Litigation

Appeals Court: Workers Cannot Be Fired For Sexual Orientation

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has set the stage for a possible Supreme Court battle over LGBT rights in […]

Lyft, Uber Driver Unions Blocked By Judge

A Seattle law that would have allowed Lyft and Uber drivers in that city to be the first in the […]

Facebook Can’t Block Bulk Search Warrants

In a blow to social media companies and privacy advocates, New York State’s highest court has ruled that Facebook had […]

Legal Keyboard Gives Attorneys Literal Shortcuts

A new software, Citepad, introduces a keypad that would allow lawyers, law students, and paralegals to add commonly-used words, phrases, […]

Playing With Legal Brief Spacing Sparks $1K Fine

A law firm desperate to squeeze more words into its argument on behalf of Amazon Web Services Inc. got hit […]

Avoiding The “Long-Tail Risk” Of Successor Liability

So-called “long tail risk” from toxic exposure claims can present major and unexpected problems for a company after – sometimes […]

Lawyer Hoping To Marry His Laptop Gets Second Chance

A former Tennessee lawyer suing for the right to marry his laptop – in a bid to undermine the legal […]

Are Companies Liable For Human Rights Violations Abroad?

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case concerning whether corporations may be sued in a U.S. court for […]

In New “Roundup” Lawsuits, The Ad Agency Is A Target

Monsanto’s widely-used herbicide Roundup has been hit with a slew of new lawsuits, which like hundreds already filed allege that […]

Polanski Efforts To Resolve Statutory Rape Case Rebuffed

A Los Angeles County judge remained unmoved this week by Roman Polanski’s efforts to resolve his 40-year-old statutory rape case. […]

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