Litigation

Samsung May See $399M Fine Reduced

In a unanimous decision this week, the Supreme Court ruled that Samsung may not have to pay all of the […]

Family Chat Counts As Insider Trading, SCOTUS Rules

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled that gifts of confidential information from business executives to their family members […]

Big Banks Accused Of Financing Rain Forest Destruction

Two major banks, Credit Suisse and Bank of America, are singled out in an article about the role of banks […]

Legal Consequences Of Oakland’s Warehouse Fire

Lawsuits against property owners have produced huge verdicts in cases similar to that of the Oakland warehouse fire last week […]

Wells Fargo Using Arbitration To Kill Sham Account Suits

Wells Fargo is turning to arbitration to mitigate its accountability for the scandal, revealed last year, that its employees created […]

TTAB Won’t Register A “Trimming Machine” For Pot

The agricultural machine, used “for trimming leaves, plants, flowers and buds” of cannabis, was deemed not eligible for a trademark […]

Trump’s AG Could Pick Fight With Legal Marijuana

In November, eight states voted to legalize recreational or medical marijuana, bringing to 29 the number of states that have […]

Court: No Privilege For Mutual Fund Trustees

The trustees wanted to withhold more than 200 documents, including documents pertaining to board and committee meetings,

Patent Fight Begins Over Revolutionary Biotechnology

A gene-editing technology called CRISPR-cas9 could revolutionize medicine and agriculture, and b­­­­e worth billions. But a major question remains: who […]

How Many Hugs In A Sexual Harassment Claim?

Two years after being thrown out of federal court in Sacramento, a lawsuit accusing the sheriff of Yolo County of […]

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