Litigation

Federal Judge Overturns Rule, Opens Door For NSA To Keep Years of Phone Data

Reversing a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ruling, a federal court has decided the NSA may keep phone records relating to […]

Better Than A Wall Street Bonus

A former J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. employee who tipped the feds that his firm was falsely certifying FHA and […]

Aereo GC Reflects, As Her Company Heads To Supreme Court

Aereo, an Internet TV streaming company, was launched in February of 2012 and immediately ran into a storm of infringement […]

Bank of America’s $8.5 Billion Settlement Will Not Be Delayed by AIG

A New York judge ruled Bank of America can move forward with its $8.5 billion settlement with private investors in connection with mortgage-backed securities that went south, leaving AIG – who filed a motion to delay judgment claiming the settlement was inadequate – no choice but to appeal.

Can Lawyers Contractually Agree to Preclude a Court From Reviewing an Arbitration Award?

A dispute between two legal firms on how to distribute an attorney fee award led the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to examine a unique question under the Federal Arbitration Act.

Playboy Exec Refuses To OK Bonus, Gets Fired, Wins $6 Million

She told the GC and outside counsel she thought there had been an attempt to circumvent internal accounting rules mandated by the SEC.

NSA Assures ABA It’s ‘Firmly Committed’ To Protecting Attorney-Client Privilege

The outgoing head of the National Security Agency sought to reassure U.S. lawyers that confidential attorney-client information collected during agency […]

In Re Halliburton: Be Careful What You Wish For

The business community has been close to unanimous in its belief that if the Supreme Court overturns the 1988 Basic […]

Five Things You Didn’t Know about Class Action ADR

Five things you might not know about the role ADR is playing in class action litigation.

Unique Data Breach Settlement – A Sign Of Things To Come?

AvMed’s $3 million data breach class action settlement agreement with patients whose information was on unencrypted laptops stolen in 2009 likely will serve as a model for future data security class action claims.

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