Litigation

To Avoid Tax Time Surprises, Mind Your Partnership Agreement

April 17, 2014

In a tax dispute, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against a Texas attorney who had deducted some […]

The “Nation’s Business Court” Issues Its First Arrest Warrant

April 16, 2014

For the first time in its 222-year history, the Delaware Chancery Court has issued an arrest warrant. W.L. Gore & […]

Northwestern Appeals NLRB Ruling That Athletes Can Unionize

April 16, 2014

Northwestern officially asked the National Labor Relations Board to overturn its March decision that Northwestern football players are employees, and […]

Three Good Reasons Why Even the Most Cutthroat Lawyers Should Want to Cooperate

April 15, 2014

Three compelling incentives for cooperating early with opposition, and why cooperation is almost always better than crying foul over minor ediscovery procedural disputes.

A Million Dollars In Fees For Class Counsel in Wachovia/Wells Fargo Merger Lawsuit

April 15, 2014

The legal fees resulting from a Wachovia/Wells Fargo merger class action – appealed after lawyers billed 3,000 hours and asked for $2 million – have come in at just over $1 million, still a steal considering the class action achieved next to nothing, Brooks Pierce attorney Mack Sperling says.

Federal Court Upholds FTC’s Authority To Bring Enforcement Actions Over Data-Security Standards; Will Class Actions Follow?

April 15, 2014

Companies can expect the FTC to continue, or even expand, its efforts to regulate data-security standards through enforcement actions after a federal district court upheld its right to do so under the “unfairness” authority.

Supreme Court Will Review Class Action Removal Criteria

April 15, 2014

As the result of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, defendants in consumer class actions are empowered to remove […]

Conflict Mineral Disclosure Requirement Partially Struck Down

April 15, 2014

Monday’s split decision about the SEC’s conflict mineral rule has thrown into question exactly what will need to be reported, and how…

Hourly Rate, Even For Litigation, Increasingly Scarce

April 15, 2014

Litigation – long seen as the last holdout for hourly billing – is increasingly being billed with alternative methods, now […]

FTC Data Breach Action Raises Insurance Issue

April 14, 2014

Add another item to the list of  problems can follow a data breach. A district court in New Jersey has […]

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