Litigation

Playboy Exec Refuses To OK Bonus, Gets Fired, Wins $6 Million

She told the GC and outside counsel she thought there had been an attempt to circumvent internal accounting rules mandated by the SEC.

NSA Assures ABA It’s ‘Firmly Committed’ To Protecting Attorney-Client Privilege

The outgoing head of the National Security Agency sought to reassure U.S. lawyers that confidential attorney-client information collected during agency […]

In Re Halliburton: Be Careful What You Wish For

The business community has been close to unanimous in its belief that if the Supreme Court overturns the 1988 Basic […]

Five Things You Didn’t Know about Class Action ADR

Five things you might not know about the role ADR is playing in class action litigation.

Unique Data Breach Settlement – A Sign Of Things To Come?

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.

Bank Late Payment Fees Held to be Penalties – Class Action Risk for Other Industries

The Federal Court of Australia found that late payment fees charged by a bank to its credit card customers are unlawful penalties, potentially paving the way for further class actions against businesses in other industries.

Want A Legal Challenge? Depose Justin Bieber

If you think your work day was tough, watch the recently-released video of Miami lawyer Mark DiCowden struggling through a […]

New Litigation Risk For M&A Advisors After Delaware Ruling

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

Companies Getting Sued Over Employee Interrogation Techniques

A classic police interrogation technique, developed by a law professor in the 1930s, has been widely applied in the business […]

More Mass-Tort Cases Undermined By Plaintiff-Lawyer Corruption

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

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