Litigation / Trial Practice

Litigation actions brought in the United States at the federal and state levels, cases in front of the  US Supreme Court (SCOTUS), and cases litigated before the different courts that comprise the US Court of Special Jurisdiction are among the different stories, news, and litigation, visitors to the National Law Review will read about on the litigation trial practice area of law.

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Jan
28
2011
Delaware Supreme Court Holds That Chancery Court Is Not Bound By Merger Price Or Fairness Opinion In Appraisal Proceedings Under Delaware General Corporate Law Section 262(h) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
27
2011
Wisconsin Tort Reform 2011: Governor signed the Omnibus Tort Reform Act Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jan
26
2011
Struggling with Intermittent FMLA Leave Vedder Price
Jan
26
2011
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Lawsuit By Employee Who Claimed He Was Fired In Retaliation For His Fiancée's Discrimination Complaint Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
25
2011
2010 Year-End Securities Litigation Reports Show a Second Half Increase In New Class Action Filings, With Merger Cases Spiking Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
24
2011
Timekeeping Systems May Hold Key to FLSA Litigation Athena Enterprises
Jan
23
2011
Banks Lose Important Foreclosure Case In Massachusetts High Court Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
22
2011
Social Media Research + Employment Decisions: May Be a Recipe for Litigation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
22
2011
EEOC Alleges That The Use Of Credit Histories To Make Employment Decisions May Have A Disparate Impact On Minorities Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
21
2011
There's Something Happening Here (What It Is Ain't Exactly Clear)1: Is Illinois Non-Compete Law Changing? Much Shelist, P.C.
Jan
21
2011
E-Discovery Rules Applied to Social Media: What This Means in Practical Terms for Businesses Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
20
2011
China's Supreme People's Court Issues Notice on Trial of Cases Involving Transfers of Nonperforming Assets to Foreign Investors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
19
2011
D.C. Circuit Rejects "Collective Knowledge" But Shines Spotlight on Processes Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
19
2011
"Belongs To The Company" Means Exactly That Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
17
2011
Lawsuit Loans Add New Risk for the Injured- Lenders Say They Perform A Necessary Service, but Some Say Loan Costs Are Too High Center for Public Integrity
Jan
16
2011
Court Invalidates EIR's Use of a Baseline Predicated On Future, Post-Approval Conditions For Analysis of Project's Impacts - Sunnyvale West Neighborhood Assn. v. City of Sunnyvale City Council, No. H035135 (6th Dist., December 16, 2010) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
15
2011
Baseline Using Existing Entitlements Acceptable If It Corresponds To Conditions "On The Ground" - Cherry Valley Pass Acres and Neighbors, et al. v. City of Beaumont, E049651 (4th Dist. Div. 2, November 22, 2010) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
14
2011
Local Air District Rule Requiring Development Sites to Reduce Amount of Pollutants Emitted Not Preempted by the Clean Air Act - National Association of Home Builders v. San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, No 08-17309, (9th Cir., D) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
14
2011
Federal Circuit Breaks the 25 Percent Rule of Thumb Bracewell LLP
Jan
14
2011
Lights Out for Resale Price and Dual Distribution Class Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
11
2011
Proposed Tort Reform Bill Contains Numerous Health Care Provisions (WI) Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jan
11
2011
Patent Litigants -- the 25% Rule is Dead! Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Jan
10
2011
Pending Supreme Court Cases May Impact Your Legal Representation Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Jan
10
2011
New Jersey Courts Place Roadblocks On Lenders' Ability To Enforce Mortgage Documents Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Jan
7
2011
Attorney Fees Award May Be Reevaluated When Claims Are Partially Reversed On Appeal - Environmental Protection Information Center, et al. v. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, et al., A108410 (1st Dist. Div. 5, November 19, 2010) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
6
2011
Federal Circuit Holds that Obviousness of Patent May Boil Down to Common Sense Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jan
5
2011
Is the Federal Minimum Wage Unconstitutional? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jan
4
2011
E-CIGARETTES GET A "SMOKING" BREAK: D.C. Circuit Clarifies Scope of FDA's Authority Over E-Cigarettes Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
4
2011
The Ninth Circuit Rules that Foreign Documents Brought into the Country are Subject to Federal Grand Jury Demands Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jan
3
2011
Case Law Review: Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior Univ. v. Roche Molecular Sys., Inc. Vedder Price
Jan
2
2011
Lessons from the Great Fire of 1906 Insurance Coverage Dispute Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Dec
29
2010
Patent Exhaustion Doctrine in China Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
28
2010
Maximizing Recovery On Product Liability Insurance Claims Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Dec
28
2010
Specialized Seating, Inc. v. Greenwich Indus., L.P.- The Protection of Trade Dress. Vedder Price
Dec
27
2010
Sun Pharm. Indus. v. Eli Lilly & Co.- Care Should Be Taken in the Development of Patent Families Surrounding Particular Technology. Vedder Price
Dec
23
2010
Doing Business without Borders: Selling Products Online Could Land You in Court in Another State Much Shelist, P.C.
Dec
23
2010
Supreme Court To Decide Fate Of Global Warming Litigation In American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
22
2010
Managing Your Internet Traffic Vedder Price
Dec
22
2010
School Districts May Not Disclaim Obligations to Pay Retirement Benefits to Vested Employees Despite Expiration of Prior Collective Bargaining Agreements Johnson & Bell Ltd.
Dec
21
2010
The Uncertain Future of Isolated DNA Patents Vedder Price
Dec
19
2010
Fifth Circuit Update: Stanford Receiver's Temporary Injunction Affirmed Hunton Andrews Kurth
Dec
17
2010
Strengthening Policy Defenses to Non-Cooperation: Illinois Appellate Court Reaffirms Enforceability of Cooperation Clauses and Lawsuit Limitation Provisions Johnson & Bell Ltd.
Dec
15
2010
Fifth Circuit Update: Insurance, Real Estate and NLRB (Oh My!) Hunton Andrews Kurth
Dec
13
2010
The Legal Recourse in a Sea of Oil Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Dec
12
2010
Wisconsin Court of Appeals: No Insurance Coverage for Negligent Misrepresentation Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Dec
9
2010
Adjusting the Inequitable Conduct Doctrine: Federal Circuit Hears Oral Arguments En Banc in Therasense Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
8
2010
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Finds For Insurer Holding That Insured’s Alleged Negligence Was Not An Independent Concurrent Cause of An Accident von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Dec
8
2010
Seventh Circuit Announces a New Standard for Retaliatory Discharge Claims Brought Under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act Vedder Price
Dec
7
2010
Lawyer Group (ABA) To Examine Ethical Pitfalls Raised in Center’s “Betting on Justice” Center for Public Integrity
Dec
6
2010
The FTC's "Beefed Up" Definition of Competent and Reliable Scientific Evidence and POM's Counter-Offensive Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
 

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