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Civil Practice Attorneys’ fees award was excessive
Where a class action lawsuit resulted in the dismissal of 10 out of 64 plaintiffs and settled for a total damages award of only 3% the initial amount sought, an […]
Criminal Conviction for drug trafficking in song lyrics upheld
Where a defendant referenced his involvement with a drug trafficker alleged to be his coconspirator and made multiple allusions to firearms in his rap lyrics and police recovered an illegal […]
Criminal Stop of defendant after hearing gunshots was reasonable
Where the police were immediately responding to the scene of where gunshots were heard, it was not unlawful for them to temporarily stop men walking away from the scene. The […]
Tort Sprint customer contract found ambiguous
Where Sprint argued that Wireless Buybacks, by purchasing phones from Sprint’s customers for resale, tortiously interfered with contracts between Sprint and its customers, the contracts were found to be ambiguous […]
Negligence Church gun violence victims can sue U.S.
Where there were lapses in the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System that allowed Dylann Roof to purchase his semiautomatic weapon, lawsuits seeking to hold the United States responsible […]
Civil Rights Jury to decide if prison officials violated inmate’s rights
Where the evidence showed one official within the prison’s health department was aware of the plaintiff’s Hepatitis C status, lack of treatment and resulting risk of harm, and another official […]
Securities Class action challenging merger revived
Where the complaint plausibly alleged plaintiffs only learned about possibly improper conduct involving a merger within a year of filing suit, the class action was potentially timely; and where plaintiffs […]
Real Property Inverse Condemnation – Tort/Negligence – Trespass – Storm Water Pipe
A 24-inch storm water pipe (the Pipe) has run under plaintiff’s house since the 1920’s. When the defendant-city repaired three large pipes in front of plaintiff’s property in 2012, plaintiff’s […]
Constitutional Search & Seizure – Civil Rights – False Arrest & Excessive Force Claims
A police officer is not entitled to summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim that her Fourth Amendment rights were violated when the officer—acting on a 911 caller’s tip regarding “suspicious” but […]
Contract Intellectual Property – Patent License – Civil Practice – Pleadings – Dispute Resolution – Washington Law
The complaint alleges that (1) defendant licensed certain intellectual property from plaintiff in exchange for payment of a royalty to plaintiff, (2) defendant breached the parties’ contract by failing to […]
Immigration Court does not defer to Attorney General’s opinion
Where an opinion issued by the Attorney General, holding that immigration judges and the Board of Immigration Appeals, or BIA, lacks authority to administratively close a case, was contrary to […]
Employment Discrimination Paper company not liable in bias case
Where there was no material fact as to a former paper mill worker’s claims that the company discriminated and retaliated against him and subjected him to a hostile work environment, […]
Business Law
- Economy forces attorneys to get down to business
- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- Your best people are not leaving for more money — they are leaving because you stopped paying attention
- Best at Work Insights: The choice we’re making about AI
- Beyond burnout: The case for workplaces where people thrive
- The December question every leader should anticipate
- Best at Work Insights: Don’t Import 996: Why America Should Reject Overwork Culture
- Law ‘n History: The beer, scandal and haunted mansion of the Lemp dynasty
- Using QALY to quantify emotional distress in legal cases
- Building relationships strengthens law firms, professional growth
- Lawyers face new guidance on AI, tech competence
- Reflections of ‘mean judges,’ age and courtroom lessons
- How lawyers can leverage personal connections to build practices
- State bar issues nuanced opinion on AI billing ethics
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