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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.
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.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia struck down Pfizer’s method-of-use patent on its blockbuster painkiller, Celebrex. […]
The outgoing head of the National Security Agency sought to reassure U.S. lawyers that confidential attorney-client information collected during agency […]
The business community has been close to unanimous in its belief that if the Supreme Court overturns the 1988 Basic […]
Five things you might not know about the role ADR is playing in class action litigation.
AvMed’s $3 million data breach class action settlement agreement with patients whose information was on unencrypted laptops stolen in 2009 likely will serve as a model for future data security class action claims.
If you think your work day was tough, watch the recently-released video of Miami lawyer Mark DiCowden struggling through a […]
Alaska’s Supreme Court judges are speaking out against a proposal in the state legislature that would give the governor more […]
Yale law students need not learn the school’s fight song – chanting “We’re number one” will suffice for another year, […]
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