Litigation

Appeals Court, Citing Amex, Says Wage Claim Must Arbitrate

Less than two months after the Supreme Court’s decision in American Express v. Italian Colors…

In Wall Street Cases, Who Pays The Legal Fees?

With more high-stakes cases being filed, the question of who pays…

Spitzer, Sued By Greenberg, Fires Back

Responding to a defamation lawsuit filed against him by AIG’s former CEO Hank Greenberg, the former New York attorney general, […]

New SEC Target: Improper Accounting For Cloud Services

The SEC recently announced the formation of a task force that will look for…

Smaller Acquisitions Getting Antitrust Scrutiny

Under the Obama administration, federal antitrust enforcers have challenged a number of deals that were too small to require reporting […]

Securities Litigation and News For The Week Ending August 9

Another case involving mortgage-backed securities, this time at Bank of America; UBS Securities settles over an alleged failure to disclose […]

Best Shot At Scuttling Dodd-Frank Dismissed In Federal Court

The plaintiffs, including a Texas bank, two conservative groups and the attorneys general of 11 states, alleged that powers given […]

Time To Get Rid Of “Vicarious Liability”?

The standard for alleging vicarious liability in corporate cases is so low that it immediately shifts virtually all the power to the prosecution.

A Shrunken Class Still Fails In Round Two Of Walmart Suit

Responding to a Supreme Court decision that said the putative class in a discrimination lawsuit was too disparate to qualify, […]

Banned Quarter Horse Clones Breed An Antitrust Suit

A federal jury in Texas has ruled against the American Quarter Horse Association, which since 2004…

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