Business Organization, Civil Procedure, Communications & Media Law

Securities Class Actions Increasingly Target The C-Suite

by Kathleen Wailes | LEVICK on 4/16/2013

According to a recently-published PricewaterhouseCoopers report, corporate executives are being named in an alarmingly high percentage of securities class action filings. In 2012, 94 percent of such filings explicitly named...more

Delaware Supreme Court Says No To Botox And No To Multi-Forum Litigation: Court Dismisses Derivative Suit Against Botox-Maker...

by Kristen Bartlett, Lily Becker, Matthew Craner | Orrick - Securities Litigation and Regulatory... on 4/9/2013

In a recent decision, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the Court of Chancery in Pyott, et al. v. Louisiana Mun. Police Emp. Ret. Sys., et al., holding that a derivative suit against Botox-maker Allergan, Inc. should be...more

Notes For General Counsel

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 12/27/2012

A recent article on the Practical Law website, identified major horizon issues for General Counsel. We highlight a selected sample of these issues by subject area below: Commercial: Green Guides The FTC issues revised...more

Levick Weekly - December 21, 2012: Why Netflix Shouldn't Back Down

by Richard S. Levick | LEVICK on 12/21/2012

In This Issue: - National Security’s Business Impacts - Why Netflix Shouldn’t Back Down - Class Certification - The SEC Gets Its Groove Back - The Story Of Fragrances - NACD Boardvision - Blogs - Excerpt...more

E-Discovery Litigation Holds

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 11/27/2012

Preserving company E-mail that may be relevant in litigation is important for every business. Failure to do so can open a company to liability for breaching the duty to preserve evidence. Sending a notice to employees who...more

Ninth Circuit rejects class action settlement, clarifies standards for cy pres remedies and plaintiff counsel's attorneys' fees

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/19/2012

In the recently published decision Dennis v. Kellogg Company, No. 11-55674, 2012 WL 2870128 (9th Cir. July 13, 2012), the Ninth Circuit reversed the district court’s approval of a purported $10.64 million settlement between...more

The Legal Four Corners Of Social Media And E-Discovery For Businesess

by Michelle Sherman on 6/4/2012

Companies are on social media. They are interacting and connecting with customers through Facebook, Twitter and blogs. In a 2010 study, numbers on the conservative side show that 65% of Fortune Global 100 companies have...more

Recent CIPA Ruling Sets Stage for Showdown Over Business Call Monitoring

by Venable LLP on 12/6/2011

Last week, a California court of appeals ruled that a state statute -- the California Invasion of Privacy Act, Cal. Penal Code § 632 (“CIPA”)-- prohibit a business from monitoring its own customer service and other telephone...more

Justice Roberts: "This Isn't Personal, and Neither Are Your Corporate Records"

by Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 3/1/2011

In a unanimous decision on March 1, 2011, the Supreme Court held in Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T Inc. that corporations do not have personal privacy rights under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), reversing a...more

Social Media and E-Discovery: How to Win Friends and Preserve Your Data (and Your Dignity)

by Sarah Brown on 2/18/2011

During litigation, nothing is sacred, and no stone will remained unturned in the hunt for responsive data — and that includes social media data. With social media here to stay — and growing in popularity every day — the...more

Litigation Wire - January 2011

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 1/13/2011

In This Issue: Opening the Floodgates: The Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Provisions’ Impact on Corporate America . . . Page 1, 8-9 Recent Cases Demonstrate Risks of Sharing Online Users’ Data with Third Parties. . . Page...more