Litigation-Business
Lost Profits: Direct or Indirect Damages?
Insight
Any Dugan of King & Fisher Law Group writes about a case that addresses the issue of whether lost profits are recoverable and the need for clear-language drafting to avoid problems.
Why Tiffany & Co.’s $19.4M Court Win Against Costco Is Correct – And Important
News
A Forbes contributor says the lawsuit is an example of how selling specialized products without a deep understanding of them can be disastrous (and potentially quite expensive) for the retailer.
Big Pharma’s Tobacco Moment as Star Lawyers Push Opioid Suits
News
Six states have sued opiod markers, alleging they have created a public health crisis.
Third-Party Risk Management Feedback Needed
Survey
Independent marketing research firm Phase5 is conducting a comprehensive study on the current state of third-party risk management and is seeking input.
GM Accuses Bankruptcy Trust of Secret $1 Billion Stock Plot
News
As Bloomberg’s Erik Larson explains, the accord will pit GM against the “Old GM” General Unsecured Creditors Trust for the first time since the 2009 bankruptcy sale created the split to save the company.
11th Circuit Holds Arbitrators Have Venue-Setting Authority in International Arbitrations
Insight
Alston & Bird asks and answers the question: In an international arbitration, when an arbitration provision is ambiguous about the seat of the arbitration, who resolves the question?
Confusion Between ‘FMLA’ and ‘Maternity Leave’ Sends Employer to Trial
News
HR Dive reports on a federal case in which an employee’s Family and Medical Leave Act suit will go to trial over how she was fired after confusion about how much leave she had available.
Defendant Company Faces Bad Faith Discovery Spoliation Tag
News
A federal judge concluded last July that Plantronics had engaged in bad faith discovery spoliation, and demonstrates the far reaching consequences of discovery reports Bloomberg Law.
Download: In-Depth Analysis and Tips for Improving E-Discovery Strategy
Insight
Zapproved has published an exclusive report that reveals insights about current and year-over-year changes in legal hold and data preservation processes.
Firm Wants Former Employee’s Millions From Recent Settlement; ‘Absurd,’ He Replies
News
Forbes tells the story of a plaintiffs lawyer whose former firm wants nearly all of his $2.45 million in fees from a settlement he worked on for 13 years, even though he resigned from the firm in 2004.
Download: The Definitive Guide to E-Discovery
Insight
Exterro has published “The Definitive Guide to E-Discovery” and made the 90-page document available for free downloading.
Trump’s Real Personnel Victory: More Conservative Judges
News
While the public watches President Trump churn through White House staff members, his Administration is humming along nicely in filling federal judgeships, with the enthusiastic assistance of the Republican majority in the Senate, points out Jeffrey Toobin in The New Yorker.
Family of Brothers Electrocuted in Fort Worth Park File Suit Against Oncor
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The family of two young brothers electrocuted by a downed Oncor power line in a Fort Worth park have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the electric utility company.
McKool Smith Secures $9.4 Million Verdict for Quincy Jones Against Michael Jackson Estate
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The $9.4 million jury verdict was on behalf of legendary music producer Quincy Jones against the late music icon Michael Jackson’s production company, MJJ Productions Inc., in a breach of contract and royalty dispute.
Law Firm Releases Documents in Litigation, Angering Monsanto
News
Monsanto said it was outraged by the documents’ released in the Roundup litigation by Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, reports The New York Times,
Once Again, Trump DOJ Busts Convention, Splits Government in High-Profile Employment Case
News
The case of Donald Zarda, a skydiver who claimed his employer violated Title VII when it fired him after finding out he was gay, illustrates how the U.S. Department of Justice and the Equal Opportunity Commission can sometimes operate at cross purposes in litigation.
Wells Fargo Lawyer Accidentally Releases Trove of Data on Wealthy Clients
News
A Bressler, Amery & Ross lawyer representing Wells Fargo accidentally produced documents without redaction or confidentiality designations that revealed “billions of dollars of client account information.”
Wells Fargo Oops: Confidential Data Went to Opposing Side
News
In responding to a subpoena for information, a lawyer for Wells Fargo inadvertently sent the opposing attorney in a lawsuit a disc filled with confidential information, including Social Security numbers, for 50,000 of the bank’s wealthiest clients.
Freeborn Adds Matthew J. O’Hara as Litigation Partner
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Matthew J. O’Hara has joined Freeborn & Peters LLP as a partner in the Litigation Practice Group.
The Supreme Court Delivers a Blow to Plaintiff Paradise
News
After the U.S. Supreme Court in June struck a blow against so-called litigation tourism, the fallout in St. Louis was quick, reports Bloomberg Law.
