Litigation

Special Litigation Committee Good Defense Against Derivative Suits

Just as companies are building up their defenses against data breaches, their legal departments should be planning responses against the derivative lawsuits that are likely to follow…

BigLaw Won’t Rep Gay Marriage Opponents

It’s a virtually unprecedented phenomenon, observes New York Times reporter Adam Liptak. Tobacco companies that claimed their product was harmless […]

Feds Indicted In Silk Road Fraud

Silk Road, the online black market that dealt in Bitcoins, was shut down In October 2013, but the list of […]

Google Gets One Up On Motion Picture Association

A Mississippi federal judge has granted Google’s motion for a preliminary injunction against Jim Hood, the Attorney General of Mississippi, […]

Judge Indicted For Illegal Gun Sales

A Texas judge has been indicted for illegally selling guns and making false statements relating to gun purchases. This week, […]

Still Waiting For An FCPA Super Bowl

The Supreme Court missed a chance to resolve an important question of terminology in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The […]

SCOTUS Cracking Down On Disruptive Protests

A group of activists protesting the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision have received stiffer-than-usual penalties. Five people from the […]

Concealed Carry Laws And Employer Liability

Concealed weapons can legally be carried in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The liability implications for businesses […]

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European Regulators, With a Big Stick, Eye U.S. Tech Giants

European regulators continue to scrutinize the biggest U.S. tech companies for possible antitrust and privacy violations, the New York Times […]

“Reckless” Rolling Stone Story Target Of Fraternity Lawsuit

A report released this week found that Rolling Stone’s story, “A Rape on Campus,” released last year and since retracted, […]

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