Litigation

Swear Word Gets Assistant DA Kicked Off Case

Lobbing a curse word at a defense lawyer in court was enough to get an assistant DA in Travis County, […]

Lawyer Jailed For Refusing Judge’s Questions

A lawyer who won a $1.5 settlement for her client, who was later determined to be mentally incompetent, has been […]

Negative Trend For Insureds In Federal Courts

A case from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals involved an $8.5 million liability claim against Wellons Inc., resulting from […]

Amazon Supreme Court Victory Short Lived

While the Supreme Court seemed to hand Amazon and other online retailers a victory in a state tax suit this […]

New Class Action Target: Food and Beverage “Process” Claims

Going a step beyond now familiar class actions over label claims like “natural,” some plaintiffs are now alleging false advertising […]

Is The Need For Tort Reform Overblown?

It’s widely believed that medical malpractice lawsuits and the ease with which plaintiffs can garner lavish payouts are a major […]

State Bar Authority Clipped By SCOTUS Decision

In a case that is likely to have repercussions for state bar associations, the Supreme Court has ruled that state […]

Fortune: Chief Justice Will Save Obamacare, Again

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, “with his sensitivity to preserving the Court’s limited reservoir of credibility,” is unlikely to […]

EEOC Clobbered In Ban-The-Box Case, But More Cases Loom

Summary Judgment in favor of the employer in a matter involving the employer’s use of criminal background and credit checks […]

New Yorker: SCOTUS Health Care Case Is Life Or Death

In King v. Burwell, the Affordable Health Care Act lawsuit soon to be heard before the Supreme Court, the claim […]

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