Litigation

Fear and Trebling: E-Book Class Action Takes a(nother) Bite out of Apple

The legal drama continues for Apple, Inc., with another significant legal setback in its e-book antitrust saga in the Southern District of New York.

EDiscovery Custodial Collection — Cooperate, Communicate and Collaborate

Myriad obstacles can present themselves when drafting e-discovery requests at the custodial level. Examples, and suggestions for how to gather as much relevant discovery as possible, without running up costs.

WordPerfect Antitrust Suit V. Microsoft Is Finished

An antitrust lawsuit that goes back to 1994 has apparently breathed its last, as the Supreme Court this week declined […]

Stiff Headwinds For Obama In Effort To Fill Judicial Vacancies Ahead of Midterms

The Obama administration is pushing to confirm judges to federal courts ahead of the midterm elections, which could spell the […]

Report Finds Appeals Court Judges Violated Ethics Laws

In the last three years, appeals court judges sat on cases in which they had a financial conflict of interest, […]

Silicon Valley Tech Giants Settle Wage-Fixing Class Action

Some of Silicon Valley’s largest tech firms have reached a $324 million settlement in an antitrust class action, far less […]

The Subtleties Of Spoliation And Other Recent E-Discovery Issues

A compilation of recent court actions from Sidley & Austin: In Arizona, a defendant’s “culpable state of mind” when he […]

Magistrate Backlash: Judges Push Back Against Law Enforcement Electronic Data Requests

Low-level federal judges are fighting law enforcement demands for sensitive personal data, including cell phone records and access to Facebook […]

Halliburton Decision Could Change The Game, But Won’t End It

The fraud-on-the-market doctrine could be invalidated by a decision in Halliburton v Erica P. John Fund, now before the U.S. […]

Lawyers May Investigate Jurors Online, But Not Communicate, Says ABA

Lawyers may investigate potential jurors on the Internet, but may not engage them directly – by, for example, asking to […]

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