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Are Companies Liable For Human Rights Violations Abroad?

April 5, 2017

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case concerning whether corporations may be sued in a U.S. court for […]

In New “Roundup” Lawsuits, The Ad Agency Is A Target

April 4, 2017

Monsanto’s widely-used herbicide Roundup has been hit with a slew of new lawsuits, which like hundreds already filed allege that […]

Lessons For GCs From Yahoo Breach

April 3, 2017

Following a series of massive high-profile data breaches at Yahoo, the general counsel resigned. In this post from D&O Diary, […]

Skeptics Fault Wells Fargo Settlement

April 3, 2017

Wells Fargo’s recent $110 million settlement, covering a number of lawsuits over its practice of opening new accounts for customers […]

Lawsuits Over Unwanted Faxes On The Rise

March 29, 2017

The number of lawsuits filed over spam faxes, robocalls, and solicitous text messages have spiked over the last decade, increasing […]

Gutting Of Internet Privacy Regs Renews Interest In VPNs

March 29, 2017

Congressional approval of a bill that repeals pending internet privacy rules has sparked interest in an old internet technology, virtual […]

The Specter Of Cyber Breach Lawsuits When There Is No Breach

March 29, 2017

A lawsuit targeting a Chicago law firm raised caused some alarm in professional service circles, because it made what at […]

Slow Poison: CA Supreme Court Will Decide Toxic Tort Statute Of Limitations Case

March 28, 2017

In California, toxic tort liability for birth defects is arguably subject to two overlapping statutory provisions. One places the injury […]

Judge Rules In Favor Of “Drone Slayer”

March 28, 2017

A federal judge has dismissed the case of a Kentucky man who shot down a drone he believed was flying […]

The $2.6M “Fear Of Needles” ADA Case

March 28, 2017

His fear extended to sticking others as well as being stuck himself, so when…

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