Litigation

The Next Targets Of The U.S. Sanctions Office

Banks have largely “de-risked,” and the Office of Foreign Assets Control is now looking beyond banks to other …

“Litigation Finance” Hits Corporate Litigation

A New York Times magazine article looks at a controversial practice that has been a minor factor in the personal […]

Lawyer’s Bankruptcy Move Won’t Discharge $364K Contempt Fine

A judge in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan has ruled that an attorney, who had […]

The Essential Jargon Of Disability Law

Several phrases have become terms of art in disability discrimination law, and employers who don’t understand them risk failing to […]

Double Time For Defendant Who Laughed During Sentencing

A panel of Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judges has upheld the two-year sentence handed down on felon Ramon Ochoa, […]

Supreme Court is Major Election Issue

Barring unforeseen events, as of July 2016, three sitting Supreme Court Justices will be 80 years old, or older. As […]

Trump Hotel Cyber Suit Is A Cautionary Tale

Trump International Hotels recently became the latest target of a major data breach class action lawsuit, joining – among others […]

The Call-Blocking Conundrum And Tomorrow’s Class Actions

An FCC order earlier this year, regarding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, could have some unintended consequences. What the FCC […]

Cosby Switches Lawyers

Alleged serial rapist Bill Cosby has replaced Martin D. Singer, an attorney noted for representing celebrities, in two civil suits […]

Crying Not Protected Communication, Court Rules

The North Carolina Court of Appeals has found that crying is not considered protected as confidential communication between spouses. In […]

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