Litigation

Survivors Of San Francisco Plane Crash Sue Boeing

Survivors of the Asiana Airlines flight that crash-landed in San Francisco in July are suing Boeing, asking the aircraft giant […]

Employer Held Liable For Accessing Data In The Cloud

An employer who copied an employee’s personal client list, stored in the cloud, and then fired the employee and used […]

Banks, Retailers Face Off Over Debit Transactions

The Federal Reserve is appealing a court decision that struck down a 21-cent per swipe fee on debit card transactions. […]

Brief Writing For An iPad Judge

More judges are reading briefs on iPads or tablets, and The Columbia Business Law Review has a few formatting tips […]

Snowboarders Sue Ski-Only Resort

One of the few resorts left in the U.S. to cater only to skiers, Alta Ski Lifts Company in Utah […]

$1.5 Billion Lead Paint Award Breaks Precedent

A judge in a California state court has ordered three corporate defendants – Sherwin Williams, ConAgra and NL Industries – […]

Federal Court Judges See Salary Leap 14 Percent

All federal court judges will see five-figure raises this year as a lawsuit challenging pay freezes dating back to 1995 […]

SEC Enforcement Prognosis For 2014

A seasoned SEC observer looks ahead to 2014 and what the SEC’s enforcement priorities are likely to be, based on […]

U.S. Tax Court Decision Shows Importance of Carefully Drafting Settlement Agreements

A recent U.S. Tax Court case demonstrated, once again, the importance of carefully crafting settlement agreements in emotional distress damages cases.

Class Action – Damages and Class Treatment – 2013 Year in Review

Theories of injury and damages rose as deciding factors at the class certification stage of litigation and whether plaintiffs are able to prove damages on a class-wide basis in 2013.

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