Litigation

Courts To Decide If New Rules Will Curb Litigation Costs

June 15, 2016

Discovery is expensive on two counts: the cost of doing it, and the cost of fighting about doing it. Writing […]

FCC Net Neutrality Rules Upheld By Federal Court

June 15, 2016

Internet service providers (ISPs) are like utilities, in that they “act as natural, indiscriminate platforms for transmission of speech,” the […]

SCOTUS Opens Door To Larger Damages In Patent Cases

June 15, 2016

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously this week that a federal court had placed overly rigid restrictions on the ability […]

Experts Predict Future Of E-Discovery

June 14, 2016

New types of data, including video, audio, social media, as well as new kinds of metadata, will require new tools for retrieval, search and…

American Idol Winner Sued By TV Production Company

June 13, 2016

After winning “American Idol,” Phillip Phillips signed an exclusive management deal with one of the show’s production companies, the now-bankrupt […]

Oracle Suing Ex-Employee Who Sued Oracle

June 13, 2016

Oracle intends to sue a former senior finance manager, who herself sued the company for retaliation. The former employee says […]

Boardrooms Shudder Over Delaware Judge’s Decision

June 13, 2016

Shareholders in Dell Inc. were underpaid by $6 billion when the company was taken private, according to a Delaware chancery […]

Employee Negligence Doesn’t Negate Cyber Coverage

June 13, 2016

A decision from the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court summary judgment for the policy holder in […]

Lying Lawyer Voids $200M Verdict

June 13, 2016

A former scientist who was acting as Merck & Co.’s patent attorney lied under oath, amongst other unethical practices, leading […]

SCOTUS Tightens Rules On Judicial Recusal

June 10, 2016

When judges had “an earlier, significant personal involvement” in a case, they should recuse themselves from participating in any future […]

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