By Jim Saunders | May 14, 2020
In dissent, Justice Jorge Labarga wrote that the Supreme Court for more than a century has "applied a more stringent standard of review in reviewing convictions supported only by circumstantial evidence."
By Greg Land | May 14, 2020
Lawyers and insurance executives say the surge of surprisingly high awards subject to social inflation—also known as "nuclear verdicts"—is not a new phenomenon.
By Mike Scarcella | May 14, 2020
Hillary Clinton's lawyers at Williams & Connolly, pointing to a 2018 D.C. Circuit decision, have argued there's no basis for a deposition. Judicial Watch, the plaintiff in the public-records case, contends the dispute is not moot.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jules Epstein | May 14, 2020
Too often, the mindset in negotiating is completely adversarial—we are good, they are bad; we are right, they are wrong; we are just and they are unjust; and, perhaps most perniciously, we are reasonable and they are not and will not be so.
By Dana J. Finberg and Jake Christensen | May 13, 2020
Judge Edward Davila granted the sanctions against three defendants for deleting e-mails and entire e-mail accounts; wiping computer data, including source code; and using an ephemeral chat service that immediately deleted all sent and received instant messages.
By Jenna Greene | May 10, 2020
U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton in Massachusetts on Friday wrote that while the government's failure to turn over potentially exculpatory material promptly was ' irresponsible and misguided,' it was not willful.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Scott M. Kessler and Megan M. Admire | May 6, 2020
Recently, the Southern District of New York issued an opinion in 'In re Application of Aenergy, S.A.' highlighting common pitfalls when counsel asserts the attorney-client privilege.
By David A. Prange and Benjamen C. Linden, Robins Kaplan | May 4, 2020
Part one of this two-part series explores early discovery considerations with source code evidence and their effect on trial.
By Raychel Lean | May 1, 2020
The Fourth District Court of Appeal wrote to address some misunderstandings about this Florida gun control law.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Daniel M. Sullivan and Evan H. Stein | April 28, 2020
With respect to the defendant's burden of proof—and what evidence it may use to meet that burden—the question arises: Must the defendant make its own, affirmative showing of non-parties' potential liability? Or can it rely instead on evidence introduced by the plaintiff?
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