Litigation

Non-lawyers Prevailed In Housing Court

December 26, 2016

Trained professionals who helped pro se litigants in housing and civil courts in New York made a difference for their […]

Cyber-Malpractice & Negligence Lawsuit Hits A Chicago Law Firm

December 26, 2016

A putative class action lawsuit has been filed against a Chicago law firm over alleged cyber vulnerabilities. Two former clients […]

Bad Online Review Tanked Their Credit, Inspired Legislation

December 26, 2016

A Utah couple ordered desk toys for Christmas gifts in 2008, but they never arrived. Customer service complaints yielded nothing, […]

MN County Extorts “Booking Fee” From Low-Income Residents

December 26, 2016

In Minnesota’s Ramsey County, which includes the state capital St. Paul, people who are arrested have to pay a $25.00 […]

Fight For Blind Students To Avoid LSAT Headed To SCOTUS

December 22, 2016

A blind man who says he was rejected from every law school he applied to because his disability prevented him […]

Moneytree Hit With $500K In Fines, Refunds

December 22, 2016

Payday lender Moneytree has been ordered to pay more than $500,000 in fines and refunds for what federal regulators have […]

2016’s Most Ridiculous Lawsuits

December 22, 2016

Consumers looking for more coffee in their lattes, more lip balm in their tube and less time to take the […]

Engagement Ring Exception To “Heartbalm” Law

December 22, 2016

Though the so-called “heartbalm” law prevents one party from suing another for breaking off a wedding engagement, the Virginia Supreme […]

A Putative Blow To Franchisors, From The 3rd Circuit

December 22, 2016

A three-judge panel of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled there is sufficient evidence to allow a franchisee […]

SCOTUS To Hear Bad Legal Advice Case

December 21, 2016

The U.S. Supreme Court this week agreed to hear a case in which a South Korean immigrant was told by […]

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