Two recent South Carolina Supreme Court opinions: Ables v. Gladden, 378 S.C. 558, 664 S.E. 2d 442 (2008) and Strickland v. Strickland, 375 S.C. 76, 650 S.E. 2d 465 (2007) abolished the defense of laches in the collection of back child support or alimony, while authorizing the continued use of a similar defense, equitable estoppel, in such -LSB-...] (gregoryforman.com)
For example, you could write, «Research 9th Circuit caselaw regarding potential laches defense in second amended reply» or «Conduct analysis of Mr. Johnson's retained emails for potential responsiveness to March 4, 2017 SEC document request.» (timesolv.com)
The Court's review of the case law that existed in 1952 concluded there was no consensus regarding the application of laches as a defense. (foleyhoag.com)