Civil Procedure, Criminal Law

Attorney-Client Confidentiality

by Law Offices of Gregory S. Robey on 5/13/2013

Attorney-client privilege is a rule that protects both attorneys and their clients from disclosing confidential communications vital for the purposes of furnishing or obtaining legal advice or assistance....more

Wartime Suspension Of Limitations Act Suspends Statute Of Limitations In False Claims Act Cases

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/6/2013

The False Claims Act (FCA), which allows both the government and whistleblowers to seek treble damages for claims of civil fraud on the United States, is a powerful tool. In the past two years, the government has aggressively...more

OCC Seeks Reconsideration Of Order Requiring Disclosure Of Non-Public Documents Related To Bank’s AML/CTF Compliance

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/2/2013

On April 24, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York stayed an order that would have required a bank to disclose non-public supervisory information subject to the bank examination privilege. Wultz v....more

The Truth About Trials

by Law Office of Dean Standish Perkins and... on 5/2/2013

Trials are a risky, lengthy and very expensive process. Despite what is shown on TV, trials are not dramatic scenes of vindication. They are generally a last resort for both the plaintiff and the defendant. If your case goes...more

Bounty Hunters’ Questionable Reliance On A 19th Century Supreme Court Decision, Taylor v. Taintor

by Mitchell | Gilleon Law Firm on 5/1/2013

On March 4, 1873, Ulysses S. Grant, who had led the Union Army in the Civil War, was sworn in for his second term as President. Amazingly enough, today's bounty hunters cling to an appellate decision that was handed down a...more

Owner Says It’s ‘Finders, Keepers’ in Case of Stolen Renoir

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 4/24/2013

The ownership of a Renoir painting stolen from a Baltimore museum 62 years ago will be decided by a federal judge in the U.S. District Court in Alexandria....more

Second Circuit Bars Criminal Defendant from Accessing Assets Frozen by Regulators

by Elizabeth D. Langdale, Michael Rosensaft | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/17/2013

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently upheld a district court’s refusal to release nearly $4 million in assets frozen by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - April 12, 2013

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/15/2013

In this issue: - SEC and CFTC Adopt Joint Rules to Help Protect Investors from Identity Theft - CME Block Trade Advisories Clarify Nonpublic Information Restrictions - CFTC Staff Issues No-Action...more

Employee Wrongfully Terminated for Refusing to Engage in Criminal Copyright Infringement

by Anjali Shankar | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 4/15/2013

Adam Young worked for an architecture firm, Nortex Foundation Designs Inc. in Fort Worth Texas as a drafter. He was hired in 2001 and designed foundation plans based on copyrighted architectural designs that Nortex provided...more

New Virginia Law Protects Employees' Personal Identifying Information

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 4/15/2013

Effective July 1, 2013, Virginia employers will be prohibited from releasing or communicating any personal identifying information of any current or former employee to a third party unless required by a court order, by a...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: ResCap Report, a Bargain at $83 Million [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 4/10/2013

April 10 (Bloomberg Law) -- Why the Residential Capital LLC examiner's report will cost almost $83 million is the first item on the new Bloomberg bankruptcy video with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia and Bloomberg News bankruptcy...more

Counties in California Can Learn a Few Lessons from State on Inmate Health Care - BB&K Health Care Attorney Shares Tips on...

by Jared A. Goldman | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 4/10/2013

Inmates in the Riverside County jails served a federal class-action lawsuit last month, claiming the county is subjecting them to cruel and unusual punishment by depriving them of basic medical and mental health care. A...more

A Trend? Another Ruling That Mailing Does Not Support Mail Fraud

by Richard Albert | Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C.... on 4/10/2013

Two decisions do not ordinarily a trend make. But when New York federal judges author two circuit court opinions, issued within approximately three months of each other, dismissing mail fraud claims for failing to satisfy the...more

Exec Insists Safety Came First Before BP Oil Spill

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 4/10/2013

An executive for oil giant BP testified today that he personally worked to improve the company’s safety culture in the years leading up to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that killed 11 workers and dumped millions of...more

Rule 3:22A: Expanding the Scope of Voir Dire

by Ian Lambeets | Sands Anderson PC on 4/9/2013

On January 1, 2013, a new rule passed by the Supreme Court of Virginia governing voir dire in civil trials took effect. Rule 3:22A, in essence, will both expand and standardize the scope of questioning permitted during voir...more

New Security Measures At Milwaukee County Courthouse Start Today

by Samster, Konkel & Safran, S.C. on 4/8/2013

Beginning Monday, March 11, 2013, there will be new security procedures for people entering the Milwaukee County Courthouse. People will have to remove their shoes and belts, and show security guards their waistband. The new...more

Court Denies Motion for Class Certification in Hannaford

by Erica Gann Kitaev | BakerHostetler on 4/5/2013

In an order surely to reverberate with both the plaintiffs’ and defense bar, on March 20, 2013, Judge D. Brock Hornby of the United States District Court for the District of Maine denied the plaintiffs’ motion to certify a...more

Global HR Hot Topic - April 2013: Internal Investigations in Overseas Workplaces

by Donald C. Dowling, Jr. | White & Case LLP on 4/2/2013

Challenge: In America, internal investigations into suspicions and allegations of employee misconduct follow an increasingly well-defined approach. But exporting US investigatory best practices raises unexpected...more

Another Court Construes the CFAA Narrowly and More of My Thoughts on the Statute

by Kenneth Vanko | Clingen Callow & McLean, LLC on 3/28/2013

After last year's important Ninth Circuit decision from U.S. v. Nosal, I discussed my take on the ongoing debate within our federal courts over how to interpret the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act - and in particular, whether...more

Another Lawyer Disbarred Over Fen-Phen Class Action Settlement

by Barger & Wolen on 3/27/2013

The Kentucky Supreme Court disbarred a Cincinatti class action lawyer for his role in the notorious $200 million class action settlement concerning the diet drug Fen-Phen....more

Weekly Law Resume - March 21, 2013: Ninth Circuit Holds that Jurisdiction Exists as to Homeless Individuals’ Eighth Amendment...

by Kimberly Chin | Low, Ball & Lynch on 3/25/2013

Bell, et al. v. City of Boise, et al. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit March 7, 2013 Plaintiffs in this case are seven individuals who either are or have been homeless in Boise. They have all...more

Judge Dismisses Some Claims, But BP Trial Goes On

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 3/21/2013

U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier dismissed claims today against the contractor that supplied oil giant BP with drilling fluid, but denied most other dismissal requests from defendants in the civil trial over the Deepwater...more

Service of Subpoenas on Syracuse University Seeking Evidence of Sexual Molestation is a “Claim” Giving Rise to Covered Defense...

by Richard Mason | Cozen O'Connor on 3/21/2013

In Syracuse University v. National Union Fire Insurance of Pittsburgh, PA, No. 2012EF 63 (Sup. Ct., Onondaga County, January 29, 2013), the New York Supreme Court, County of Onondaga, held that an insured’s costs incurred in...more

District Court in California Provides Further Clarification as to the Scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/21/2013

On March 12, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a ruling clarifying the reach of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) when employees access computer systems. The decision...more

Courts Diverge on the Reach of Personal Jurisdiction in FCPA Cases Against Foreign Defendants

by King & Spalding on 3/13/2013

Last month, two federal judges in the Southern District of New York reached differing conclusions about the minimum contacts required for U.S. courts to exercise personal jurisdiction over foreign defendants in civil...more

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Attorney-Client Confidentiality

Wartime Suspension Of Limitations Act Suspends Statute Of Limitations In False Claims Act Cases

OCC Seeks Reconsideration Of Order Requiring Disclosure Of Non-Public Documents Related To Bank’s AML/CTF Compliance

The Truth About Trials

Bounty Hunters’ Questionable Reliance On A 19th Century Supreme Court Decision, Taylor v. Taintor

Owner Says It’s ‘Finders, Keepers’ in Case of Stolen Renoir

Second Circuit Bars Criminal Defendant from Accessing Assets Frozen by Regulators

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - April 12, 2013

Employee Wrongfully Terminated for Refusing to Engage in Criminal Copyright Infringement

New Virginia Law Protects Employees' Personal Identifying Information

Bill on Bankruptcy: ResCap Report, a Bargain at $83 Million [Video]

Counties in California Can Learn a Few Lessons from State on Inmate Health Care - BB&K Health Care Attorney Shares Tips on...

A Trend? Another Ruling That Mailing Does Not Support Mail Fraud

Exec Insists Safety Came First Before BP Oil Spill

Rule 3:22A: Expanding the Scope of Voir Dire

New Security Measures At Milwaukee County Courthouse Start Today

Court Denies Motion for Class Certification in Hannaford

Global HR Hot Topic - April 2013: Internal Investigations in Overseas Workplaces

Another Court Construes the CFAA Narrowly and More of My Thoughts on the Statute

Another Lawyer Disbarred Over Fen-Phen Class Action Settlement

Weekly Law Resume - March 21, 2013: Ninth Circuit Holds that Jurisdiction Exists as to Homeless Individuals’ Eighth Amendment...

Judge Dismisses Some Claims, But BP Trial Goes On

Service of Subpoenas on Syracuse University Seeking Evidence of Sexual Molestation is a “Claim” Giving Rise to Covered Defense...

District Court in California Provides Further Clarification as to the Scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Courts Diverge on the Reach of Personal Jurisdiction in FCPA Cases Against Foreign Defendants

Bill on Bankruptcy: ResCap Report, a Bargain at $83 Million [Video]

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