Plaintiffs lawyers at Scott + Scott finally hit a snag this week in a series of lawsuits against the trustees for hundreds of millions of dollars in mortgage-backed securities.

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The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion.This case presents the question of whether a liability insurer providing coverage for "advertising injury" i

The high court ostensibly addressed only f-cubed securities claims in its landmark Morrison v. NAB opinion. But defendants--and judges--are finding the ruling extends beyond those limits.

REVERSE and REMANDOPINIONBefore Chief Justice Wright and Justices Richter and Fillmore.In this workers' compensation case, Juan Narvaez claimed he suffered a back injury in the course of his

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Does the Supreme Court's ruling in Concepcion mean that the business world's love affair with arbitration should trump all other considerations, even basic notions of fairness? I sure hope not. The justices may have a chance to revisit the issue, given a recent and public split in the Second Circuit in a case involving American Express.