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$17 million malpractice suit against DLA Piper dismissed

A plaintiff that accused its outside counsel of malpractice didnt have enough evidence to prove that the law firm acted improperly, a judge said earlier this week.
31 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: Chin v. Port Authority's impact on the duty to issue litigation holds

Almost 10 years after Judge Scheindlins Zubulake opinions, does failure to issue a written litigation hold resulting in the destruction in relevant documents constitute gross negligence and warrant sanctions? No, answered the 2nd Circuit recently in Chin v. The Port Authority.
7 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: Two is not always a crowd

In April 2011 the U.S. Supreme Court held in AT&T v. Concepcion that California's Discover Bank rule did not invalidate a class action waiver within an arbitration provision in the context of a consumer transaction.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

7 of the strangest lawsuits making headlines

A mock sword fight goes awry, two superheroes join forces and five more strange lawsuits in the news
12 minute read

Inside Counsel

Whistleblower in Penn State sexual abuse scandal sues school

As if Pennsylvania State University wasnt already in enough trouble, now the school has yet one more legal issue to manage.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Chinese company sues Obama over blocked wind farm project

A litigious wind is blowing from China all the way to the White House.
2 minute read

International Edition

Herbert Smith wins legal challenge for Virgin on rail franchise dispute

Herbert Smith Freehills has won a legal challenge on behalf of Virgin Rail Group, after the Government scrapped its decision to award control of the West Coast Main Line franchise to rival operator FirstGroup. Virgin Rail - a collaboration between Virgin Trains and Stagecoach, a longstanding Herbert Smith client - issued court proceedings in August when it lost the bid to continue operating the service, after the Government awarded rival FirstGroup the £5.5bn contract from December 2012 to 2026.
2 minute read

International Edition

Eversheds sees off negligence claim in Newcastle Airport dispute

Eversheds has successfully defended itself against a High Court negligence claim lodged by Newcastle International Airport. The airport had alleged that Eversheds had been in breach of its duty when accepting an instruction from former airport chief executive John Parkin and former finance director Lars Friis.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

JPMorgan sued for fraud over mortgage securities

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a lawsuit Monday against J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., accusing the countrys largest bank of defrauding investors with defective mortgage-backed securities.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Woman sues Southwest Airlines for $800,000 over hot tea

Its been almost a decade since 79-year-old Stella Liebeck sued McDonalds, claiming its hot coffee scalded her legs, but the lawsuits (and satires) havent let up since then.
2 minute read

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