Litigation

Another Appeals Court Eases Whistleblower Pleading Standards

September 16, 2014

At least a half dozen appeals courts have now ruled that the whistleblower does not have to identify a specific false claim in the complaint, as long as the complaint describes…

Concussion Claims Could Cost NFL Up To $950M

September 16, 2014

Estimates indicate the NFL may be on the hook for up to $950 million to resolve injury claims from former […]

Rare Dissent At SEC May Signal Disclosure Crackdown

September 16, 2014

Aguilar said he considered the settlement emblematic of a broader trend, in which fraud charges are downgraded to books and records and internal control charges.

Tips For Writing Solid Supplier Agreements

September 15, 2014

By failing to think them through at the outset, companies lay the groundwork for lost profits and possible liability.

Serving Papers On Traveling Executive Won’t Snare Company

September 11, 2014

The Supreme Court has held that serving legal papers on an individual is enough to allow holding that person subject […]

Hundreds Of Suits Thrown Out When Plaintiffs Discovered To Be Dead

September 11, 2014

Hundreds of tobacco lawsuits have been tossed out by a federal appeals court after it was found that a Florida […]

NLRB Clarifies Limits On Employee Social Media Speech

September 10, 2014

The National Labor Relations Act protects the right of employees to organize and engage in other activities “for the purpose […]

Pension Funds Join High Frequency Trading Lawsuit

September 9, 2014

A number of pension funds have joined the city of Providence, Rhode Island, in suing major stock exchanges for allegedly […]

CA Supreme Court: Franchisor Off The Hook In Employee Harassment Case

September 9, 2014

The California Supreme Court has ruled that franchisor Domino’s Pizza was not liable in a case involving sexual harassment of […]

Lovelace “Biopic” Doesn’t Infringe Deep Throat

September 8, 2014

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled that recreations of scenes from the landmark […]

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