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Lawyer Claims Chiropractor's Google Review Defamed Her

A lawyer suit said a chiropractor defamed her in an online review by insinuating the lawyer had stolen money.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

BofA Denies Liability for Wire Transfer After Law Firm 'Took the Bait' in Phishing Scam

Bank of America has fired back at Warminster-based law firm O'Neill Bragg & Staffin, which sued last month alleging the bank was liable for failing to cancel a wire transfer made to China after the firm's account was infiltrated by hackers.
1 minute read

National Law Journal

Marketing Analyst Who Gave Trump the Finger Loses Suit Over Her Firing

The photo of Juli Briskman giving the president the bird rocketed around the web and late-night TV. Attorneys for Akima LLC and Briskman argued Friday in Virginia court over whether the company's termination violated the public policy exception of Virginia's at-will employment scheme.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

The Royal Wedding and the Role of Prenups

Let's assume for a moment that the royal couple had married in Texas, where premarital agreements offer many options because they are considered legally binding contracts.
1 minute read

The Recorder

Beating Beats: A Q&A With the Susman Lawyer Behind the $25M Verdict Against Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine

Susman Godfrey partner Brian Melton led a team that won a $25 million verdict for client Steven Lamar in a royalty dispute over the high-end, celebrity-endorsed headphones.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Are Nondisclosure Agreements Being Pushed Too Far?

Out of the Stormy Daniels affair, the #MeToo movement, and the Larry Nassar scandal, a common practice has risen to the national forefront: the use of nondisclosure agreements.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

No Soundtrack, But King of the Blues Gets 11th Circuit Nod in King Cotton Case

This is a case about cotton in the Deep South. B.B. King once called cotton "a force of nature." But Judge Kevin Newsom said the poetry of cotton "has given way to a nasty little feud."
1 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Del. Judge Grants $41,000 in Attorney Fees to Drinker Biddle in Contract Dispute

A Delaware Superior Court judge has awarded Drinker Biddle & Reath $41,000 in attorney fees for recovering $1 million on behalf of its clients in a breach of contract case against Texas-based machining services firm Integra Services Technologies Inc.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Drinker Biddle Awarded $41K in Attorney Fees for Cleaning Up Opponent's 'Thrown Pizza'

In awarding Drinker Biddle & Reath $41,000 in attorney fees for recovering $1 million on behalf of its clients in a breach of contract case, a Delaware Superior Court judge cited to the state's so-called "pizza principle," which holds that "it is more time consuming to clean up the pizza thrown at the wall than it is to throw it."
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Can You Get Post-Arbitration Discovery to Show Arbitrator Bias?

It was not the first time. Bob had lost arbitration cases before. But this one was different. Bob was sure the arbitrator had a longstanding relationship with Bob's adversary.
2 minute read

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