Litigation
Obtaining interlocutory appeal of class certification rulings is getting harder, particularly in certain circuits, a recent study from Skadden found. Less than one-quarter of petitions for interlocutory review filed in the last seven years have been granted, but some circuits – like the fifth – are more receptive than others.
Most likely, argues Ray Ferrera, partner with the Adams and Reese Special Business Services Practice Group. On the other hand, he says, the added defenses against patent trolls the Supreme Court recently provided might also deter Congressional action.
The Supreme Court may have given businesses new defenses against forum-shopping by plaintiffs and class-action lawyers, narrowing the rules governing personal and specific jurisdiction.
A study released early this year examines various types of civil case resolution, finding relationships between opposing parties and prior experience with such cases shape litigant satisfaction.
It can be invoked in the context of workers’ comp, the ADA and the FMLA, and employers need to understand the implications of each and how they relate.
The EEOC seeks to keep businesses from outright bans on hiring felons, but in an ongoing lawsuit with Texas the […]
The legal world was abuzz last week when, following a Supreme Court ruling in an EPA air pollution case, a […]
A recent D.C. District Court decision found an internal investigation directed and carried out by non-lawyers did not hold attorney-client privilege, and its findings were admissible in court. Steps to protect internal documents.
The insurance industry has added new exclusions addressing cyber-liability and data breach to the standard commercial general liability policy.
Two Justice Department lawyers who wrote online comments under false names about the cases their department handled have been permanently […]
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