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Venue
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Florida Eminent Domain Law Blog
Where Should You File a Business Lawsuit? Florida Venue Statute Explained
The Florida venue statute decides which county’s courthouse hears a business lawsuit. In most cases, unless a valid contract clause or a special statute says otherwise, you can file where…
Roberts Disability Law Blog
When ERISA’s Venue Rules Send Your Case Somewhere Else: Two District Courts Transfer ERISA Claims Away From the Plaintiff’s Chosen Forum
Two district courts issued ERISA venue rulings within a day of each other, and both moved the case out of the forum the plaintiff picked. In Andersen v. Medical Solutions,…
Roberts Disability Law Blog
An ERISA Plaintiff Tries to Leave the Forum She Chose: S.D. Fla. Says Yes, but at a Cost
In Bennett v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, No. 25-CV-21039-RAR, 2026 WL 2450695 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 21, 2026), United States District Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz II granted in part…
Chicago IP Litigation
Patent Case Transferred to Northern District of California Where Plaintiff Had No Illinois Ties
McLellan v. Google LLC, No. 25 C 12761, (N.D. Ill. May 4, 2026) (Kennelly, J.). Judge Kennelly granted Google’s motion to transfer this patent infringement case to the Northern District…
Drug & Device Law
Venue? We’re Talking About Venue? Yes, Venue
As many of the Blog’s authors and readers wake up today, they will be in New York for the ACI Drug and Medical Device Litigation Conference. Clearly, the choice of…
The Patent Playbook
Stay Aware: Remote Employees Impact Venue Options In Patent Litigation
By Joseph Drayton, Alan S. Teran, Ph.D.
For many patent cases, the United States District Court hearing your patent dispute can have a big impact on case strategy, budget and management, and even, to some extent, case…
Gravel2Gavel
Climate Superfund Litigation: Courts Split on Venue and Intervention in New York and Vermont Cases
By Amanda G. Halter, Ashleigh Myers, Jillian Marullo
by Amanda G. Halter, Ashleigh Myers and Jillian Marullo Coalitions of Republican-led states, industry associations led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and, most recently, the U.S. Department of Justice…
Last Month at the Supreme Court
Supreme Court Considers Venue and Nationwide Applicability of EPA Actions in Renewable Fuel Case
By Chantel Febus, James Azadian, Kyle Asher, Monika Harris
In Environmental Protection Agency v. Calumet Shreveport Refining, the Supreme Court is weighing whether legal challenges to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) denial of Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) exemptions for…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
The Sixth Circuit, Adding to A Circuit Split, Holds That the Plaintiff Has the Burden of Establishing Venue Under 28 U.S.C. § 1391
In Tobien v. Nationwide Gen. Ins. Co., No. 24-5575 (6th Cir. Apr. 2, 2025), the Sixth Circuit follows the majority rule in holding that on a Fed. R. Civ. P.…
Law Times News
Ont. Superior Court transfers debt collection case to Toronto, criticizes improper venue selection
The court condemned delays caused by filing cases in regions without connection to the matter