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New Litigation Risk For M&A Advisors After Delaware Ruling

March 11, 2014

In a case that bodes tougher conflict standards and new litigation risks to M&A advisors, the Delaware Chancery Court last […]

Controversial “Persuader Rule” Postponed Again

March 10, 2014

Publication of a controversial rule that would significantly change how an old labor law works has been postponed by the […]

More Mass-Tort Cases Undermined By Plaintiff-Lawyer Corruption

March 10, 2014

Recent rulings show that some plaintiff lawyers are looking to coercion and fraud to replicate David versus Goliath mass-tort lawsuit […]

Book-Cooking Lawyers Violated Cardinal Tenet: Don’t Email Fraud Plans

March 7, 2014

In e-mails spanning nearly four years, former leaders of Dewey & LeBoeuf discussed “fake income,” “accounting tricks,” and their “clueless […]

More Independent Artists Taking Companies To Court To Protect IP

March 6, 2014

Independent artists are becoming increasingly litigious in an effort to protect copyright of their original designs that end up being […]

To Prosecute Or Not To Prosecute? Limiting Exposure Of Trade Secrets During Criminal Prosecutions

March 5, 2014

Referring a trade secrets theft case to the government comes with risks, including the possibility that the prosecutor may not sufficiently protect the secrets at issue.

No Right To Jury Trial For Dodd-Frank Whistleblowers

March 5, 2014

A district court has ruled that an employee who sues under the whistleblower provision of Dodd-Frank has no right to […]

Kentucky Gov. Will Hire Outside Counsel In Same-Sex Marriage Case

March 5, 2014

Kentucky’s Attorney General, Jack Conway, says he won’t appeal a federal judge’s decision requiring the state to honor same-sex marriage […]

Chevron Scores Win In Convoluted Pollution Case

March 5, 2014

Oil giant Chevron scored a major victory this week in a decades-long case that is rooted in pollution in Ecuador’s […]

New Fed Cybersecurity Standards Could Be Used In Class Actions

March 4, 2014

The new cybersecurity standards for critical infrastructure from the National Institute for Standards and Technology’s (NIST), developed by executive order […]

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