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2026 Annual Seminar on Complex Litigation Defense: Recent Publications

publication | April 10, 2026

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    1. Donald McMinn, Louis Russo, and Melissa Baney, “No Policies, No Problem? Court Construes Missing Policy Documents Against Insurer,” HLLP Blog Post (April 10, 2026)
    2. Gary Feldon, Joseph D. Cianciola, and Samuel J. Quinan, “PFAS in Biosolids: Expanding Regulation and Growing Litigation in 2026,” Wastewater Digest (April 9, 2026)
    3. Kyle McWaters and Alexandra L. Stubblefield, “AI-Based Technologies and Products Liability Law,” Law.com (April 6, 2026)
    4. Aleksandra Rybicki and Alexa Halkias, “EPA Takes First Step to Revise Ethylene Oxide Emission Standards,” HLLP Blog Post (March 19, 2026)
    5. Pete Chattrabhuti and Dina Truncali, “As Justices Mull Suncor, Cos. Face New Climate Suit Realities,” Law360 (March 18, 2026)
    6. Gary Feldon, “Expanding State PFAS Regulations Prove Challenging to Business,” Bloomberg Law (March 18, 2026)
    7. Abigail Cahn-Gambino and Kyle McWaters, “WHAT WE’RE WATCHING IN 2026: Improper Dismissal of a Non-Diverse Party to Secure Removal Cannot Be Cured by Later Proceedings,” HLLP Blog Post (March 11, 2026)
    8. Grant W. Hollingsworth, “WHAT WE’RE WATCHING IN 2026: Preemption Under Trump 2.0,” HLLP Blog Post (February 18, 2026)
    9. Stephen A. Klein, “WHAT WE’RE WATCHING IN 2026: New Administration, New Initiatives, Increased Litigation: Why 2026 Is Likely to See More Disputes in Engineering/Construction & Government Contracts,” HLLP Blog Post (February 12, 2026)
    10. David Schifrin, “WHAT WE’RE WATCHING IN 2026: The Impact of Loper Bright on Claims Involving Environmental Contamination,” HLLP Blog Post (February 4, 2026)
    11. Kyle McWaters, “WHAT WE’RE WATCHING IN 2026: State Attorney General Enforcement Actions in the New Year,” HLLP Blog Post (February 2, 2026)
    12. Brett F. Clements, “WHAT WE’RE WATCHING IN 2026: Increasing Recalls of Food and Supplement Products in 2026 Will Drive Consumer Class Action Litigation Alleging Violations of State Consumer Protection Statutes,” HLLP Blog Post (January 27, 2026)
    13. Heather A. Pigman, “WHAT WE’RE WATCHING IN 2026: The Ongoing Quest to Ensure Only Reliable Scientific Evidence Is Considered by Fact Finders,” HLLP Blog Post (January 20, 2026)
    14. James Sullivan and Abigail Cahn-Gambino, “AI Platforms Can Help Product Liability Litigation Move Forward,” Bloomberg Law (January 15, 2026)
    15. Grant W. Hollingsworth and Ann Czyzewski Farr, “Depo-Provera Plaintiffs Attempt to Escape Preemption Via Impermissible Expert Testimony,” Daily Business Review (January 14, 2026)
    16. James Sullivan and Abigail Cahn-Gambino, “Streamlining Product Liability MDLs with AI and Rule 16.1,” Law360 (January 13, 2026)
    17. Robert Johnston, Gary Feldon, and Alexa Halkias, “What Defense Litigators Need to Know About the New Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16.1 on Multidistrict Litigation,” The Federal Lawyer (January 13, 2026)
    18. Heather Ann Pigman and Kate Granruth, “Emerging Issues in Microplastics Litigation,” Products Liability Litigation (December 19, 2025)
    19. Gary Feldon and Carter Thurman, “What Defense Teams Must Know About PFAS Testing Methods,” Law360 (December 17, 2025)
    20. Joseph Altieri, “How In-House Counsel Can Prep Corp. Reps for Depositions,” Law360 (November 25, 2025)
    21. Grant Hollingsworth, “Courts Paving Path to Move Claims Against CEOs to Arbitration,” Bloomberg Law (November 17, 2025)
    22. Brett F. Clements, “10 Years After the Rule Changes on Proportionality, Defendants Must Continue to Emphasize to Courts the Burdens of Discovery,” AmLaw Litigation Daily (October 28, 2025)
    23. Aleksandra Rybicki, Stephanie Salek, and Sally Levin, “A Step Backward for Rule 702 at the Fourth Circuit,” AmLaw Litigation Daily (October 9, 2025)
    24. Aleksandra Rybicki and Olivia N. Sacks, “Using the Learned Intermediary Doctrine at Each Stage of the Litigation,” For the Defense (October 2025)
    25. Alexandra Patterson and Alexandra Stubblefield, “California Plaintiff Substitution Cases Need Proactive Discovery,” Bloomberg Law (September 29, 2025)
    26. Grant Hollingsworth, “Diverging FAA Preemption Rulings Underscore Role of Venue,” Law360 (September 17, 2025)
    27. Carter F. Thurman, “Leveraging Lone Pine: Using Case Management Orders to Cull Meritless PFAS Claims,” Washington Legal Foundation’s Legal Pulse (September 12, 2025)
    28. Robert Johnston, Aleksandra Rybicki, and Sebastian Ovalle, “Fourth Circuit Issues Key Decision Impacting Ethylene Oxide and Other Chemical-Exposure Claims,” Washington Legal Foundation’s Legal Opinion Letter (September 8, 2025)
    29. David I. Schifrin and Melissa G. Baney, “Navigating Regulatory Bans and Restrictions in Mass Tort Litigation,” For the Defense (September 2025)
    30. David Schifrin, “Sixth Circuit Tackles Insufficient Expert Testimony in Litigation,” Bloomberg Law (August 27, 2025)
    31. Shannon Proctor, “Delaware Supreme Court Shuts Down Flawed Expert Testimony,” Bloomberg Law (August 7, 2025)
    32. Robert E. Johnston and Aleksandra Rybicki, “The Expanding Legal Frontiers in Ethylene Oxide Litigation,” AmLaw Litigation Daily (July 28, 2025)
    33. Varun Aery, “High Court Cert Spotlights Varying Tests for Federal Removal,” Law360 (July 25, 2025)
    34. Eric G. Lasker and Katherine E. Nolan, “Federal Courts Draw the Line: Federal Circuit’s EcoFactor Joins Growing Push Against Unreliable Experts,” Washington Legal Foundation’s Legal Opinion Letter (July 16, 2025)
    35. Gary Feldon and Caroline J. Barker, “Upcoming PFAS Reporting Deadline Likely to Create Surge in Litigation for the Food and Beverage Industry,” Food Industry Executive (April 22, 2025)
    36. Stephanie Salek, “How Should Law Firms Handle Return-to-Office Policies?,” ABA Journal (April 1, 2025)
    37. Robert E. Johnston and Shannon N. Proctor, “FDA Labeling Preemption Precludes Plaintiffs’ Failure-to-Warn Claims in MDL Targeting Vaccine,” Washington Legal Foundation’s Legal Opinion Letter (March 24, 2025)
    38. Varun Aery, “Fight Fraudulent Misjoinder Tactics Early with Strategic Filings,” Bloomberg Law (March 10, 2025)
    39. Matthew Malinowski, Gary Feldon, and Caroline Barker, “Upcoming EPA Deadline to Disclose PFAS Use Means Likely Surge in Litigation for Food Industry,” FoodSafety Magazine (February/March 2025)
    40. Andrew Reissaus and Alexandra Stubblefield, “Federal Court Finds State Law Claims Preempted by FDA Monograph,” Washington Legal Foundation’s Counsel’s Advisory (February 24, 2025)