Litigation

Court Rejects Search Of Backup Tapes As Not “Proportional”

October 5, 2016

The court told a plaintiff physician, who was pleading defamation and discrimination after a health care provider revoked his privileges […]

Tobacco Litigation Alive And Well In Florida

October 5, 2016

A jury in Florida state court, while denying a request for punitive damages, awarded $6.4 million in compensatory damages to […]

Costco Slammed For Fake ‘Tiffany’ Rings

October 5, 2016

Costco owes jeweler Tiffany & Co. $7.5 million after it failed to convince a federal jury in New York that […]

Tech Firms Push Back On Gov’t Gag Orders, Subpoenas

October 5, 2016

The government too frequently turns to subpoenas and gag orders when asking technology companies for information, say Silicon Valley firms. […]

Fear Of Lawsuits Hides Major Hospital Epidemic

October 4, 2016

Experts posit a number of reasons why no one knows the full extent of hospital acquired antibiotic-resistant infections, but fear […]

Third Arrest In Murder Of FSU Law Prof

October 4, 2016

A third person has been arrested in connection with the murder-for-hire shooting of Florida State University law professor Dan Markel. […]

Tampering With Evidence Now A Felony In CA

October 4, 2016

A new California law will make it a felony to tamper with evidence or hide exculpatory material from the defense. […]

Continued Gov’t Pushback On Non-Competes

October 4, 2016

Two recent state actions, one in Illinois and one in New York state, target the over-use of non-compete agreements, particularly […]

Brevity Not The Soul Of Writ, Argue Long-Winded Lawyers

October 4, 2016

When federal appellate judges rallied behind a proposal to slash the lengths of filings by 1,500 words, many lawyers spoke […]

Lawyer Argues Escaped Client Was Raptured

October 4, 2016

Lyle Jeffs, brother of the imprisoned prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, disappeared June 18, […]

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