Litigation

NFL Players Sue Union, Claim Collusion With League To Hide Concussion Risks

Two former professional football players are suing the players’ union. claiming the union knew for years about the serious consequences […]

Dewey & LeBoeuf Former Execs Seek Dismissal On Criminal Charges

Former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives, charged with misleading lenders and bond investors in the economic unraveling of the once-lauded firm, […]

Aggressive Counter-Measures v. Hackers May Risk Cyber-Insurance Coverage

Responding to increasingly dangerous and potentially expense cyberattacks, some companies are taking aggressive counter-measures that may either cross the line […]

SEC’s New, Powerful Enforcement Options

A lesser-known provision of Dodd-Frank allows the SEC to pursue civil penalties for a broad range of actions through administrative actions and to impose civil penalties on its own as well as in federal court…

Court Rebuffs Qui Tam Relator, Says Contract Non-Compliance Is Not Fraud

The District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has dismissed with prejudice a qui tam lawsuit targeting Kellogg Brown […]

HR Memo Ghostwritten By In-House Lawyer Not Privileged, Court Finds

A memo sent by an HR manager but “essentially” ghost-written by the firm’s in-house attorney is not subject to attorney-client […]

Judge Finds Company Can Force Amazon To Identify Anonymous Reviewers

Amazon and Craigslist may be forced to reveal the identities of users leaving negative reviews against a company, after a […]

Red Bull Squeezed Over Skateboard Video Shot In Havana

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), one of whose duties it is to protect the United States against the […]

Noteworthy Changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Regarding E-Discovery

A guide to the proposed changes, recently approved by the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, most importantly a reduced time limit for scheduling conference that speeds up the trial process but limits the time that attorneys have to prepare their cases.

Cornell Ruling Is Cause for Experts’ Concern

A recent ruling reaffirms that an assessment of specific causation is required in the scientific community and in courts. Without it, jurors would be asked to speculate.

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