Litigation

You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide From Sanctions in Discovery

June 10, 2014

As the plaintiff learned in a recent patent case, “all things are presumed against a spoliator,” and the failure to resolve any discrepancies can trigger heightened scrutiny during discovery.

California Teacher Unions Suffer Major Blow At Hands Of Superior Court Judge

June 10, 2014

Lawyers for the Silicon Valley-based group Students Matter cleared a major hurdle in overturning what they deemed the “status quo” […]

Judge Rakoff Rebuffed In Second Circuit Ruling

June 10, 2014

A three-judge Second Circuit panel reversed and remanded Judge Jed S. Rakoff’s order rejecting a settlement between the SEC and […]

G.M. Lawyers Central In Risk Management Failures

June 10, 2014

A report on General Motors vehicles with faulty ignition switches detailed how, over more than a decade, numerous lawyers with […]

Sterling Does 180, Will Sue NBA, Fight Clippers Sale

June 10, 2014

After announcing through his attorney last week that he would not fight the sale of the Los Angeles Clippers, embattled […]

Computer Security Experts Say U.S. Law Enforcement Cripples Their Work

June 10, 2014

Experts in the computer security industry say that heavy-handed application of the U.S. Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is […]

NCAA Antitrust Lawsuit, Five Years In The Making, Begins In California Court

June 9, 2014

The NCAA will pay $20 million to some student football and basketball athletes who sued over the use of their […]

The First Question: To Arbitrate Or Not To Arbitrate?

June 9, 2014

Contrary to popular belief, arbitration can take as long or longer than litigating through trial, and it can be as […]

N.M. Court Finds Business Advice Trumps Attorney-Client Privilege For GC

June 9, 2014

A New Mexico appeals court invalidated attorney-client privilege for a general counsel’s memo that provided a strategy for for terminating […]

Digital, Multimedia Legal Briefs Are Here, For Better Or Worse

June 6, 2014

More judges are using tablets and other digital devices to read briefs, but studies indicate that comprehension may suffer over […]

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