Litigation

BP Employees Spared “Seaman’s Manslaughter” Charges In Deepwater Case

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that two BP employees who were supervising the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig […]

Posner Rips Immigration Judge

His colleagues on the U.S. Court of Appeals disagreed, but Judge Richard Posner found fault with every step in the […]

Official “Notorious Market” Report Is Released

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has released its fifth annual review of “notorious markets.” A post from […]

Unanimous SCOTUS Strengthens Regulators’ Hand

The Supreme Court has ruled that federal agencies do not have to go through a public notification and comment period […]

‘Blurred Lines’ Copyright Costs Singers $7.4M

Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, the duo behind last summer’s huge hit song, “Blurred Lines,” owe $7.4 million to the […]

WordPress Wins DMCA Takedown Case

Automattic, parent company of blogging platform WordPress, is fighting back against meritless takedown notices based on the Digital Millennium Copyright […]

Sexual Harassment At A Japanese Aquarium

The parameters of workplace sexual harassment in Japan are in some ways similar to the U.S. and in some ways […]

Mea Culpa Softens The FCPA Hit But Doesn’t Block It

It looked like a good move: The acquisition of two retail tire companies in Africa, one in Kenya and one […]

Ellen Pao And The New Sex Discrimination

The lawsuit Ellen Pao filed against her former employer, venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, illustrates the new, […]

Key E-Discovery Ruling Backtracks On A Cooperation Requirement

Nixon Peabody attorneys consider another e-discovery ruling from Federal Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck from the Southern District of New […]

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