Litigation

Another Law Firm Drops Obama Lawsuit

October 30, 2014

Attorney Bill Burck with Quinn Emanuel followed the lead of Baker Hostetler’s David Rivkin and backed out of House Speaker […]

“Uncollectibility” Is an Affirmative Defense to Legal Malpractice Claims in Washington

October 30, 2014

Clients cannot collect “emotional distress” against a lawyer who fails to file a lawsuit in a timely manner, and the burden of “uncollectibility” can be placed on the defendant attorney, the Washington Supreme Court ruled in a recent malpractice case.

Rising Number of Class Actions Targeting Outlet Stores Based on Claims of False and Deceptive Advertising

October 30, 2014

Outlet shops are the new favorite target for class actions. In the last 90 days, seven major retailers have seen lawsuits in California claim false and deceptive advertising.

Looming IP Issues With 3-D Printing

October 29, 2014

The new technologies and the kinds of the intellectual property disputes that are likely to surface as they take hold.

Locavores Lament, As WTO Shoots Down Country Of Origin Labeling

October 29, 2014

Earlier this year, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld a district court’s denial of the American Meat […]

You’ve Been Served, In Less Than 140 Characters

October 28, 2014

Steven M. Richard and Britt Killian, writing on the Nixon Peabody website, discuss the legalities of serving legal process on […]

Delaware Decision Said To Be A Blow To Shareholder Lawsuits

October 28, 2014

Earlier this year the Delaware Supreme Court ruled that a company could write bylaws that would require shareholder plaintiffs to […]

Profanity In The Workplace

October 28, 2014

Writing in their firm’s blog “California Peculiarities,” Seyfarth Shaw attorneys Nick Geannacopulos and Emily Barker look at what could be […]

Federal Caseload Bogged Down By Patent Litigation, Survey Finds

October 27, 2014

Patent cases and multidistrict litigation were two primary contributors to the federal district courts with the heaviest caseloads from June […]

Shareholder Cyber-Lawsuit Vs Board Hits Wall

October 23, 2014

This case may signal a potential new area of liability exposure for directors and officers, but the opinion is also a reminder of just how difficult it is for plaintiffs to survive the initial pleading hurdles…

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