Litigation

A Federal Judge in Washington State Widens an IP Bottleneck

An opinion by Judge James Robart in Washington state constitutes a long overdue clarification…

Judge Okays Culling by Keyword Search before Predictive Coding

Keyword search, second-best by most accounts, is also a lot cheaper.

In Battle with Apple, Google Loses Preliminary Antitrust Ruling in Europe

The European Commission found that when it tried to block a key Apple patent in Germany, Google’s Motorola Mobility unit […]

Bonus Plan Preceding a Recall Garners a Lawsuit

Overly-revealing Yoga workout pants have become the seat of a litigation problem for Vancouver-based lululemon athletica. The workout garb, called […]

Re: Political Intelligence and Insider Trading

The robust “political intelligence” industry is under scrutiny, the Washington Post reports. SEC subpoenas…

Foreign Whistleblowers are Encountering Obstacles

About 10 percent of SEC whistleblowers were from overseas in 2011 and 2012, the majority of them from the UK […]

Managing the Risk of a Class Action

Class actions are up by 16 percent, according to a Carlton Fields survey, but there are strategies to control costs. […]

Five Tips for Deposing an Expert Witness in Patent Litigation

With preparation and planning, an effective expert deposition can turn the tide in a patent case. A prepared deposing attorney […]

Charles Schwab Sues Libor-Rate Setting Banks

Rebuffed in the Southern District of New York, Schwab has sued a slew of banks in California state court, alleging that the banks’ manipulation…

REITs Alleged as Major Corporate Tax Dodge

Some major operating companies have converted to a REIT, but with all the attention on deficits, taxes and tax fairness, Congress could take another look …

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