Litigation

Exceptional Cases Under § 285 Could Generate Higher Attorney Fees in Patent Litigation

October 31, 2023

Patent assertion entities (”PAEs”: companies that buy patents to enforce them for money) can commonly use “the cost of litigation” […]

Fifth Circuit Opens Ethics Probe As Bankruptcy Judge Resigns

October 31, 2023

Courthouse News reports that U.S. Judge David R. Jones has resigned effective Nov. 15, from the bankruptcy court for the […]

Mandatory Arbitration and Class Action Waiver Questions Unresolved

October 31, 2023

The enforceability of class action waivers and mandatory arbitration agreements for fiduciary breach claims in ERISA plans won’t be clarified […]

Journalist Jim Trotter Sues NFL For Discrimination

October 31, 2023

Ex-NFL Network journalist, Jim Trotter, has filed a complaint in federal district court, New York, claiming that he was subjected […]

Proposed Rule On Mass Torts Doesn’t Please Defense Attorneys

October 24, 2023

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

October 24, 2023

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

October 23, 2023

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

October 17, 2023

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

October 16, 2023

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

October 10, 2023

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

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