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Daily Business Review

Tit for Tat: Madonna Strip Club Owner Wants to Sue Ex-Lawyer

After Richard Wolfe of Miami sued Club Madonna for more than $36,000 in fees, the club's owner says he plans to sue Wolfe for legal malpractice.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Liability Under Alien Tort Statute in the Second Circuit

Douglas J. Pepe writes: Given the continued state of uncertainty surrounding the question of corporate liability under the Alien Tort Statute in the Second Circuit, it may well be time for the court to address the question head-on, and say what the law is in this circuit once and for all.
10 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Sands China Casino GC Bows to Chinese Data Privacy Law

By | February 12, 2015
The general counsel of the Sands China casino in Macau is caught between Chinese data privacy law and a Nevada judge's order that the casino disclose private information.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Justices Consider Disgorgement for GC's Alleged Disloyalty

The New Jersey Supreme Court is considering whether proof of economic damages is necessary to disgorge two years' worth of salary earned by a company's general counsel in a case of legal malpractice and fraud.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge Warns Against Sealing Documents in Home Depot Data Breach Cases

A federal judge in Atlanta has told lawyers in litigation over credit and debit card security breaches at The Home Depot that he will reject attempts to seal large portions of the court record.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Developers Sue, Claim Aventura Stands in Way of Luxury Condos

Developers file a $200 million suit against Aventura to start construction of Prive at Island Estates.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Building Trade Group Sues 80 Contractors, Claiming They're Unlicensed

Contractor Rocco DiBenedetto says he competes against dozens of companies who can undercut him in price because they don't pay licensing fees.
3 minute read

International Edition

Chevron GC 'Omits Critical Facts' About $9.5B Judgment in Environmental Case, Plaintiffs' Lead Attorney Says

By | January 13, 2015
The recent speech by Chevron General Counsel Hewitt Pate on the Ecuador environmental case ["Chevron GC: 'I'm Confident We're Right' in Epic Case," Daily Report, Dec. 11, 2014] omits critical facts related to the company's $9.5 billion liability.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Starbucks Lawsuit Survives Against Ham Suppliers

A federal judge has ruled Starbucks Corp. can continue its $4.8 million lawsuit against meat suppliers for allegedly supplying poor quality and potentially unsafe ham for breakfast and lunch sandwiches sold at Starbuck stores across the United States and Canada.
2 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Noble Orders Appraiser in Perelman, Rennert Dispute

The Delaware Court of Chancery has appointed an appraiser to evaluate a joint venture between Ira Rennert and Ronald Perelman after the two investors sued each other over the entity's financial and management operations.
3 minute read

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