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4th Circuit Uses Trump’s Comments in Blocking Travel Ban
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is the first appellate court to uphold an injunction against President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban executive... READ MORE »
DC Circuit Shows No Sign of Punting on CFPB's Constitutionality
When the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit agreed earlier this year to consider the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s constitutionality,... READ MORE »
No Public Hearing Set for SCOTUS Budget, Again
For the second year in a row, U.S. Supreme Court justices have met with members of the House of Representatives behind closed doors to discuss the court's annual... READ MORE »
CLASS ACTIONS AND PRODUCT LIABILITY
Defamation and the Disgruntled Defendant
It is no wonder that those who find themselves on the receiving end of a product liability lawsuit and its attendant bad publicity sometimes fight back. So... READ MORE »
Hartford Insurance Must Face Calif. 'Lowballing' Class Action
The federal judge overseeing a putative class action against insurer The Hartford has certified a class of about 19,500 California policyholders… READ MORE »
Target to Pay $18.5M to States Over Data Breach
Retail giant Target has agreed to pay a total of $18.5 million in a settlement with 47 states over a 2013 consumer data breach that resulted in over… READ MORE »
CORPORATE AND SECURITIES
Facebook Fine Could Slow Future EU Launches
Facebook Inc. received one of its biggest regulatory slaps last week when European antitrust regulators fined it $122 million for providing misleading statements... READ MORE »
How Companies Can Keep Calm and Carry On While Under Investigation
When a company is ensnared in a corruption investigation, doing business as usual is almost impossible. But that doesn't mean it can't move forward… READ MORE »
Meet the Plaintiffs Lawyers Signing on to Help Gov'ts Sue Big Pharma Over Opioid Epidemic
By the end of the year, Paul Hanly Jr. predicts he will have sued pharmaceutical companies in more than half of New York's 62 counties... READ MORE »
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Tech Wins Big in TC Heartland, but 'A Lot of Fighting' Remains
Monday was a big day for technology companies and the patent reform groups that support them. The Supreme Court's 8-0 decision in TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods... READ MORE »
Podcast: Google’s Courtroom Collision with Uber
Legal experts parse fast-moving developments in the trade-secrets fight between Google and Uber, including a federal judge’s decision to refer the case for... READ MORE »
USPTO Continues to Demand Attorneys' Fees for District Court Appeals
Section 145 of the U.S. Patent Act (35 U.S.C. §145) and §21(b) of the Lanham Act covering trademarks (15 U.S.C. §1071(b)) provide for two types of challenges... READ MORE »
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT
An Employee Spoke Out on Glassdoor.com, and Now the EEOC Is Suing His Company
Not long after Adrian Scott Duane posted a comment on Glassdoor.com that said his company’s managers “do not know what the word ‘discrimination’… READ MORE »
Counsel for Fox News Seeks Sanctions Against Ex-Show Host's Lawyer
Fox News fired back on Wednesday against the latest lawsuit brought by former show host Andrea Tantaros, filing a motion for sanctions that seeks money, a dismissal... READ MORE »
How Much Do Clients Care About Law Firm Layoffs?
Seyfarth Shaw made big waves in the legal industry last week when it laid off as many as 40 lawyers and staff amid reportedly disappointing first-quarter… READ MORE »
4th Circuit Uses Trump’s Comments in Blocking Travel Ban
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is the first appellate court to uphold an injunction against President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban executive... READ MORE »
DC Circuit Shows No Sign of Punting on CFPB's Constitutionality
When the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit agreed earlier this year to consider the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s constitutionality,... READ MORE »
No Public Hearing Set for SCOTUS Budget, Again
For the second year in a row, U.S. Supreme Court justices have met with members of the House of Representatives behind closed doors to discuss the court's annual... READ MORE »
CLASS ACTIONS AND PRODUCT LIABILITY
Defamation and the Disgruntled Defendant
It is no wonder that those who find themselves on the receiving end of a product liability lawsuit and its attendant bad publicity sometimes fight back. So... READ MORE »
Hartford Insurance Must Face Calif. 'Lowballing' Class Action
The federal judge overseeing a putative class action against insurer The Hartford has certified a class of about 19,500 California policyholders… READ MORE »
Target to Pay $18.5M to States Over Data Breach
Retail giant Target has agreed to pay a total of $18.5 million in a settlement with 47 states over a 2013 consumer data breach that resulted in over… READ MORE »
CORPORATE AND SECURITIES
Facebook Fine Could Slow Future EU Launches
Facebook Inc. received one of its biggest regulatory slaps last week when European antitrust regulators fined it $122 million for providing misleading statements... READ MORE »
How Companies Can Keep Calm and Carry On While Under Investigation
When a company is ensnared in a corruption investigation, doing business as usual is almost impossible. But that doesn't mean it can't move forward… READ MORE »
Meet the Plaintiffs Lawyers Signing on to Help Gov'ts Sue Big Pharma Over Opioid Epidemic
By the end of the year, Paul Hanly Jr. predicts he will have sued pharmaceutical companies in more than half of New York's 62 counties... READ MORE »
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Tech Wins Big in TC Heartland, but 'A Lot of Fighting' Remains
Monday was a big day for technology companies and the patent reform groups that support them. The Supreme Court's 8-0 decision in TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods... READ MORE »
Podcast: Google’s Courtroom Collision with Uber
Legal experts parse fast-moving developments in the trade-secrets fight between Google and Uber, including a federal judge’s decision to refer the case for... READ MORE »
USPTO Continues to Demand Attorneys' Fees for District Court Appeals
Section 145 of the U.S. Patent Act (35 U.S.C. §145) and §21(b) of the Lanham Act covering trademarks (15 U.S.C. §1071(b)) provide for two types of challenges... READ MORE »
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT
An Employee Spoke Out on Glassdoor.com, and Now the EEOC Is Suing His Company
Not long after Adrian Scott Duane posted a comment on Glassdoor.com that said his company’s managers “do not know what the word ‘discrimination’… READ MORE »
Counsel for Fox News Seeks Sanctions Against Ex-Show Host's Lawyer
Fox News fired back on Wednesday against the latest lawsuit brought by former show host Andrea Tantaros, filing a motion for sanctions that seeks money, a dismissal... READ MORE »
How Much Do Clients Care About Law Firm Layoffs?
Seyfarth Shaw made big waves in the legal industry last week when it laid off as many as 40 lawyers and staff amid reportedly disappointing first-quarter… READ MORE »
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