Litigation

SCOTUS: Social Media A Constitutional Right

A 2008 North Carolina law preventing registered sex offenders from accessing social media sites violates the First Amendment, the U.S. […]

Supreme Court Upholds Trademarks’ Right To Offend

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office cannot deny trademarks they deem “disparaging,” the Supreme Court ruled this week. The Court […]

Fugitive Lawyer’s Clients Targeted In Scam

First, his clients watched Kentucky lawyer Eric Conn flee the country to avoid sentencing in a fraud scheme. Then they […]

Supreme Court Limits Where Companies Can Be Sued

The Supreme Court has again ruled to limit plaintiff venue-shopping, ruling that state courts cannot hear claims against companies that […]

Lawyer’s Presence Made Firing Deliberations Privileged

The presence of an in-house lawyer on a company’s “Termination Review Committee” was enough to render the committee’s deliberations privileged, […]

Ten Ways to Improve Your Arbitration Clause

Companies can do better for themselves than the typical boilerplate in the arbitration provisions of their consumer and business contracts, […]

Judge Tosses Evidence Against Wall Street Exec

The government was “grossly negligent” in conducting broad searches of a Wall Street executive’s home and business, a judge has […]

In The U.S., You Can Sue God

When Nebraska State Sen. Ernie Chambers filed a lawsuit against God in 2007, it was part of a broader point […]

Insurers Claim “No Duty” In HIV Cases

The California State Compensation Insurance Fund says it has no duty to cover a porn studio defending itself against claims […]

Ninth Circuit Includes Trump Tweets In Footnotes

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has established precedence that President Donald Trump’s tweets will be considered official statements, and […]

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