Litigation
Neglecting to show up with evidence to support the burden of proof can be fatal to a case, as a recent suit shows. The judge in UnitedHealth Group Inc. v Columbia Casualty Co. said a party cannot survive a motion of summary based on “vague descriptions of the evidence it intends to introduce at trial.”
When a part-owner of an anesthesiology practice was fired, she sued under the ADA, claiming she was dismissed because of a disability. But since she was part owner, and not an employee, an appeals court denied her claims, found the suit frivolous, and granted the defendant attorney’s fees.
The Court decided this week that it will take up a case to determine whether police may enter hotel or […]
The collective-corporate-client exception to attorney-client privilege was shot down by Nevada’s top court, in a ruling that found a fired […]
Lawyers who represented Paul Ceglia, whose claims that he made an early agreement with Facebook CEO and principal founder, Mark […]
In an article from Bloomberg BNA, Sidley & Austin attorneys Isaac S. Greaney and Eric G. Hoffman provide some tips […]
A poll commissioned by DRI, the organization of defense attorneys and in-house counsel, looked at public attitudes toward issues related […]
Responding to public outcry, the city of Houston has narrowed the scope of subpoenas sent to several local pastors, asking […]
The BakerHostetler Antitrust advocate previews some information to be found in The Antitrust Review of the Americas 2015, which includes […]
If a company purchases a competitor’s trademark so it can appear online when someone searches for the competitor, it sounds […]
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