Litigation

Napping Lawyer’s Client Has Conviction Overturned

A man sentenced to 30 years in prison after his lawyer slept “almost every day” during the trial has had […]

Health Apps Are Selling User Data

By “flying under the radar” and putting out convoluted privacy policies that users don’t understand, small health-app providers are able to get away with routinely collecting and selling consumer personal health information.

Twitter Tells Widow It Isn’t Liable For Terrorist Communication

A widow has filed a suit alleging that Twitter is liable for creating the platform that allowed terrorists to plot […]

Hacker Goes Snowden On Academia, Releases Millions Of Research Papers

A hacker from Kazakhstan has protested the skyrocketing prices of scientific journals by releasing millions of research studies free on […]

Big Fault Line, As Supreme Court Lags Populist Resurgence

With populist themes central to both the Trump and Sanders campaigns and professed concern about “economic disparities” becoming de rigeur […]

House Speaker Sends Warning To “Draft Ryan” Group

Lawyers for House Speaker Paul Ryan have sent a cease and desist letter to the organizers of The Committee to […]

DC Maintains Copyright Hold On Batmobiles

The Supreme Court this week refused to hear a lawsuit between DC Comics and a mechanic who has been building […]

Billions On The Line In Gene-Editing Patent Case

This week the federal Patent Trial and Appeal Board dove into a biotech case that concerns the fate of billions […]

Trump Sued Author “To Make His Life Miserable”

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump said he hopes to “open up” libel laws, to make it easier to sue news […]

Sharp Slap On The Wrist To Verizon Over “Supercookies”

The FCC has reached a settlement with Verizon Wireless over so-called “supercookies,” used to track consumer’s internet habits which were […]

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