Litigation

“Litigation Finance” Hits Corporate Litigation

October 27, 2015

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

October 27, 2015

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

October 26, 2015

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

October 26, 2015

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

October 26, 2015

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

October 25, 2015

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

October 21, 2015

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

Cosby Switches Lawyers

October 21, 2015

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

October 21, 2015

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

Death Penalty Ban “Wouldn’t Surprise” Scalia

October 21, 2015

After the Supreme Court took steps to restrict the application of the death penalty in recent years, Justice Antonin Scalia […]

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