Litigation

Privilege Non-Waiver Sticks; GC Avoids Grand Jury

August 8, 2018

Most federal courts reject a “selective-waiver doctrine,” which means that waiver to one is waiver to all. But a recent […]

Chemical Manufacturer and Execs Face Texas Indictment

August 8, 2018

Arkema North America, CEO Richard Rowe, and the manager of its Crosby, Tex plant were indicted by a Harris County, […]

Developments In Corporate Litigation Finance

August 3, 2018

The process has become mainstream and there are now dozens of major funders operating worldwide. For them the next frontier is the …

Big Win For IBM’s IP Licensing Business

August 3, 2018

IBM, holder of more than 45,000 patents, pioneered the business of aggressively pursuing lawsuits against alleged infringers. Last year its […]

Chicago Co Tells Hawaiian Restaurants To Quit Using “Aloha”

August 2, 2018

Lawyers for a Chicago-based restaurant chain called Aloha Poke Co. have sent cease-and-desist letters to several restaurants, including some in […]

A TCPA Litigation Horror Story

August 1, 2018

Critics say that a law passed in 1991 ensnares legitimate businesses, while letting a plague of overseas scam phone calls, […]

Study: “Defensive Medicine” Costs, But Less Than Critics Claim

July 31, 2018

Claims about the cost of defensive medicine due to fear of malpractice litigation have been greatly exaggerated, according to an […]

Ruling Caught SEC Flatfooted

July 31, 2018

In May, the Supreme Court ruled in Kokesh v. SEC, that when the commission seeks disgorgement of ill-gotten gains from […]

IRS Wins Closely Watched Silicon Valley Case

July 30, 2018

A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit has ruled against Intel in a case that was watched closely in Silicon […]

Brace For Class Actions Following CA’s Privacy Law

July 30, 2018

In addition to mandating enforcement by the state attorney general, California’s sweeping new privacy law creates a private right of […]

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