Litigation

Defendant’s Right To Buy Off Lead Plaintiff Before Supreme Court

If a defendant offers to settle a class action for the maximum penalty allowed under the law, should plaintiffs be […]

Getting Data Out Of Europe After The “Schrems” Decision

The Court of Justice of the European Union’s Oct. 6 decision invalidated the Safe Harbor framework for transferring data from […]

Biden Helped Shape Supreme Court

Vice President Joe Biden “played a more consequential role in the history of the Supreme Court than almost any senator […]

Big Sister Wouldn’t Accept SCOTUS Appointment, says The Donald

Donald Trump said that, while he would love to nominate his older sister for a Supreme Court judgeship if he […]

Securities And Governance Update

Three recent developments at the SEC are detailed in an update from Drinker Biddle & Reath. The first is the […]

Break The “Collect Everything” Mind Set

The approach of many corporations to e-discovery is driven by fear of spoliation and sanctions. This leads to a “collect […]

Wary Eye On Pending Class Action Rule Changes

Attorneys from Mayer Brown analyze a report from a Rule 23 subcommittee that was charged with considering possible revisions to […]

Destroying The Evidence In A Business Dispute

An internecine dispute between a company and several shareholders that is playing out in federal court in the Northern District […]

Judge Opens Privacy Debate Over Smartphone Encryption

Last week, a federal judge in New York released an order asking tech giant Apple whether a government warrant seeking […]

Smartphone Passcodes Can Take The 5th

In an insider trading case mounted by the SEC, the agency wanted access to the two defendants’ company-issued cell phones, […]

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