Litigation

“Meaningless” Relief Dooms A Class Action

March 15, 2016

The defendant had agreed to a class settlement which, had all 100,000 members of the class submitted claims, would have garnered each of them…

Exec Ignores In-House Counsel, Takes $18M Hit

March 15, 2016

When a a company president was advised by in-house counsel that an on-line marketing strategy was problematic, he “put his […]

21 Polo Horses Dead, Vet Not Liable Says Expert

March 15, 2016

In Florida, 21 polo horses died after they received 100 times the prescribed dose of the supplement selenium. The horses’ […]

5th Circuit: Contractors Too Can Sue Over Discrimination

March 15, 2016

The ADA is not the only work-related statute that addresses disability in the context of work. The Rehabilitation Act of […]

Napping Lawyer’s Client Has Conviction Overturned

March 15, 2016

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

March 15, 2016

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

March 14, 2016

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

March 14, 2016

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

March 14, 2016

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

March 10, 2016

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

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