Litigation

International Edition

'Not Jumping Out of the Window Just Yet': Industry Reacts to Supreme Court's Litigation Funding Verdict

By Jack Womack | August 1, 2023

Some have downplayed the implications of the UK court's ruling, while others say the fallout could be 'massive' and will hurt consumers and help corporates.

5 minute read

International Edition

Japan's Kyocera Tags Lowenstein Sandler Heavyweights to Fight Anti-Russia Sanctions Enacted by New Jersey

By Charles Toutant | July 31, 2023

New Jersey's law "undermines those federal sanctions authorities by obstructing the president's authority to control economic sanctions against Russia and Belarus," according to the suit.

4 minute read
International Edition

Quinn vs. Latham: EU Opens Microsoft Antitrust Probe Following Slack Complaint

By Charlotte Johnstone | July 31, 2023

The European Commission is to investigate the possibility that, by tying or bundling its products, Microsoft has acted "to the detriment of customers in the European Economic Area".

3 minute read

International Edition

Japanese Law Firm Files Country's First Credit Suisse Bond Suit Against Brokerage Firm

By Brian Yap | July 31, 2023

The lawsuit comes about three weeks after Yamazaki Marunouchi Law Office launched a lawsuit against Credit Suisse Securities Japan for bonds linked to a now-bankrupt Greensill Capital-run fund.

3 minute read
International Edition

Fieldfisher Hires Eight-Strong Litigation Team from US Boutique

By Jack Womack | July 31, 2023

The rare London team hire is a major boost to the firm's disputes practice.

2 minute read
International Edition

Clifford Chance Prevails as Prince Harry Phone Hacking Allegations Thrown Out

By Jack Womack | July 27, 2023

Baker McKenzie is acting for the Daily Mail's publisher in a separate lawsuit brought by Prince Harry currently taking place in London.

2 minute read
International Edition

UK's Supreme Court Strikes Blow to Litigation Funding

By Jack Womack | July 26, 2023

The country's top court has ruled that damages based agreements by litigation funders in competition cases are unenforceable.

4 minute read
International Edition

Allen & Gledhill Senior Disputes Counsel Becomes New Singapore Law Society President

By Brian Yap | July 25, 2023

The appointment follows the death of his predecessor Adrian Tan.

2 minute read
International Edition

Squire Patton Boggs Hires Pérez-Llorca Partner to Launch Litigation Practice in Madrid

By Alex D'Elia | July 25, 2023

Some colleagues will accompany partner Javier Izquierdo to his new firm.

3 minute read
International Edition

EU Court Upholds Decision to Strip Former Catalonia President of Parliamentary Immunity

By Alex D'Elia | July 25, 2023

Carles Puigdemont and other separatists face charges for a 2017 independence referendum.

3 minute read
New Jersey Law Journal

Outback 'Should Have Known': New Ruling Offers Guidance on Evidence Preservation

By Charles Toutant | February 23, 2024

"It is unclear to the court how a sophisticated litigant can reasonably expect to fulfil its duty to preserve evidence by leaving the responsibility ... in the hands of restaurant manager, who is given absolutely no guidance," the judge said.

5 minute read
Daily Business Review

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Faces Over $5M Lawsuit After Data Breach

By Michael A. Mora | February 23, 2024

"This lawsuit emphasizes how important it is for companies to be on their toes at all times when it comes to cybersecurity, privacy and data protection," said Ella Shenhav, a partner at an Am Law 200 firm.

3 minute read
Daily Business Review

Miami Lawyers Sue AP Over Alleged Ties to Hamas

By Lisa Willis | February 23, 2024

"We must be clear that a lawsuit filed ... against AP for its reporting on the attacks is baseless," said AP spokeswoman Lauren Easton.

6 minute read
New Jersey Law Journal

In Novel Prosecution, Parent Rightly Held Accountable for School Shooting

By The Law Journal Editorial Board | February 23, 2024

Days before the shooting, Mrs. Crumbley took Ethan to a gun range and, as a video showed, mother and son alternated shooting targets. On social media, the mother wrote, "Mom & son day testing out his new Xmas present."

5 minute read
The Legal Intelligencer

The Legal Intelligencer's Most Viewed Cases For the Week

By ALM Staff | February 23, 2024

We bring you the most popular case digests from the last week.

3 minute read
New Jersey Law Journal

Back Injury From Slip & Fall on Ice Nets Plaintiff $2.25 Million

By Colleen Murphy | February 23, 2024

Teresa Carr, a 43-year-old New Brunswick resident, received a $2.25 million settlement following a two-day arbitration hearing for her slip and fall on ice as she was entering her workplace at Monarch Electric Co. in Cranbury.

2 minute read
The Legal Intelligencer

Resolving Litigation: Arbitration and Mediation After 'Concepcion'

By Rich Lee | February 23, 2024

Seamus Duffy explained how arbitration law has evolved from before the Concepcion decision to the world of mass arbitrations today.

10 minute read
Daily Report Online

$7M Cobb County Verdict: Jury Awards Damages for Yamaha Golf Cart Crash

By Cedra Mayfield | February 23, 2024

"Our engineering experts proved with computer modeling and dynamic testing that Yamaha's stock cart loses control and rolls over every time when hard braking is used on a downhill slope," said plaintiff counsel Frank Bayuk of Bayuk Pratt.

9 minute read
New York Law Journal

New York Court Ruling Holds No Private Right of Action for Pay Frequency Claims

By Allen A. Shoikhetbrod and Jared Cook | February 23, 2024

Two recent events may mark the end of the "frequency-of-pay" litigation that has hit New York employers in recent years. It is important to look at the background surrounding the uptick in pay frequency claims, the Second Department's decision and Governor Hochul's Executive Budget Proposal, as they could have major implications for employees and employers in the years to come.

6 minute read
The Recorder

California Judge Halts Litigation Over 23andMe Data Breach

By Amanda Bronstad | February 23, 2024

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen, who is overseeing most of the 35 lawsuits against 23andMe in the Northern District of California, said he planned to wait until the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation decides next month whether to coordinate the cases into multidistrict litigation.

4 minute read

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