Litigation

More GCs Looking To “Litigation Funding”

A litigation financing ploy, formerly geared to plaintiffs and to evening out the playing field for small litigants, has gone […]

EPA Sued By Beekeepers

A coalition of environmental groups and beekeepers from three states have sued the EPA, claiming it has failed to regulate […]

Corporate Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s ‘Worst Nightmare’

Rob Bilott was about to be named a partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister when he took on farmer Wilbur […]

Ex-Law Firm Worker Pleads Guilty To Stealing $500K

A former accounting department worker for Freedman, Anselmo, Lindberg and Rappe has plead guilty to stealing more than $500,000 from […]

Ratings Agencies Skewered Again In SEC Report

According to a recent SEC report, major ratings agencies have not corrected the kinds of shortcomings in their business models that were instrumental in the 2008 financial crisis.

New Gun Rules May Collide With HIPAA

New gun sale rules announced by President Obama could be setting up a collision between officials and the confidentiality protections […]

Watch Out For FCRA “Adverse Action” Lawsuits

The last two years have seen a spate of class action lawsuits filed against employers under the Fair Credit Reporting […]

Self-Driving Cars A Legal Quagmire

With Apple, Google, Tesla, Toyota, and Uber announcing major investments in bringing self-driving vehicles to public roads, the future of […]

Monkey Can’t Copyright Selfies

A monkey who manipulated a photographer’s camera and captured images of itself does not own the intellectual property rights to […]

Cosby Case Will Test ‘Prior Bad Acts’ Interpretation

The aggravated indecent assault lawsuit that Andrea Constand has filed against Bill Cosby in Pennsylvania has weaknesses: there are no […]

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