Litigation-Business
Webinar: How to Win Using Native Format Capture Social Media Data
Webinar
In this webinar, industry experts will share their experiences with how organizations use social media in the course of their business and discuss the risk, and challenges surrounding compliance and eDiscovery collections.
Judge Sets Apple v. Qualcomm Trial Date as Apple Lawyer Refutes Possibility of Settlement
News
A jury trial in Qualcomm’s wide-ranging legal war with Apple has been set to begin April 15 in San Diego federal court, with a settlement looking unlikely at this point, reports The San Diego Union-Tribune.
U.S. Judge Gives Preliminary OK to VW Investor Settlement
News
The German automaker admitted in September 2015 to secretly installing software in nearly 500,000 U.S. cars to cheat government exhaust emissions tests.
Texas High Court Invokes the Discovery Rule
News
The Texas Supreme Court has held that the discovery rule delayed the running of the statute of limitations on behalf of the holder of a recorded right of first refusal to purchase mineral interests, reports the Energy & the Law blog of Gray Reed & McGraw.
South Carolina Family Settles Lawsuit Over Fire-Related Workplace Death
News
The family of a man who died from severe burns he suffered in 2015 while working at a paper plant in North Charleston has settled the wrongful death suit filed in his case after jury selection in the U.S. District Court in South Carolina.
Facebook Has Poached the DoJ’s Silicon Valley Antitrust Chief
News
TechCrunch reports that Facebook has recruited Kate Patchen, a veteran of the U.S. Department of Justice who led its antitrust office in Silicon Valley, to be a director and associate general counsel of litigation.
Lenovo $8.3M Spyware Class Action Settlement Gets Initial OK
News
The federal court’s initial approval of the settlement comes four months after Lenovo and the consumer class filed with the court to end the spyware action.
Fewer Lawsuits for Corporations, But More Oversight on Data andTax Risk
News
Norton Rose Fulbright’s 2018 Litigation Trends Annual Survey polled 365 senior corporate counsel representing US-based organizations on disputes-related issues and concerns.
E-Discovery Day Observance Set for December 4
News
This one-day industry-wide, vendor-neutral celebration, will feature an all-star lineup of complimentary in-person events and online webcasts.
Houston Appellate Lawyer J. Stephen Barrick Named Partner at Hicks Thomas
News
Texas-based litigation boutique Hicks Thomas LLP announced that Houston appellate specialist and trial lawyer J. Stephen Barrick has been named a partner in the firm.
Expropriation Ruling Explains Landowner’s Burden to Prove Severance Damages to a ‘Legal Certainty’
News
A Louisiana appellate court has added to the relatively sparse body of appellate rulings in pipeline expropriation matters with an unpublished opinion affirming that landowners whose property is expropriated must prove their entitlement to severance damages to a “legal certainty.”
PG&E’s Legal Exposure to Liability for Fires Could Cost Customers – Or Lead to Bankruptcy
News
If Pacific Gas and Electric Company is found liable for the devastating California fires now burning, the company’s customers could be on the hook to pay the bill, or even lead to a PG&E bankruptcy, according to The New York Times.
IADC Journal Covers Asbestos, Punitive Damages and Manufacturers’ Legal Hurdles
Insight
The International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) has published its fourth quarter 2018 Defense Counsel Journal (DCJ) with scholarly articles that explore current trends in the practice of law.
Court Holds That Arbitration Clauses Bind Nonsignatories Who Seek to Enforce Contracts
Insight
A post on the website of Pepper Hamilton describes a North Carolina case that involved non-signatories to a construction contract attempting to avoid the contract’s arbitration claim.
Werner Co. Hit with $4.8M Jury Verdict for Defective Ladder
News
The victim was severely injured in 2011 after one of the ladder legs bent inward, causing a fall resulting in loss of the use of his dominant hand.
Oklahoma Jury Hits Health Insurer Aetna with $25.5 Million Verdict
News
The Oklahoman reports that jurors wanted to send a message to health insurer Aetna after hearing how the company’s overworked doctors denied an Oklahoma cancer patient’s claim for coverage for proton beam therapy.
Forex-Rigging Settlements Yield $300M for Class Counsel
News
The settlement is the third largest antitrust class action settlement in history, according to plaintiffs.
West Mermis Named to National Best Law Firms for 2019
News
Houston-based construction and business litigation firm West Mermis, PLLC, has earned national recognition among the Best Law Firms in the country by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America.
Suit Claims Competitors Lured Away Legal Clients With Payments From ‘Briefcase Full of Cash’
News
The ABA Journal reports that a $30 million lawsuit alleges a personal injury firm had its clients stolen by two competitors who sent case runners to a pain clinic where they enticed the patients to switch firms.
Review the Newest Volume of Ediscovery Case Law Summaries (Fall 2018)
Insight
Zapproved’s new Fall 2018 Ediscovery Case Law Summaries explores how recent spoliation, proportionality, and other ediscovery-relevant case decisions are guiding litigation.
