Litigation

Lawyer Claims Her Blog Posts Are Copyrighted, Can’t Be Used Against Her

A lawyer who was cited with a disciplinary complaint for r statements she made on her blog attempted—unsuccessfully—to mount a […]

Houston Pastors Served With Subpoenas For Their Sermons

Lawyers for the city of Houston sparked a public outcry when they subpoenaed several local pastors, asking for copies of […]

Europe’s “Right to Be Forgotten” Curtailed In Court Test

A European court has for the first time applied the “right-to-be-forgotten” precedent from the European Court of Justice Google Spain […]

Hard-Partying CEO Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud

A CEO who solicited funds from friends, then blew hundreds of thousands of dollars on lavish parties to celebrate false […]

Asiana Airlines To Pay $55M To Settle Price-Fixing Suit

Asiana Airlines has reached an agreement to pay $55 million to settle a U.S. class action alleging that the company […]

Attorneys’ Fees Awarded to Small Business Patent Owner to Advance Considerations of “Compensation and Deterrence”

A recent case where attorney fees were awarded to the prevailing party after the defendant failed to withdraw a claim the District of Connecticut court found to be “frivolous,” is an example of the new cases going forward that may see attorney fees awarded following the SUprmee Court’s decision in Octane Fitness v. ICON Health & Fitness.

State Tort Reform Laws Immunize Dallas Hospital From Ebola Suits

Reuters reports that injured parties will have a tough time suing the Texas hospital that sent home a patient later […]

Wal-Mart Pilloried For Defense In Tracy Morgan Crash

By citing the fact that plaintiffs in the Tracy Morgan crash case weren’t wearing seat belts as one of nine […]

Cybersecurity Breach Liability

Companies need to be able to make the case that they have implemented “reasonable security” in the face of cyber threats, even though it’s not clear exactly what reasonable security is.

Accused Of Food Poisoning, Cleared, No Recourse

Trace-back procedures after a food poisoning incident are a “notorious mix of art and science,” write Morgan, Lewis & Bockius […]

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