Litigation

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 […]

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 […]

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