Litigation

Liquidation Ordered For High-Security Manhattan Wine Cellar

December 17, 2013

Wealthy clients whose high-security wine cellar was flooded in Hurricane Sandy will not be getting their pricey vintage back anytime […]

NY Town Holds Mock Trial Over ‘Night Before Christmas’ Mystery

December 17, 2013

The town of Troy, N.Y. will hold a mock trial this week to get to the bottom of a centuries-old […]

Court Orders Paparazzi Stay Away From Celebrity Teen

December 17, 2013

International teen star Harry Styles, part of pop group One Direction, won an order from a UK court banning paparazzi […]

State AGs Filing Copycat Class-Action Suits

December 17, 2013

Companies are being hit with a one-two punch as state attorneys general are increasingly filing parens patriae actions that duplicate […]

Judge Rakoff: Gov’t Choice To Sue Companies, Not Execs, “Disturbing”

December 17, 2013

With the statute of limitations on actions leading to the 2008 financial crisis running out, the legal doctrine of “willfull […]

Italian Court To Decide Third Knox Trial

December 17, 2013

The third trial in the case of a murdered British student studying abroad in Italy, in which American Amanda Knox […]

Men Accused Of Sexual Assault Filing Title IX Discrimination Cases

December 16, 2013

The way  colleges handle sexual assault claims – separate from state or local police – has long been criticized by […]

The Most Important Legal Stories Of 2013

December 16, 2013

A contributing editor at The Atlantic compiles his list of the year’s most important legal stories. It includes the Supreme […]

Seattle Suburbs’ Public Defense Systems Violate Constitution, Court Finds

December 11, 2013

The public-defense systems of two Washington state towns are so defective – with lawyers contracted for indigent defense bases handling […]

Flashlight App Used By Millions Was Giving Away Secrets

December 10, 2013

The creator of an Android flashlight app that did not properly inform users it was sending their location and unique […]

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