Litigation

Appeals Court Questions New Jersey’s Sports Betting

New Jersey’s 2014 law attempting to legalize sports betting by partially repealing a prohibition against it was before a federal […]

“Muslim-Free” Gun Range Sued By Muslim Reservist

After an army reservist got turned away from a shooting range in Oktaha, Oklahoma, he sued in federal court under […]

A Pitch For Patent Reform

Writing in the Congress Blog, in the influential Washington publication The Hill, two economics professors see major problems in the […]

SEC’s First “Outsider” Whistleblower Award Has Lesson For Companies

In January the SEC issued its first ever whistleblower award to an “outsider” – someone who was not an employee […]

Build A Company-Wide Culture Of Compliance

At the same time that budgets are flat or increasing modestly, the job of legal departments keeps getting bigger and […]

Ingredients Of A Sound Legal Hold

Recipients of a legal hold memo don’t necessarily need to know what “misappropriation of trade secrets” means, or what court […]

Sleeper Requirement: Climate Change Disclosure

Companies are advised not to become complacent about climate change and sustainability disclosure obligations, despite the fact there has been scant followup to a…

A Scrappy GE Fights Local Property Taxes

General Electric Company has saved millions by contesting local property tax assessments in several states. The company is said to have a large internal staff of tax experts, but also to retain tax-abatement specialist law firms…

The Supreme Court Case Most Affected By Scalia’s Passing

Washington Post reporter Lydia DePillis, keying off a post in the SCOTUS blog, looks at the docket and sees a […]

DOJ Sues Ferguson, Mo. To Force Reform

In the 18 months since the shooting death of Michael Brown, Ferguson, Mo.’s court and police systems continue to violate […]

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