Litigation

Billionaire Suing Google, Claiming He’s Defamed By Autocomplete Results

A billionaire tycoon has been given the green light to sue Google for the autocomplete results that appear when searching […]

District Court Finds Coverage For Restitution Agreed-To In A Settlement

Insurers often deny coverage for restitution on the basis of a 2001 precedent that ruled they could do so on […]

Apple, Samsung Drop Foreign Patent Suits, But U.S. Litigation Will Continue

Apple and Samsung Electronics announced they were dropping patent litigation in Germany, Australia and Japan, but would continue litigation within […]

Business Litigation Alert: “What You Don’t Keep Can Hurt You”

The Texas Supreme Court has determined that a judge, and not a jury, must determine whether a party spoilated evidence.

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 […]

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