Litigation

Two Prominent Law Firms Accused, As $100M Ponzi Scheme Gets Unwound

December 28, 2018

Mississippi law firm Butler Snow and the law firm Baker Donelson are alleged to be partly liable for the “negligent […]

Marriott Backs Down On Mandatory Arbitration Deal

December 26, 2018

Following the Marriott hotel data breach, which exposed around 500 million current and former customers, the company offered victims a […]

“Country Lawyer” Who Pummeled Big Tobacco Is Targeting Opioid Industry

December 26, 2018

The attorney who spearheaded both the 1998 multi-state settlement with big tobacco and the settlement with BP over the Gulf […]

“Debtor Prison” Suit Filed, After Tiny Town Collected Millions In Fines and Fees

December 21, 2018

Arnold & Porter, in an alliance with public interest law firm ArchCity Defenders, has sued the town of Edmondson, a small […]

After Hack, Quora Gets High Marks For Fast Reporting

December 19, 2018

As headline-grabbing hacks go, it wasn’t quite a blockbuster. As reported by the CEO on the company website, the Quora […]

A Divorce Lawyer’s $80M Malpractice Suit

December 17, 2018

The former clients of divorce lawyer Mark Luttier include Bill Koch, rock and roll hall-of-famer Clarence Clemons, and more recently […]

Best Practices When The Corporate Client Is Deposed

December 13, 2018

Depositions of company employees are an increasingly important component of corporate litigation, and in major cases they can go on […]

SEC Hits Mayweather, DJ Khaled, For Crypto-Coin Promotion

December 12, 2018

Early in November the SEC issued a stern warning to investors: Be wary of paid endorsements “from artists, sports figures, […]

Internecine Climate-Denier Lawsuit Settles for $630K

December 11, 2018

In a saga to warm the hearts of environmentalists everywhere, the board of directors of an aggressive climate-change skeptic group […]

NRA, Said To Be In Financial Trouble, Settles Dispute Over Loss Of Insurance

December 7, 2018

The National Rifle Association has settled with an insurance broker that had, under the terms of a consent agreement with […]

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