Litigation

Professional Liability and Attorney-Client Privilege Bulletin: Intra-Law Firm Communications

December 15, 2014

A California court concluded that when an attorney representing a current client seeks legal advice from the law firm’s designated in-house general counsel concerning disputes with the client, the attorney-client privilege applies to their confidential communications.

Sony Hack Will Change Hollywood Business

December 15, 2014

The massive computer hack at Sony is expected to result in “significant changes” in the way the Hollywood movie and […]

Spate Of “Intent” Cases On SCOTUS Docket

December 15, 2014

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Commil v. Cisco, a case that will consider whether a good faith belief […]

SCOTUS: Security Screening Not On The Clock

December 11, 2014

The Supreme Court has held that the time employees of an Amazon contractor had to stand in line waiting for […]

Murder Case Highlighted By Podcast To See Appeal

December 11, 2014

Serial, a podcast from the creators of “This American Life” that tells the story of Adnan Syed, a high school […]

Law Firm Hit With TCPA Charge

December 11, 2014

A law firm has been sued under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The plaintiff alleges the firm violated the TCPA […]

Appeals Court Overturns Major Insider Trading Convictions

December 11, 2014

In throwing out the U.S. government’s insider trading lawsuit against two former hedge fund traders, a three-judge panel for the […]

Plaintiff With Supreme Court Case Has Vanished

December 10, 2014

A man whose lawsuit was set to be taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court, though no lawyer is representing […]

First Post-Alice Method Patent Is Upheld By Federal Circuit

December 10, 2014

On December 5, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its first post-Alice opinion upholding the validity of computer-implemented business method claims…

Now That That’s Settled: The Status of Class Action Settlements in the Seventh Circuit after Pella, Radioshack and NBTY

December 10, 2014

Reasonableness of attorney’s fees, among other issues, led Judge Posner to reverse district court approvals of consumer class action settlements in three notable recent cases.

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