Litigation

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 […]

Flint Residents Face Legal Headwinds In Lead Scandal

Ten separate lawsuits have been filed by residents of Flint, Mich. – where it was recently revealed that the water […]

Oil Industry Report Warned Of Climate Change In ’82

A report commissioned by the American Petroleum Institute in 1982 outlined several models for climate change, all of them pointing […]

Liability For Third Party Vendor’s Conduct

More and more corporate services – accounting, HR and recruiting, and payroll processing, among many others – are being outsourced […]

Lawyer Who Used Hacked Email Faces Sanctions

The Missouri Supreme Court will consider the case of a 70-year-old part-time prosecutor, Joel Eisenstein, whose client in a divorce […]

Victoria’s Secret Sued For Sending 97 Texts In One Day

After opting in to a Victoria’s Secret text message marketing program with the understanding he was to receive no more […]

EU and U.S. Reach Agreement On Data Transfer

The European Commission and the United States have reached a tentative agreed on a new framework for transatlantic data flows. […]

‘Happy Birthday’ Joins Public Domain With $14M Settlement

Music publisher Warner/Chappell will pay $14 million to settle a lawsuit over royalties on “Happy Birthday to You,” allowing the […]

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