Litigation

Lawyers: We Were Fired To Prevent Split Of $391M Verdict

In a lawsuit, 17 former attorneys at a top Colorado law firm claim they were let go to avoid splitting […]

“Mega-Settlements” On The Rise

The number of class action settlements reached in 2015 – 80 – was the most since 2010, and six of […]

Gawker Prevails In Intern Suit

A judge has found that a man who worked at Gawker Media’s video game blog was the primary beneficiary of […]

Court: No Privilege For In-House Regulatory Advice

Where do you draw the line between legal advice and regulatory advice?  Or is there one? Black’s Law dictionary suggests […]

Unions Score Big, Thanks To Absent Scalia

In a case that serves as the most obvious consequence yet of Justice Antonin Scalia’s sudden death in February, this […]

Search Engine Fights Fox News Infringement Charge

In the Second Circuit, a searchable media monitoring service called TVEyes has appealed a district court decision that cleared it […]

Rule Amendment Encodes Proportionality

Possibly the most important of the recent changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure state that the scope of discovery must be…

How In-House Lawyers Can Lose Privilege

The first question is “Who is the client?” and the answer can be somewhat complicated, but if you don’t it […]

Bankrupt Lawyers Can Cancel Bar Exam Debt

A federal judge has ruled that bar-exam loans are different from traditional federal student loans, and that law school grads […]

Firm Partner Guilty Of Forging Law License

A woman who worked as an estate planning attorney for more than 30 clients, made partner at her firm and […]

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