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10 Sep 2023, 7:53 am by Robert Guest
Misdemeanors generally involve actions that are considered detrimental to society but do not pose as grave a threat as felony offenses. [read post]
The Ninth Circuit further noted that when a party takes necessary defensive action to avoid a judgment being entered automatically against him, such action does not manifest an intent to litigate in state court and accordingly, does not waive the right to remove. [read post]
1 Nov 2012, 3:21 am by Peter Bert
Today’s guest post by Ted Folkman of Letters Blogatory addresses the interplay of German and US courts in relation to service under the Hague Service Convention in a putative class action:   The plaintiffs in Bleier v. [read post]
7 Mar 2017, 5:48 am by Patrick M. McDermott
For example, a Chicago firm was sued in a class action alleging that a failure to protect client’s confidential information. [read post]
13 Feb 2018, 10:18 am by Epstein Becker Green
” Following is an excerpt: Recently, a number of proposed class and collective action lawsuits have been filed on behalf of so-called “gig economy” workers, alleging that such workers have been misclassified as independent contractors. [read post]
11 Jan 2008, 10:22 am
Areas of Practice: Trial Practice Complex Litigation Accountants Malpractice Legal Malpractice Bankruptcy Litigation Business Litigation Insurance Litigation Class Actions Civil Appeals Labor and Employment Law Civil Rights Intellectual Property Steve Jakubowski Mr. [read post]
The suit alleges: An ultra vires action in violation of the First Amendment in the form of viewpoint discrimination; A violation of the Fifth Amendment, namely that the EO is void for vagueness; and A violation of the Equal Protection clause of the Fifth Amendment. [read post]
27 Apr 2022, 7:00 am by Bob Ambrogi
Before starting Filevine, Anderson was a founding partner at a western-states law firm focused on personal injury, mass torts and employment class-actions. [read post]
For example, a Chicago firm was sued in a class action alleging that a failure to protect client’s confidential information. [read post]
20 Jun 2012, 3:30 am
A group of citizens brought a class-action lawsuit against the city, arguing that the cameras were a violation of due process and privacy concerns. [read post]
15 Jun 2010, 11:58 pm by Carey, Danis & Lowe, L.L.C.
Such measures as this are laudable, and they don't exist simply to help big class action suits. [read post]
13 Sep 2007, 5:48 am
Mark Wegener, co-chair of Howrey's global litigation practice, had been hired to defend Biovail in a shareholder class action in federal district court in New York. [read post]
13 Jul 2007, 9:14 pm
I am not a criminal procedure scholar, so I cannot comment on whether a civil rights class action would get very far. [read post]
22 Feb 2009, 5:25 pm
As business litigators and class action defense attorneys in Illinois, we recently noted an appellate decision on the subject favorable to the defense. [read post]
24 May 2011, 11:27 am by John Lewis
  The Concepcion opinion (reviewed in Greg Mersol's April 27, 2011 post on this blog and in the May 5, 2011 Baker Hostetler Employment Class Action newsletter) involved a consumer class action but will impact the enforcement of many types of arbitration agreements. [read post]
1 Feb 2012, 6:51 pm by Mark Bennett
Often when we hear these stories, it’s from the middle-class folks who never imagined that they would wind up in jail, and so hadn’t given much thought to it. [read post]
28 Apr 2008, 7:51 pm by John R. Christiansen
The plaintiff, a California resident, filed a class action on a number of claims arising from the change in terms. [read post]
11 Sep 2012, 2:00 pm by Kenneth Jones
We run our applications in a world class data center with state-of-the-art data center infrastructure including power generators, UPS, cooling system, multi-level security checks, and pre-action fire suppression system. [read post]
21 Nov 2021, 8:44 pm by Eugene Volokh
He knew that his actions would provoke a quarrel and in the dimly lighted back hall he could shoot deceased with impunity. [read post]