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Delaware Business Court Insider

Dismissal of Shareholder Derivative Action on Rule 23.1 Grounds Precludes Relitigation of Different Del. Plaintiffs

The Delaware Supreme Court recently issued an important corporate law decision addressing issue preclusion in the context of multiple shareholder derivative actions.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Plaintiff Class Gets Its Foot in the Courthouse Door in Data Breach Lawsuit

Data breach is today's hot button issue. And it just got hotter. On the heels of major data breaches at Equifax and Uber, the U.S. Supreme Court is confronted with the question of whether it will resolve a threshold issue in all data breach class actions—was the plaintiff class actually injured?
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Freshfields Lures Former Senior DOJ Antitrust Official in Washington

Eric Mahr was a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr for more than 15 years before joining the DOJ's antitrust division as director of litigation in 2015.
3 minute read

The Recorder

49 Tech Companies Call for Protection of Sanctuary City Funding in New Amicus Brief

The companies, which were represented by attorneys from Fenwick & West, called Trump's move to cut funding to sanctuary cities "antithetical to the values, practices and culture of Silicon Valley, the Bay Area, and technology hubs across the country."
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Garaufis Doubles Down on Nationwide DACA Injunction

The decision by the Eastern District judge adds another layer to the court-ordered halt of the Trump administration's attempted wind-down of the deferred immigration action program.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Evolving Rules Around Data Privacy in China Pose Challenges for Foreign Companies

Companies are buzzing about GDPR, but in-house lawyers can look beyond Europe and into Asia for another source of regulatory scrutiny around their data practices.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cuomo Details Optional Payroll Tax, GOP Bristles

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced that his 30-day budget amendments will include an “employer compensation expense tax," an optional payroll tax aimed at shielding New Yorkers who pay high property taxes from having to pay more under the newly enacted federal tax overhaul.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Oh the Bloody Starbucks Horror

A California family sued Starbucks for selling “dangerous, defective, contaminated, tainted, spoiled and unsafe beverages.” But their lawyer might want to think twice before taking this one to a jury.
10 minute read

Daily Business Review

Federal Judge Asked to Give Voting Rights to Ex-Prisoners

Florida's legal battle over voting rights for ex-prisoners escalated, as the state and a voting rights organization representing former felons made dramatically different requests of a federal judge.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Developments in Qui Tam Litigation: Relators Face More Obstacles

Many thought that the 2009 and 2010 amendments to the False Claims Act would result in greater recoveries by qui tam relators and the U.S. government.
8 minute read

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