Litigation

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 […]

Derivatives Traders Sue CFTC To Halt A Dodd-Frank “Guidance”

December 10, 2013

Groups representing swaps and derivatives traders are suing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over its new guidelines regulating cross-border trading. […]

Hacker Group Pleads Guilty To PayPal Attack

December 10, 2013

Members of a high-profile hacker group have pled guilty to a cyber attack brought against PayPal in 2010. The group […]

Apple Paid $60M To Outside Counsel In Samsung Suits

December 10, 2013

Though the company was awarded nearly $1 billion through jury verdicts in its patent infringement cases against Samsung, recent filings […]

Look Past The Standard Forms for Non-Disclosure Agreements

December 10, 2013

Practitioners should avoid slavish use of the standard forms for Non-Disclosure Agreements, says attorney Raymond Millien of the PCT Law […]

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