Litigation
Technology is giving legal industry underdogs the ability to go toe-to-toe with more established firms, LeClairRyan attorney Tom Regan says, and making even small clients an important focus for firms going forward.
A recent Southern District of New York decision regarding voluntary disclosure of privileged information in the course of an internal investigation…
Oil giant BP must pay businesses who claim, without providing proof, that their losses resulted from the 2010 Gulf Coast […]
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has not determined whether it will rehear a controversial copyright ruling issued last month […]
In a ruling released this week, the Supreme Court rejected all existing tests for determining who may sue for false […]
A trial judge’s recent opinion, issued as part of a years-long legal battle over the treatment of the mentally ill […]
Patent trolls have been most active in the technology and retail industries. Now, according to a Morgan Lewis white paper, […]
Bankruptcy and appellate courts around the country have consistently held that a properly-perfected mortgage or security interest in golf course revenues, including cart rentals and green fees, is not sufficient to grant the lender an interest in the golf course’s “cash collateral” if the business ends up in bankruptcy.
The Illinois Supreme Court has found unconstitutional Illinois’ long-standing electronic eavesdropping act, which may also open up the policy debate on whether such acts really make sense, particularly in today’s world of ubiquitous recording devices.
As technology moves to the cloud, attorneys must pay special attention to third-party terms of service if they hope to insure e-communications with clients remain privileged.
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