Decisions/Settlements/Deals
How Not to Challenge ‘Drug Kingpin’ Asset Freeze
Individuals designated drug kingpins by the government won’t get unfettered access to the evidence underlying that designation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held Aug. […]
Courts Can Deem Loans ‘Unconscionable,’ Calif. High Court Says
California courts can determine that installment loans of $2,500 or more come with “unconscionable” interest rates and other terms, the state’s highest court ruled Aug. 13 in a […]
Wake Up Call: After $289 Mil. Verdict, Plaintiffs Lawyers Look to Pile on Roundup Suits
• After a San Francisco jury last week awarded more than $289 million to a former groundskeeper who said he got cancer from Monsanto’s weed killer, plaintiffs lawyers […]
Foreign Deals Reviewed by U.S. Panel to Spike With New Law
A U.S. national security panel is expected to be flooded with additional notifications of cross-border deals as a new law requires more disclosures regarding transactions between U.S. businesses […]
Swimmer’s Fraud Verdict Rescued, But Her Lawyer’s in Deep End
A competitive swimmer won reinstatement of a $600,000 jury verdict against her lawyer for fraudulently concealing his close ties to USA Swimming. Dagny Knutson sued Richard J. Foster […]
Monsanto Hit with $289 Million Verdict in Roundup Cancer Case
Monsanto Co. was socked by a jury with $289 million in damages in the first trial over claims that its Roundup weed killer causes cancer. Lee Johnson, a […]
DACA Could Face Its Effective End With Conflicting Court Orders
The DACA program may soon find itself in the center of what some say is a never-before-seen legal conundrum: directly conflicting court orders. Judge Andrew Hanen of the U.S. District […]
Questionable Marriage Doesn’t Remove Communications Privilege
The government can’t use private marital communications to prove that the marriage was entered into for the purpose of immigration fraud, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]
TiVo Loses Another Patent Office Ruling in Comcast Royalty Fight
The U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board said Aug. 7 that patent 8,621,512 is invalid, in its opinions on the agency’s electronic docket. The patent for the interactive […]
If Client Won’t Listen, Withdraw or Write it Down
Lawyers get paid for their professional judgment and advice, but there’s no guarantee clients will heed it. A lawyer who disagrees with a client should consider whether he […]