Scott Flaherty, based in New York, covers the business of law with a focus on legal ethics, lawyer misconduct, conflicts-of-interest and litigation involving law firms. He can be reached at [email protected]. On Twitter: @sflaherty18
January 21, 2015 | Litigation Daily
Supreme Court Rules Investors Can Appeal Libor RulingHanding a win to appellate specialist Thomas Goldstein of Goldstein & Russell, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a group of bond purchasers can't be forced to wait to appeal a ruling dismissing antitrust claims over alleged manipulation of the Libor interest rate.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
January 21, 2015 | Litigation Daily
S&P's Litigation Woes Continue After SEC DealStandard & Poor's agreed Wednesday to suspend part of its business and to fork over nearly $80 million to federal and state regulators. But S&P's lawyers still have their work cut out for them in government actions stemming from the financial crisis.
By Scott Flaherty
4 minute read
January 21, 2015 | Litigation Daily
Supreme Court Rules Investors Can Appeal Libor RulingHanding a win to appellate specialist Thomas Goldstein of Goldstein & Russell, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a group of bond purchasers can't be forced to wait to appeal a ruling dismissing antitrust claims over alleged manipulation of the Libor interest rate.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
January 21, 2015 | Litigation Daily
S&P's Litigation Woes Continue After SEC DealStandard & Poor's agreed Wednesday to suspend part of its business and to fork over nearly $80 million to federal and state regulators. But S&P's lawyers still have their work cut out for them in government actions stemming from the financial crisis.
By Scott Flaherty
4 minute read
January 20, 2015 | Litigation Daily
Judge Sides with Dish in Fox Copyright Ruling, Says Aereo No 'Game-Changer'Dish and its lawyers at Orrick came out ahead in an important early test of the Supreme Court's decision in American Broadcasting Companies v. Aereo, largely escaping Fox Broadcasting's copyright claims over technology that records network television and replays it commercial-free.
By Scott Flaherty
4 minute read
January 20, 2015 | Litigation Daily
Eleventh Circuit Sides With FTC in LabMD Data Breach CaseThe court rejected a bid by LabMD and its lawyers to halt an FTC administrative proceeding stemming from a 2008 breach of patients' confidential information.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
January 20, 2015 | Litigation Daily
Supreme Court Rejects Teva Appeal in Drug Labeling CaseDealing a blow to Teva Pharmaceuticals and its lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis, the high court declined to hear a closely watched appeal over when federal law preempts patient lawsuits against generic drug companies.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
January 20, 2015 | Litigation Daily
Judge Sides with Dish in Fox Copyright Ruling, Says No 'Game-Changer'Dish and its lawyers at Orrick came out ahead in an important early test of the Supreme Court's decision in , largely escaping Fox Broadcasting's copyright claims over technology that records network television and replays it commercial-free.
By Scott Flaherty
4 minute read
January 20, 2015 | Litigation Daily
Eleventh Circuit Sides With FTC in LabMD Data Breach CaseThe court rejected a bid by LabMD and its lawyers to halt an FTC administrative proceeding stemming from a 2008 breach of patients' confidential information.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
January 20, 2015 | Litigation Daily
Supreme Court Rejects Teva Appeal in Drug Labeling CaseDealing a blow to Teva Pharmaceuticals and its lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis, the high court declined to hear a closely watched appeal over when federal law preempts patient lawsuits against generic drug companies.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
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