Litigation

Former Official Blasts FTC’s Enforcement Process

Washington attorney David Balto, an antitrust defense attorney formerly with the Federal Trade Commission, argues that the FTC’s enforcement protocol […]

Emotions Run High When In-House Counsel Is Deposed

Role reversal, anxiety, self-doubt about previously offered legal advice, and the peculiar psychological process called “spectating” are among the issues […]

Constitution Protects Gun Rights Outside Home, Ninth Circuit Appeals Court Says

The Second Amendment right to bear arms cannot be confined to just the home, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals […]

With DOJ Hiring Freeze Over, More Work For Defense

Thanks to the budget President Obama signed in December, the Justice Department has announced it can resume hiring again after […]

Delaware’s Top Court Weighs In On Submitting Social Media Evidence At Trial

The Supreme Court of Delaware has endorsed a less stringent method of determining whether an employee’s social media post can […]

SCOTUS Decision in Daimler Shields Multinationals In U.S. Courts

The underlying facts of Daimler v. Bauman, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court last month, don’t make it sound like […]

Rand Paul Sues Obama, NSA, FBI Over Phone Surveillance

Are you an American who has used a phone since 2006? Then you could be a plaintiff in the class-action […]

What Kind Of Insurance Might Cover Cyber-Breach?

“At a minimum, it can be expected that Target will investigate the availability of coverage under four separate lines of […]

Even If It Does Not Say So, an Arbitration Agreement May Preclude Class Actions

Employers using arbitration agreements – even if they are silent on the issue of class treatment – have another arrow in the quiver to show that agreements to arbitrate preclude class action treatment after a recent NLRB administrative law judge’s decision.

EEOC Releases FY 2013 Enforcement And Litigation Data: Employers Take Heed

The EEOC’s analysis of its enforcement and litigation statistics for 2013 holds interesting information for employers, including the fact that retaliation-based charges were most common the agency received, for the fifth year in a row.