Litigation
The author of a memoir that was revealed to be a hoax cannot sue for unfair and deceptive practices that kept her from receiving payment and royalties, a Massachusetts judge ruled.
“There are no special antitrust rules for trade associations,” the Commission warns.
The Supreme Court’s docket over the next decade is likely to include many cases dealing with cybersecurity and privacy in […]
The attorney general of the State of Washington has filed what he says is the first consumer lawsuit targeting a […]
In a New York Times feature article, reporter James B. Stewart talks to a law professor who makes the case […]
Obtaining interlocutory appeal of class certification rulings is getting harder, particularly in certain circuits, a recent study from Skadden found. Less than one-quarter of petitions for interlocutory review filed in the last seven years have been granted, but some circuits – like the fifth – are more receptive than others.
Most likely, argues Ray Ferrera, partner with the Adams and Reese Special Business Services Practice Group. On the other hand, he says, the added defenses against patent trolls the Supreme Court recently provided might also deter Congressional action.
The Supreme Court may have given businesses new defenses against forum-shopping by plaintiffs and class-action lawyers, narrowing the rules governing personal and specific jurisdiction.
A study released early this year examines various types of civil case resolution, finding relationships between opposing parties and prior experience with such cases shape litigant satisfaction.
It can be invoked in the context of workers’ comp, the ADA and the FMLA, and employers need to understand the implications of each and how they relate.
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