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Litigation: Limits on sanctions in proposed Rule 37(e) to the FRCP

A common lament is that individuals, who are often innocent people trying to achieve redress through civil rights and employment claims, have too high a burden to demonstrate that the producing party spoliated evidence.
12 minute read

International Edition

Eversheds appointed as solicitors to Jersey abuse inquiry

Eversheds has been named as solicitors to the Jersey historical abuse inquiry. The £6m year-long inquiry will investigate allegations of child abuse in homes and care in Jersey dating back as far as 1960.
2 minute read

International Edition

Withers to pay £1.6m after losing out on professional negligence

Withers faces a £1.6m damages bill after losing a professional negligence claim related to the drafting of an LLP agreement. However, the High Court also rejected three other claims of negligence brought by the firm's former client, executive search company Wellesley Partners.
2 minute read

International Edition

Grabiner QC and Travers appointed to review Bank of England forex fixing claims

One Essex Court's Lord Grabiner QC and Travers Smith have been appointed to carry out a review into the Bank of England's conduct in the foreign exchange market, in response to allegations that it allowed the manipulation of foreign exchange (forex) rates to take place. The oversight committee of the bank's court of directors appointed Grabiner to lead the investigation earlier today (12 March), after Travers' role supporting the investigation had already been announced.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

DOJ defends American Airlines-US Airways merger settlement

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly received 14 comments ahead of her decision of whether the settlement is in the publics best interest.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Federal judge freezes Mt. Gox CEO’s assets

Shortly after the company filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Japan, a Federal Judge based in Chicago froze the U.S. assets of Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles in reaction to multiple customer lawsuits brought against the exchange.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Patent litigation shows sharp decline this year

Back in January 2013, there were 490 new patent complaints filed, while the number of patent cases filed in January 2014 was just 322 - the lowest number of patent litigations since 2011.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

5 of the strangest lawsuits making headlines

A harmful shoe purchase, Devo's silly hats, and three more strange suits in the news
12 minute read

Inside Counsel

Document retention guidance for parties in arbitration

With sufficient thought by both attorney and client, it is possible for parties to an arbitration agreement to address and handle the preservation and production of electronic evidence.
10 minute read

Inside Counsel

Compliance: Employers closely watching Supreme Court’s ruling in <i>Canning</i>

Our consistent advice to employers since Canning has been to stay conservative and follow the existing NLRB rulings until the courts provide more definitive direction.
5 minute read

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