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Supreme Court Dismisses Privilege Case: What Now for In-House Lawyers?

There have been several horrifically bad predictions throughout time.  In 1903, a bank president predicted to a Ford Motor Company […]

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New BIPA Rulings in Illinois

The Illinois Supreme Court recently issued a decision in Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc. which could have significant implications […]

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Upcoming Supreme Court Decisions Likely To Weaken Prosecutors

Two upcoming decisions will likely weaken some of the favored tools in a federal prosecutor’s toolbelt. In Ciminelli v. United […]

New Ransomware Gang Hits Sony

Plaintiffs Suing Medical Device Maker After Data Hack

Zoll Medical, a subsidiary of the Japanese firm Asahi Kasei Group, is facing a minimum of seven putative class actions […]

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New Life For The False Claims Act

This could be a decisive year for the federal False Claims Act, with a case about the key issue of […]

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No Board Liability In Executive Sexual Harassment Case At McDonald’s

A judge in Delaware’s Court of Chancery has held that the McDonald’s Board of Directors was not liable for alleged […]

“Prior Knowledge” Exclusions

Liability insurance protects the insured against claims even when the acts that gave rise to them took place before the […]

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GAO Report On Litigation Funding Doesn’t Bite

A GAO report on third party litigation funding that was requested by three Republican legislators, “presumably attributable to their interest […]

DOJ and SEC Implement Data-Driven Initiative To Counter Inside Trading

On March 1 an executive of a publicly traded company was charged with insider trading violations pursuant to 10b5-1 trading […]

AI Uses In E-discovery You May Not Know About

There are several practical applications of AI technology besides predictive coding that are proven effective in streamlining e-discovery. Identification of […]

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