Litigation

The Associated Press

Trial Under Way in Second Vioxx Product Liability Case

By John Curran | September 15, 2005

A product liability case blaming a man's heart attack on the painkiller Vioxx started Wednesday, with his lawyer telling jurors the drug's maker put profits over safety. Manufacturer Merck &am

New York Law Journal

European Data Privacy Laws Pose E-Discovery Problems

By Michael B. de Leeuw and Philip A. Wellner | May 21, 2008

While the collection, review and production of e-mails and other electronic documents have become routine for U.S. companies involved in civil litigation, internal investigations, and various o

New York Law Journal

Court Bars Disappointed Bidder From Suing for Spectrum Profits

By Mark Hamblett | November 10, 2005

The False Claims Act does not permit the remedy of disgorgement of profits for a disappointed bidder in the government's auction of wireless spectrum licenses, a federal judge has ruled.

National Law Journal

Cap on Legal Fees in Bankruptcy Alarms Firms

By Amanda Bronstad | May 13, 2009

Lawyers representing directors and officers of IndyMac Bancorp Inc. are attempting to remove a cap on their b

National Law Journal

Laws Allowing Guns Onto Company Parking Lots Spread, Catch Employers in Legal Crossfire

By Tresa Baldas | October 31, 2008

The right to bring a gun onto a company parking lot is gaining momentum nationwide, to the chagrin of employers who feel caught in the crossfire. In recent years, a growing number of states have pa

Connecticut Law Tribune

IP Fight Turns Into Constitutional Tussle

By Thomas B. Scheffey | November 3, 2005

A Connecticut entrepreneur's epic battle with General Motors over his futuristic engine-cooling design rests on a 190-year-old English court decision and whether it establishes a right to a ju

New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyer Investigating Job Bias for Employer Can Be Sued by Complainant, Judge Rules

By Mary Pat Gallagher | December 15, 2006

A worker can bring a negligent-misrepresentation suit against a lawyer her employer hired to investigate her claims of sexual harassment, a federal judge says. U.S. District Judge Jose L

Snafu Unlikely to Affect Whole Foods Case

By Cecile Kohrs Lindell | August 17, 2007

The Federal Trade Commission didn't follow local federal court recommendations when it filed documents electronically Tuesday, inadvertently making public details about how Whole Foods Market Inc.

The Associated Press

Former Comverse GC Paying $3M in SEC Accord

January 11, 2007

The former general counsel of Comverse Technology Inc., who has pleaded guilty to a scheme to pocket millions by backdating stock options, on Wednesday agreed to pay some $3 million in fines an

New York Law Journal

Trump's Billion-Dollar Suit Against Partners Hits a Roadblock

By Mark Fass | September 20, 2005

Donald Trump's billion-dollar suit against his partners in the development of the Trump Place condominiums, on the oft-litigated stretch of land on Manhattan's West Side known as Penn Yards, t