Litigation

Proposed Rule On Mass Torts Doesn’t Please Defense Attorneys

After prolonged debate, the U.S. Judiciary Conference’s Advisory Committee on Civil Rules issued a proposed rule last March that would […]

Data Compiler Sued For ‘Anti-Competitive’ Information Exchange

Citing the Sherman Act, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against data compiler Agri Stats Inc., […]

Health Data Clearinghouse Settles Multi-State Litigation

Multi-state litigation over a data breach that happened in January 2019 but wasn’t reported for three months, and then in […]

Circuits, Supreme Court Justices, Split On Extraterritorial Reach

On October 10 the U.S. Supreme Court denied cert in Elbaz v. United States. The order preserves a decision of […]

$49.5 Million Settlement For Blackbaud Data Breach

Blackbaud has settled another case related to a May 2020 ransomware attack and resulting data breach, as reported by Bleeping […]

EEOC Hits Five-Year High with Merit Lawsuits

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has significantly increased its litigation filings for fiscal year 2023. Christopher DeGroff and Andrew Scroggins […]

The Challenge to Noncompete Laws: What You Need to Know

Recent noncompete agreements have instituted more changes than any other area of employment law, according to William Kishman of Squire […]

Musk Refuses SEC’s Failure To Disclose Probe

Elon Musk, owner of the social network X, acquired Twitter shares worth about $3 billion before he took it over, […]

C-Suiters Can’t Use Apex Doctrine to Avoid Deposition In Washington

The so-called “apex doctrine” has been used in many jurisdictions to shield C-suite executives from being deposed in litigation. Recently, […]

Ruling Redefines “Rule of Reason” in McDonald’s Antitrust Case

No-poach agreements are a hot topic in antitrust. Both government agencies and private plaintiffs have challenged such agreements. Recently the […]

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