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Ohio AG Filing Briefs On Both Sides Of A Supreme Court Case

Ohio’s Attorney is filing two briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case addressing an Ohio state law that […]

Supreme Court To Consider Employer Contraception Coverage

Whether employers must provide birth control under the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act – even if the company’s owners object […]

Nevada’s Supreme Court, With No Intermediate Appeals Court, Is Swamped

Nevada’s court system functions without an intermediate appeals court, which had led to some cases languishing in the system for […]

Supreme Court Won’t Revive Delaware’s State-Run Arbitration Program

Delaware’s attempt to offer state-run confidential arbitration came to an end this week, when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to […]

Bank of America’s $8.5 Billion Settlement Will Not Be Delayed by AIG

A New York judge ruled Bank of America can move forward with its $8.5 billion settlement with private investors in connection with mortgage-backed securities that went south, leaving AIG – who filed a motion to delay judgment claiming the settlement was inadequate – no choice but to appeal.

Can Lawyers Contractually Agree to Preclude a Court From Reviewing an Arbitration Award?

A dispute between two legal firms on how to distribute an attorney fee award led the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to examine a unique question under the Federal Arbitration Act.

Court Finds Method-of-Use Patent Invalid for Pfizer’s Bestselling Painkiller

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia struck down Pfizer’s method-of-use patent on its blockbuster painkiller, Celebrex. […]

NSA Assures ABA It’s ‘Firmly Committed’ To Protecting Attorney-Client Privilege

The outgoing head of the National Security Agency sought to reassure U.S. lawyers that confidential attorney-client information collected during agency […]

In Re Halliburton: Be Careful What You Wish For

The business community has been close to unanimous in its belief that if the Supreme Court overturns the 1988 Basic […]

Five Things You Didn’t Know about Class Action ADR

Five things you might not know about the role ADR is playing in class action litigation.

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