Litigation

Security Flaws Revealed, Companies Label Reporters as Hackers

When does “exposing security flaws” morph into hacking?

Two Securities Class Action Dismissals Reversed

Different issues were addressed in the two cases, but the message to the district courts could be to slow down […]

Do Whistle Blowers From A Contract Firm Get SOX Protection?

The Supreme Court has has taken on a retaliation case that will address the question…

Investor Firms Financing Corporate Lawsuits

What they want to see first…

Fifth Circuit Squelches Greenhouse Gas Tort Claim

A case that was once thought to have potential as a cutting edge precedent has been shut down – for […]

Is The FTC Blaming The Victim?

Hotel chain got hacked, then sued by the Commission.

Ninth Circuit: Nobody Regulates Genetically Modified Alfalfa Seeds

A mixed result for Monsanto, as the decision may help spur legislation.

Copyright Holders Lose, Class Action Denied In YouTube Case

There were thousands of infringement claims, from a variety of fields. “The suggestion that a class action of these dimensions […]

Can Transnational Corporations Be Sued Under The Alien Tort Statute?

The writer looks at a recent Supreme Court decision, Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, and finds it “fractured and somewhat […]

Climate Change and Engineering Liability: The First Big Case

The Katrina levee breach litigation is likely the first of an upcoming wave of geoengineering liability cases, according to Clarence […]

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