Litigation

‘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 […]

Human Rights Lawyers Target Of Corporate Retribution

A group of lawyers who have specialized in bringing human rights violations against international corporations are feeling the sting of […]

Now Comes “Car Hacking”

A post from Foley & Lardner looks at recent reports on security issues arising from the “Internet of things,” including […]

Supreme Court Hears Half The Cases It Did A Generation Ago

The Supreme Court this year will hear 69 cases, down by more than half from the 150 cases that were […]

Big FCPA Risks For Smaller Companies

In an increasingly global economy, it’s a short step from being a relatively small local or regional business to being […]

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