Personal Injury, Privacy, Constitutional Law

Trooper Suspended after Shocking Roadside Cavity Search

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 12/29/2012

A Texas state trooper is suspended with pay and will face a grand jury next month for conducting a body cavity search of two women on the side of a highway near Irving, Texas, in full view of passing traffic and a male...more

In camera review required for discovery records protected by constitutional right of privacy – James v. Veneziano

by Trenam Kemker on 10/22/2012

In this car accident case, the plaintiff sought defendant’s medical records for the past 10 years based on the belief that the defendant’s medical problems caused the car accident. The trial court ordered the defendant to...more

Supreme Court Grants Enhanced Access to Justice for Victims of Cyberbullies

by Bennett Jones LLP on 10/3/2012

On September 27, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in AB v Bragg Communications Inc., an important constitutional case at the intersection of defamation law and children’s rights. A.B., the...more

Data Protection and Privacy in China - March 2012

by White & Case LLP on 3/15/2012

China does not currently have a comprehensive legal framework to regulate the use and disclosure of personal data or a national level law that delineates how a company can legally collect, process and retain personal data....more

Pro-Passenger STRIP Act Tells TSA “Don’t Touch My Junk”

by Lawyers.com on 1/9/2012

In December of last year, Rep. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee introduced to Congress the Stop TSA’s Reach in Policy Act, or the STRIP Act. The proposed legislation would prohibit any Transportation Security Administration...more

Entertainment Litigation Update

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 10/6/2011

In This Issue: Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Prohibiting Sale of Violent Video Games to Minors; The Hurt Locker; and In Re NCAA Student-Athlete Name. Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Prohibiting Sale of Violent Video...more

Il diritto all'identita personale

by Flavio Stella on 6/30/2011

Il diritto all'dentità personale. Studio di D.Minussi...more

Former Student Athletes’ Right of Publicity and Antitrust Claims Will Proceed Against the NCAA and Electronic Arts

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/15/2011

Closely watched class action lawsuits by former student athletes against the National Collegiate Athletic Association “NCAA”), its licensing arm, the Collegiate Licensing company (“CLC”), and the popular video game maker,...more

Habush Habush & Rottier vs. Cannon & Dunphy

Habush v Cannon - Judge Charles Kahn Summary Judgment Decison.pdf

by Ross Fishman on 6/8/2011

This is the Court Decision finding in favor of the defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment in the Habush Habush & Rottier vs. Cannon & Dunphy "Invasion of Privacy" lawsuit. The case involves internet-based marketing...more

Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation Round Up - May 26, 2011

by Howard Ankin on 5/27/2011

Here’s what other personal injury and workers’ compensation lawyers have been talking about over the past few weeks: Are Congress’s Med Mal Reform Efforts Unconstitutional? (TortsProfBlog) North Carolina Proposes to...more

Survey Of West Virginia Employment Privacy Law

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 11/9/2010

GENERAL COMMENTS West Virginia has a two-tiered court system consisting of circuit courts at the trial level with only discretionary appeal to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. There is no intermediate court of...more

Boxing Promoter Don King K.O.'d in Florida Appellate Court on Defamation Claims

by Sedgwick LLP on 9/2/2010

ESPN, Inc. put legendary boxing promoter Don King down for the count this summer when a Florida appellate court upheld summary judgment in favor of the sports media giant on King's defamation claims in Don King Productions,...more