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Midwestern City Tops “Judicial Hellhole” List

In the annual ranking of “judicial hellholes” compiled by the American Tort Reform Association, the City of St. Louis Circuit […]

Which BigLaw Firms Are Suing, Which Being Sued?

Bloomberg’s “Big Law Docket Scanner” periodically looks at dockets worldwide for cases in which big name law firms are either […]

Motions to Dismiss Under Twombly

The Supreme Court’s 2005 decision in Twombly v. Bell Atlantic Corp has been widely interpreted as imposing a heightened fact-pleading […]

China Hacked Major Law Firms

Hackers with ties to the Chinese government breached email accounts of partners at several well-known BigLaw firms, reports Fortune. Information […]

Hackers Who Could Eavesdrop Through Your Phone

The code enabled a complete takeover of an iPhone – e-mail, Internet use, keystrokes, Skype chats – and could even turn on a microphone so conversations could be monitored. It would even shut itself off…

New York AG Warns Lawyers Of Phishing Campaign

New York’s Attorney General Erich Schneiderman sent a warning to lawyers about a phishing campaign embedded in emails that purport […]

How Many Hugs In A Sexual Harassment Claim?

Two years after being thrown out of federal court in Sacramento, a lawsuit accusing the sheriff of Yolo County of […]

An Unwelcome IP Issue Lurking For Law Firms

Many firms have contracted with vendors to develop logos, themes, websites, brochures or other things that qualify as intellectual property. […]

What’s In Store For Banking & Financial Services Regulation?

Financial sector regulations are likely to see significant changes under a Trump administration. This post from Dechert looks at some […]

Contract Review Meets E-Discovery

“Anyone who has had the dubious pleasure of reviewing contracts for a legal, regulatory, or business matter knows that nothing […]

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