Litigation

Attorney Fee Ruling In ADA Appeal Creates Defendant Bargaining Chip

A decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals provides the defendant in an ADA case with the possibility of […]

Judge Posner Declares Sherlock Holmes In Public Domain

Sherlock Holmes is in the public domain, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled, dealing a loss to the […]

Study: Insider Trading Rampant

A study by professors at NYU and McGill looked at market movements before hundreds of M&A deals from 1996 through […]

Plaintiff Blog: Goliath Jailing David In Criminal Employment Cases

Instances of employers pursuing criminal charges against former employees are on the rise, according to Florida employment lawyer Donna Ballman. […]

Pom Wonderful Prevails vs Coca-Cola In Supreme Court

Coca Cola had maintained its label strictly adhered to the requirements of the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act and that should preclude any further claims.

Appeals Court Judge Conflict Of Interest Reopens Exxon Case

On May 15th, a case the New Orleans-based Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had dismissed as “frivolous” in 2007 […]

Pitched Litigation Battle Between Climate Change Adversaries Divides Liberals

An update on a controversy that goes back to 2012, when climate scientist Michael Mann, creator of the so-called hockey […]

Patent Troll May Have Apple Over A Barrel, To The Tune Of $340 Million A Year

Patent assertion firm VirnetX may be on the cusp of winning a major lawsuit – worth as much as $340 […]

SEC Automates Accounting Fraud Detection

The SEC has signaled that it intends to intensify its scrutiny of public company financial reporting. One of the tools […]

Appeals Court Sheds Light On “Instrumentality” Under the FCPA

The FCPA prohibits bribery of foreign officials, broadly defined, but how broadly? The law says foreign officials include…

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