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• Is Notice Pleading In Federal Court No Longer Plausible? The days of federal court serving as a haven for those attempting to avoid the fact-pleading requirements of state court may be over. Within the past year, the United States Su-preme Court confirmed, in Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S.Ct. 1937 (2009), that a new standard will be applied to evaluate the sufficiency of a federal court complaint. View article.
• Court Holds That Insurer Cannot Have Its Cake And Eat It Too In an important victory for policyholders, generally, and Fried & Epstein’s client, Tate & Lyle North American Sugars, Inc., specifically, the Louisiana Court of Appeals prevented an insurer that was behaving in this manner from having its cake and eating it too. View article and decision.
• Federal Court Diversity Jurisdiction: The Supreme Court Hits A “Nerve Center". View article and decision.

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