner, 2026 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32697 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 17, 2026) that documents...

Consistency Beats Intensity

Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Written by: Jaclyn Doherty, Varp™ Written by: Jaclyn Doherty, VARP™ Most people only see the finished product.The filed motion. The signed agreement. The closed case. What they do not see is everything that happened...

Judgement Voided: The Necessary Parties Doctrine

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Written by: Stephen Lofaso Civil litigation is fraught with procedural rules that can destroy the unwary litigant’s case, sometimes even after obtaining a favorable result.   Such is the nature of the necessary parties...