Risk Management

How An In-House Lawyer Prevailed After A Privilege Challenge

It took a “methodical, well-crafted affidavit” to do it, but an in-house lawyer after being challenged was able to convince […]

Practical Proportionality Through Science

The change to Rule 26(b) in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure emphasizes proportionality in discovery by elevating existing language […]

Do In-House Legal Departments Abet Sexual Harassment?

“When you’re dealing with a high-level executive like Ailes, there’s a tendency to…

Why The 8th Circuit Threw Out A Whistleblower Claim

If you’re going to blow the whistle, you need to be sure there’s been a foul. Such was the message […]

$3M In Sanctions For E-Mail Deletion

In a Delaware antitrust case, a reminder that giving into the understandable impulse to…

Restrictions in Severance Agreement Draw SEC Fire

The SEC imposed sanctions along with a cease-and-desist order on a company that included what the SEC considered unlawfully restrictive […]

How Ban-The-Box May Increase Race Discrimination

Employers prevented by law from filtering out job applicants on the basis of their criminal history may be turning instead […]

What Next For Uber-Driver Litigation?

Now that the controversial proposed settlement of an Uber-driver class action has been rejected by Judge Edward M. Chen of […]

Appeals Decision Tightens Noose On Trade Secret Theft

A recent decision from the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, continuing what appears to be a trend moving […]

Lessons From Gawker’s Downfall

When it was sued by Terry Bollea, better known as Hulk Hogan, after posting video of Hogan having sex with […]

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