Litigation

Democratic AGs Look To Republican Legal Strategy

December 15, 2016

Ten current and incoming Democratic state attorneys general seem ready to take a page from the Republican playbook to counter […]

Which BigLaw Firms Are Suing, Which Being Sued?

December 15, 2016

Bloomberg’s “Big Law Docket Scanner” periodically looks at dockets worldwide for cases in which big name law firms are either […]

Do Non-lawyer Judges Violate Defendants’ Rights?

December 15, 2016

A cert petition before the U.S. Supreme Court asks whether allowing non-lawyer judges to preside over cases violates defendants’ rights […]

Online Sales Tax Gets A Boost From SCOTUS

December 15, 2016

The Supreme Court, declining to hear the appeal of a 10th circuit decision, let stand a Colorado law that enforces […]

Why A Spoliation Ruling Didn’t Block A $25 Million Verdict

December 15, 2016

In a case in the Eastern District of Virginia, the court allowed a jury’s findings to stand, denying the defendant’s […]

Lawyers Recount ‘Dog And Pony Show’ In Trump U Case

December 15, 2016

This is a first-person account of the Trump University trial that became a political football this election season, from the […]

No Small Cages In Mass, And A Five-County GMO Ban In CA

December 14, 2016

From DLA Piper, an update on recent litigation and regulatory developments in the food and beverage industries. They include a […]

Motions to Dismiss Under Twombly

December 14, 2016

The Supreme Court’s 2005 decision in Twombly v. Bell Atlantic Corp has been widely interpreted as imposing a heightened fact-pleading […]

SCOTUS Rejects Challenge To NFL Concussion Settlement

December 13, 2016

The Supreme Court will not consider a challenge filed by some retired NFL players, claiming a 2015 class action settlement […]

BigLaw Firms Join Gun Control Coalition, Pro Bono

December 13, 2016

Seven of the biggest law firms have formed a coalition with gun control advocates and plan to mount legal challenges to the gun lobby on a number of fronts, in a pro bono effort that…

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