Litigation

Judge Rakoff Grants Permanent Injunction and Awards Attorneys’ Fees for Unreasonable Litigation Tactics and Redundant Post-Trial Motions, But Does Not Enhance Damages for Willful Infringement

In a patent infringement case, Judge Rakoff determined that simply awarding damages was inadequate, because the parties are competitors in the market.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Signals Crackdown On Debt Collection Law Firms

Law firms that file a high volume of debt collection lawsuits are on notice after the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection […]

New Delaware Law Requiring Destruction Of Consumer Information

A new Delaware law will require businesses to dispose of consumer personal information “no longer to be retained by the […]

Former Law Partner Gets Jail Time For Part In Massive Tax Shelter Fraud

A former partner at now-defunct Jenkens & Gilchrist will serve six months in prison and pay $220 million in restitution […]

Seventh Circuit Reverses, Allows A Class Action To Proceed

A Seventh Circuit decision last month could be a boon to plaintiff attorneys trying to establish grounds for a class […]

Abrupt Mass Layoff Spurs Class Action Against Truland

The abrupt closure of electrical contractor Truland has spurred a class action suit from two former employees, who say the […]

Inventor’s Failed Antitrust Suit Against A Trade Group

An inventor-patent attorney claimed that major saw manufacturers, including Emerson, Ryobi, and Black & Decker, by way of their trade […]

Apple Workers File Class Action Alleging Illegal Break Policies

A San Diego judge has certified a class of 21,000 current and former Apple workers who allege the company’s break […]

Who Should Perform A Database Collection, IT Department Or Third Party?

Collecting information from a database system is very different from a traditional e-discovery collection. Whom do you contact first when […]

Justice Ginsburg: Men On SCOTUS Have ‘Blind Spot’ On Women’s Issues

Questioned on the Supreme Court’s recent Hobby Lobby ruling, concerning corporations’ religious rights to deny contraception coverage, Justice Ruth Bader […]

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