Litigation

CA Appeals Court: There’s Whistleblowing, And Then There’s Extortion

Laws that protect whistleblowers don’t protect an employee who uses the threat of whistleblowing in an extortion ploy, a California […]

A Shaky Defendant Victory In The Halliburton Decision

Monday’s Supreme Court decision in the Halliburton case raised the bar for securities class actions, according to an account by […]

Past Export Violations Can Bring Weighty Disclosure Decisions

A Dutch company that voluntarily disclosed years of egregious U.S. export control violations and then cooperated with government investigators garnered […]

BigLaw Hiring Stronger, Still Soft Compared To Pre-Recession Levels

Entry-level hiring at major law firms is bouncing back from recession lows, but “it’s still very much a buyer’s market,” […]

Second Circuit Extends Reach Of Benefits Insurance

The case turned on whether a claim made under ERISA, by a woman who alleged retaliation that included termination of […]

Business Groups Delay Bill Banning “Loser Pays” In Shareholder Suits

Business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, that favor the recent Delaware Supreme Court ruling that would allow companies […]

SCOTUS Finds Software Based On Abstract Idea Not Patentable

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously today, in Alice Corporation v. CLS Bank International, that software based on an abstract idea […]

China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Targeting Multinationals

Historically, bribe recipients have been the major target of China’s anti-corruption enforcement, but the emphasis has shifted to encompass the […]

Fourth Amendment Requires Deletion Of Non-Responsive Computer Files

In an important Fourth Amendment case, the Second Circuit has ruled that the government’s right to overseize computer files pursuant […]

Appeals Court Oks Limited Digital Book Scanning

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld most of a district court’s determination that an academic consortium’s digital archiving project […]

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