Litigation
By failing to take action to protect a female employee from a customer who had repeatedly approached, pursued and confronted […]
A series of Supreme Court decisions in favor of police and prosecutors have created a justice system that “undermines the […]
Seventh Circuit Judge Richard Posner called arguments made by Indiana and Wisconsin lawyers in defense of the states’ ban on […]
A tweet sent by Marlon Wayans comparing black actor Pierre Daniel to a cartoon character is evidence that the comedian […]
A settlement that would have re-directed shareholder attorneys, from pursuing claims against Hewlett-Packard for a botched merger to helping the […]
Why the outcome of American Meat Institute v. U.S. Department of Agriculture makes it more likely that the court will revisit…
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recent ruled that cost-shifting is mandatory if a non-party has incurred “significant” expense in responding to a subpoena. Given that, lawyers with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP suggest non-parties pursue cost-shifting more aggressively and, at the same time, encourage federal litigants to be more conservative in their discovery requests.
Many plaintiffs try — and fail — to use copyright law to keep evidence out of civil and criminal trials, or to punish the parties who introduced the evidence. A background of cases addressing fair use of copyrighted works in judicial proceedings.
A three-judge panel from the DC Circuit overruled a district court decision, saying Philip Morris USA must defend a whistleblower […]
When BET decided to revive the TV show The Game, it hired Stacey Mattocks part-time to gain access to the […]
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