Litigation

A Peek Around the Curtain: A False Claims Act Settlement for Avoiding Customs Charges

Diversion for inbound products to the U.S. may be a significant compliance issue for companies to be aware of.

For Executives, This May Have Been The Most Frightening Holding Of 2013

Why is an appeals court holding on parent corporation liability in tort for tortious interference with the contract of a subsidiary so alarming?

California Seeks To Eliminate ‘Affluenza’ Defense

Affluenza – the defense that got a wealthy Texas teen who killed four in a drunk-driving crash rehab rather than […]

Myriad Decision May Invalidate Many Patents

Many current patent holders who are on the margin do have options, however, as do new applicants in many cases.

Twitter Libel Precedent May Be Set By Courtney Love

The first Twitter libel case to go to trial, featuring Courtney Love as a defendant, began this week. In 2010 […]

Judge Rejects NFL Concussion Settlement As Insufficient

Preliminary approval of a proposed $765 million settlement between the NFL and retired players over insufficient protections for head injuries […]

Net Neutrality FCC Rules Struck Down By Appeals Court

A federal appeals court today struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s net-neutrality rules, which would have prevented broadband providers from […]

Limited In Political Arena, Republicans Seek To Confront Obama In Court

Frustrated by what they see as overreaching by the executive branch, several Republican lawmakers are using lawsuits to challenge not […]

BP Takes A New, More Litigious, Stance In Oil Spill Cases

Reacting to what it believes to be over-reach and in some cases outright fraud in the implementation of a settlement […]

SCOTUS Hears Arguments On Recess Appointments Case

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments today on President Obama’s recess appointees to the National Labor Relations Board. […]

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