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23 Dec 2011, 11:51 am
National Defense Authorization Act This past year, there was no topic hotter on the Blog of Rights than the National Defense Authorization Act. [read post]
23 Dec 2011, 12:01 am
District Court in Honolulu and promptly moved to dismiss, and this portion of the case nearly caused us to flash back to our Federal Courts class in law school, since it raised a host of procedural questions such as the effect of removal, whether certain defendants are "persons" under 42 U.S.C. [read post]
22 Dec 2011, 1:14 pm
Koh refused to dismiss a putative class action suit against Facebook based on the social media leviathan's use of "Sponsored Story" ads.Although she dismissed an unjust enrichment count against Facebook, Judge Koh found Angel Fraley and her co-plaintiffs had legal standing to proceed with their claims of unfair competition and violation of California's Right of Publicity statute [Calif. [read post]
21 Dec 2011, 11:41 am
The verdict is reportedly the largest in U.S. history, topping the $145 billion award in the Engle class action against the tobacco industry (which was later reversed by the Florida Supreme Court). [read post]
21 Dec 2011, 9:11 am
Because he was sending a message not just to the lawyers in the Southern Copper case, but to the entire securities class action bar. [read post]
20 Dec 2011, 2:41 pm
Hartford class action settlement - what are the lessons learned and resulting new best practices for structured settlements? [read post]
20 Dec 2011, 8:04 am
Rule 23(a)(3) requires that “the claims or defenses of the representative parties [be] typical of the claims or defenses of the class. [read post]
20 Dec 2011, 6:00 am
For Plaintiffs with pending medical negligence actions, it is a long, hard road to success and to recovery of damages for their losses. [read post]
19 Dec 2011, 1:42 pm
We know fees for plaintiffs’ lawyers in securities class actions took a dive this year, but what about payouts in shareholder derivative suits? [read post]
19 Dec 2011, 12:25 am
As noted above, D&O insurers are to contribute $105 million to the securities class action lawsuit settlement. [read post]
18 Dec 2011, 9:11 pm
Q You decided to lie to avoid responsibility for your actions? [read post]
18 Dec 2011, 7:08 pm
The Court's ruling also provides excellent fodder for defense efforts to attack class claims in a pro-active fashion. [read post]
17 Dec 2011, 1:44 pm
I teach Criminal Procedure, and in that class I find it useful to show my students video clips of traffic stops, arrests, and other scenes to help illustrate some of the concepts we cover, and to press students about whether the officers’ actions, as shown, were appropriate under the circumstances. [read post]
16 Dec 2011, 7:51 pm
His lectures were in the evening, and I used to fall asleep during his class. [read post]
16 Dec 2011, 6:25 pm
” (Naturist Action Committee v. [read post]
16 Dec 2011, 4:00 am
So the jury may reject that defense. [read post]
15 Dec 2011, 5:10 pm
Even when companies have had success in defeating class actions, they nonetheless incurred significant legal expenses when defending those lawsuits. [read post]
15 Dec 2011, 10:42 am
Essentially, the jury found that there was no malice in Stasko's actions. [read post]
15 Dec 2011, 6:25 am
The Failing Faith in Class Actions: Dukes v. [read post]
14 Dec 2011, 10:58 pm
In matters such as these, a torture charge effectively creates a high-stakes game of chicken between the prosecution and the defense, except that the prosecution is driving an 18-wheeler; the defendant, a subcompact. [read post]
