Litigation
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 […]
The case arose in the context of an employment dispute, where the employee made discovery requests for three separate email […]
Pro-union activists, protesting a policy of no-paid sick days, put up posters with a picture of a Jimmy John’s sandwich […]
Hewlett-Packard will sue the British unit of Deloitte over its role in auditing a software company that HP acquired, then […]
The EEOC has filed the first lawsuit to challenge a company wellness program under the Americans With Disabilities Act. After […]
A Subway sandwich shop franchisee is being sued by a former employee who claims he was regularly shorted on his […]
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