Litigation

SCOTUS Decision in Daimler Shields Multinationals In U.S. Courts

The underlying facts of Daimler v. Bauman, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court last month, don’t make it sound like […]

Rand Paul Sues Obama, NSA, FBI Over Phone Surveillance

Are you an American who has used a phone since 2006? Then you could be a plaintiff in the class-action […]

What Kind Of Insurance Might Cover Cyber-Breach?

“At a minimum, it can be expected that Target will investigate the availability of coverage under four separate lines of […]

Even If It Does Not Say So, an Arbitration Agreement May Preclude Class Actions

Employers using arbitration agreements – even if they are silent on the issue of class treatment – have another arrow in the quiver to show that agreements to arbitrate preclude class action treatment after a recent NLRB administrative law judge’s decision.

EEOC Releases FY 2013 Enforcement And Litigation Data: Employers Take Heed

The EEOC’s analysis of its enforcement and litigation statistics for 2013 holds interesting information for employers, including the fact that retaliation-based charges were most common the agency received, for the fifth year in a row.

Federal Circuit Clarifies Standard for Recovery of eDiscovery Costs

A guideline for determining the recoverability of eDiscovery costs was set out In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which claimed to be consistent with other interpretations.