Litigation

Piso Mojado

May 18, 2022

Good reads: Two (very) short stories from the world of slip and fall — actually cautionary tales for dodgy plaintiffs. […]

Stark Dam Disaster Garners SEC Complaint & Likely D&O Claims

May 17, 2022

It’s hard to imagine a more graphic case of over-optimistic projection in SEC filings than those alleged to have been […]

Fashion Exec Sues MeToo Lawyer, Alleging Extortion; Insurer Balks

May 16, 2022

An executive with apparel and fashion accessory company Guess (aka Guess?, Inc.) has filed a lawsuit against attorney Lisa Bloom […]

Challenges Mount For Mandatory Arbitration

May 11, 2022

Companies that have been shielded from class actions by mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer and employment contracts are facing a […]

How To Respond To Whistleblower Demands

May 11, 2022

The company receives a letter from a former employee, alleging the company has engaged in a financial fraud and demanding […]

Alito Cited 17th Century Witch-Hunter In His Memo

May 10, 2022

Justice Samuel Alito reached far back into the common law tradition to buttress the arguments he made against abortion in […]

Whistleblower Tipped IRS About AmEx Tax Scam

May 5, 2022

A whistleblower contacted the IRS about tax advice that American Express was giving its clients. The company claimed that card-processing […]

SEC Climate-Risk Proposal Will Face Major Challenges

May 4, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed that public companies be required to provide extensive information about how company operations […]

Shareholder Suit: IBM Cooked The Books To Enhance Executive Pay

May 2, 2022

A class action securities lawsuit has been filed against IBM Corporation and four executives, including its current CEO, alleging violation […]

Money Talks About Free Speech

April 28, 2022

Shawnee State, a university in Ohio, is paying philosophy professor Nicholas Meriwether $400,000 because it rebuked him for refusing to […]

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