Litigation

International Edition

Are Law Firms Heading Into a GenAI Copyright Storm?

By Jack Womack | September 22, 2023

With UK regulation around GenAI still very much in flux, questions abound over the materials law firms are using to train large language models.

5 minute read

International Edition

Recent US Supreme Court Rulings Nullify 'FIFA Gate' Convictions

By Amy Guthrie | September 11, 2023

Debevoise & Plimpton, Norton Rose Fulbright and Baker & Hostetler won acquittal for a former Fox TV executive and co-conspirators, citing the U.S. Supreme Court's Percoco and Ciminelli rulings. The U.S. Supreme Court's May ruling could undermine certain Department of Justice prosecutions, lawyers say.

3 minute read
International Edition

9 Island States Launch Historic Climate Case Before UN Tribunal

By Linda A. Thompson | September 10, 2023

Thirty-four countries, as well as the African Union, the Pacific Community, the European Union and the Commission of Small Island States, will give evidence in the case over two days of hearings, beginning Monday.

4 minute read

International Edition

US Judge Says Argentina Owes $16B in Case Financed by Litigation Funder Burford Capital

By Amy Guthrie | September 8, 2023

Burford Capital stands to collect more than $5 billion after backing a moonshot case for investors burned by Argentina's nationalization of oil company YPF.

3 minute read
International Edition

Reed Smith Clinches Win for Brazilian Weapons Maker Sued by Bolivia

By Amy Guthrie | September 7, 2023

A Miami judge dismissed the case on jurisdictional grounds, while also noting that Bolivia failed to prove that the Brazilian company knew of, or participated in, a bribery and money laundering scheme orchestrated by former government officials in Bolivia.

3 minute read
International Edition

Axiom Ince Saga: Suspended Owner to Challenge £57M Freezing Order

By Jack Womack | September 6, 2023

The spectacle of a law firm taking legal action against its own managing partner and owner will now play out in London's High Court.

2 minute read
International Edition

Japanese Firm Files $36M Credit Suisse AT1 Bond Class Lawsuit Against Securities Firm

By Brian Yap | September 1, 2023

Tokyo-based Yamazaki Marunouchi Law Office is representing 66 affected bond investors against Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities.

3 minute read
International Edition

Australian Government to Disclose Climate Risk to Investors After Lawsuit

By Christopher Niesche | August 31, 2023

The move makes Australia the world's first AAA-rated country to warn investors that climate change could affect the value of its bonds.

3 minute read
International Edition

Ousted Wall Street Journal Reporter Drops Hacking Charges Against Dechert

By Justin Henry | August 15, 2023

Jay Solomon had accused partners at Dechert of colluding with Indian hackers to obtain emails between him and a source, leading to Solomon's blacklisting by the journalism community.

2 minute read
International Edition

UBS Agrees $1.4B Settlement with DOJ

By Jane Wester | August 14, 2023

With the latest settlement, the DOJ collected more than $36 billion in civil penalties from 18 institutions, including Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and Wells Fargo.

3 minute read
Texas Lawyer

DENIED: No New Trial as Munsch Hardt Lawyers Preserve $8.25M Award

By Adolfo Pesquera | February 26, 2024

The Dallas Appeals Court upheld an $8.25 million judgment in a securities fraud case where the solicitor and seller of stocks was found to have misrepresented the investment plan.

4 minute read
New Jersey Law Journal

Showdown Averted: New Jersey Judiciary Reconsiders as Legal Challenge Looms

By Charles Toutant | February 26, 2024

"There's something unsettling about the unelected branch of government indicating that that branch is going to simply ignore the unanimous decision of the two elected branches of government," municipal prosecutor Jon-Henry Barr said.

5 minute read
Law.com

Why the Wide Range of Roundup Verdicts? It Might Depend on What Juries Hear About the EPA

By Amanda Bronstad | February 26, 2024

The wide range of Roundup verdicts, from defense wins for Monsanto to a $2.25 billion award, could be due to what jurors hear at trial about the EPA and foreign regulatory agencies.

8 minute read
Law.com

Utah High Court Sides With Adoptee, Reversing Lower Court's Rejection of a Woman's Petition to Unseal Her Adoption File

By Riley Brennan | February 26, 2024

"Here, the district court attempted to breathe a more specific meaning into the phrase 'good cause.' Although it is understandable that the court would want more guidance than the statute provides, it interpreted the statute in a fashion that rewrote the law," ruled Justice John A. Pearce.

5 minute read
Law.com

9th Circuit to Reconsider Whether Hawaii's Ban on 'Butterfly Knives' Violates 2nd Amendment

By Riley Brennan | February 26, 2024

In a Feb. 22 order, the panel vacated its previous decision that the state's ban on butterfly knives facially constituted "arms."

3 minute read
New York Law Journal

Special Computer Skills and the Federal Sentencing Adjustment of U.S.S.G. §3B1.3

By Peter A. Crusco | February 26, 2024

In his Cyber Crime column, Peter A. Crusco discusses how courts define a special skill and how that adjustment may impact a defendant who utilized his computer skills to facilitate the commission of the offense for which he stands convicted.

9 minute read
New York Law Journal

Susan Friedman to Lead Launch of NY Prosecutorial Watchdog Agency

By Brian Lee | February 26, 2024

The prosecutorial watchdog will be naming Friedman its inaugural administrator, a newly created position resembling Commission on Judicial Conduct Administrator and Counsel Robert Tembeckjian's job.

5 minute read
The Legal Intelligencer

NJ Attorney General Leads Coalition in Challenging 3rd Circuit Opinion Striking Down Pa.'s Concealed Carry Limit

By Colleen Murphy | February 26, 2024

"The words 'the people' in the Second Amendment presumptively encompass all adult Americans, including 18- to 20-year-olds, and we are aware of no founding-era law that supports disarming people in that age group," Third Circuit Judge Kent A. Jordan wrote.

3 minute read
Law.com

JPMorgan Chase Subject of Class Action Suit for Allegedly Garnishing Wages

By Marianna Wharry | February 23, 2024

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.

4 minute read
Law.com

North Carolina Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments Over Duty to Defend Case Involving Law Firm and Insurer

By Mason Lawlor | February 23, 2024

The dispute from personal injury firm Lanier Law Group and an insurer stems from a privacy class action alleging that the firm obtained "protected personal information" from plaintiffs in connection with advertisements for legal services without their consent.

6 minute read

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