Litigation

Potential Pitfalls In “Uberizing” Your Workforce

The Department of Labor under President Obama has been taking a hard line approach to independent contractor classification, but the […]

Appeals Court Rules For Wal-Mart In Alleged Bribery Cover-Up

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. did not permit, then cover up, a pervasive bribery scheme by officials at its Mexico unit, a […]

Get Ready For Cyber-Coverage Disputes

Companies should consider very carefully what types of cyber-breach events and losses they consider possible and do whatever they can […]

Supreme Court Makes Revisions Public

In 2014, Harvard Law professor Richard J. Lazarus noticed that the Supreme Court was routinely revising its decisions, altering them […]

Headscarf Ban Upheld In EU

The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has ruled that a “neutral” policy prohibiting employees from wearing visible […]

Stevie Wonder Owes Millions To Dead Lawyer

Entertainment lawyer Jonathan Vigoda’s widow, Susan Strack, claims pop icon Stevie Wonder owes more than $7 million. Vigoda represented Wonder […]

“Equivocating” Defendant Avoids Sanctions For Deleted Emails

A federal court has declined to sanction a defendant who had intentionally deleted emails that he knew he was duty […]

Lawyers Say Pokemon Go Threatens Public Safety

Alabama lawyer Keith Lee asks whether placing a Pokemon character on private property affects the owner’s interest in exclusive possession […]

Texas Lawyers On Trial For Falsifying BP Claims

As the trial of San Antonio lawyer Mikal Watts and six associates got underway prosecutors dropped 22 of the 95 […]

Plot Thickens For Crime Writer Litigant

The $51 million verdict she won over her erstwhile financial adviser was vacated by a district court judge, but The […]

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