Litigation

Berated Lawyer Quits, No Unemployment

The court said that the reprimands, while “arguably improper and humiliating, are not so burdensome as to justify a claimant’s departure from the job …

Inter Partes Review, Developments And Procedures

The IPR has proven to be the best and most cost-effective way to invalidate a competitive patent, but the procedure does carry risks.

Defensible Deletion After Information Theft Is Discovered

What can a responsible employer do when it finds that a new hire has taken sensitive information from a former […]

A Litigation Support Wish List For General Counsel

A survey comes up with a wish list from litigation support for what can be done differently to help ease the e-discovery burden.

Daubert Standard Being Applied To Class Action Certification

Earlier this month, the Third Circuit held that expert testimony critical to class certification needed to satisfy the Daubert reliability […]

In-House Lawyer Deposed, Privilege Protected

A recent case involving advice about a contract indicates how in-house lawyers, who can expect their depositions to be sought […]

Patent Settlement Paves Way For Generic Viagra

A settlement in the patent lawsuit between drugmaker Mylan N.V. and Pfizer Inc. will allow a generic version of Viagra […]

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 […]

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