Litigation

Recent Decision Underscores Need for Involvement of Counsel in Internal Investigations

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.

New Cyber-Breach Exclusions In Standard CGL Policy

The insurance industry has added new exclusions addressing cyber-liability and data breach to the standard commercial general liability policy.

Federal Prosecutors Banned From Court For Online Comments

Two Justice Department lawyers who wrote online comments under false names about the cases their department handled have been permanently […]

New Security Issues With Smart Grids And “The Internet Of Things”

More efficiency, more control, but but a lot of personal data will be routinely transferred from the consumer to the utility.

DOJ, EBay Reach Settlement In Hiring Antitrust Case

The Justice Department has reached a settlement with eBay Inc. that will prevent the company from entering into “handshake” non-hiring […]

Conflicts Issue Rears Its Head In Multi-Million Dollar 3M Pollution Suit

Covington & Burling is working on contingency for the State of Minnesota in what is potentially the largest environmental damages […]

Why Bank Execs Avoided Jail Time In Wake Of Great Recession

In a lengthy piece, the New York Times magazine examines why, in the wake of the largest man-made economic catastrophe […]

A New World Of ADA Cyber-Discrimination Claims

Websites, mobile apps and point-of-sale devices, like debit card readers, have become the subject of ADA claims, and the Department […]

Apple, Samsung Could Both Be Losing Their Patent Case

Experts say neither Apple nor Samsung have much to gain from the upcoming ruling in a years-long patent lawsuit about […]

Claims Without Merit Are the Problem, Not Trolls

The term “patent troll” is a pejorative term for a business entity that holds intellectual property, doesn’t utilize it for […]

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