Litigation

Silicon Valley Tech Giants Settle Wage-Fixing Class Action

April 28, 2014

Some of Silicon Valley’s largest tech firms have reached a $324 million settlement in an antitrust class action, far less […]

The Subtleties Of Spoliation And Other Recent E-Discovery Issues

April 28, 2014

A compilation of recent court actions from Sidley & Austin: In Arizona, a defendant’s “culpable state of mind” when he […]

Magistrate Backlash: Judges Push Back Against Law Enforcement Electronic Data Requests

April 28, 2014

Low-level federal judges are fighting law enforcement demands for sensitive personal data, including cell phone records and access to Facebook […]

Halliburton Decision Could Change The Game, But Won’t End It

April 25, 2014

The fraud-on-the-market doctrine could be invalidated by a decision in Halliburton v Erica P. John Fund, now before the U.S. […]

Lawyers May Investigate Jurors Online, But Not Communicate, Says ABA

April 25, 2014

Lawyers may investigate potential jurors on the Internet, but may not engage them directly – by, for example, asking to […]

A Litigation Risk In Hiring Laterals

April 25, 2014

Law firms that bring in lateral hires from a firm on the brink of dissolution may risk a future lawsuit, […]

Supreme Court: Voters’ Initiative To End Affirmative Action Is Constitutional

April 25, 2014

Justice Kennedy wrote for the Court that restricting Michigan voters from making their own decision on affirmative action would be “an unprecedented restriction on a fundamental right held not just by one person but by all in common.”

UCLA, Surgeon Reach $10M Settlement In Whistleblower Retaliation Case

April 24, 2014

The University of California has reached a $10 million settlement with the former chair of orthopedic surgery at UCLA, who […]

Appeals Court Lowers The Bar For Successor FLSA Liability

April 24, 2014

The Third Circuit joins a number of other circuits in making it easier to invoke successor liability for claims made […]

Court Rules Search Engine Results Are Free Speech

April 24, 2014

The plaintiffs alleged their articles were being censored so they would not come up in the search results.

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