Judge Carlos E. Samour, Jr., on June 29 ordered unsealed the court filings surrounding psychiatric evaluations of James Eagan Holmes, the man convicted of killing 12 people and wounding 70 others in the Aurora, Colorado,...more
7/5/2018
/ Aurora ,
CO Supreme Court ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Doctor-Patient Privilege ,
Expert Witness ,
Forensic Examination ,
James Holmes ,
Judicial Records ,
Mass Shootings ,
Medical Reports ,
Mental Health ,
Sealed Records
A Las Vegas judge, at the urging of a coalition of news media organizations and over the objection of police, today ordered the release of sealed search warrant materials connected to the investigation of the largest mass...more
In a closely watched trial in which Waymo LLC—a subsidiary of Google’s parent company, Alphabet—has sued Uber for theft of trade secrets, a California federal judge has denied Waymo's motion to close the courtroom to the...more
1/23/2018
/ Alphabet Company ,
Driverless Cars ,
First Amendment ,
Google ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
Motion To Intervene ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Secrets ,
Uber
A recent appellate ruling may have important implications for online publishers who invite, encourage, and even compensate third-party contributors to post information without prior approval or review....more
12/14/2017
/ Actual Malice ,
Anti-SLAPP ,
Appeals ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Defamation ,
Dismissals ,
False Light ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Misappropriation ,
Negligence ,
Online Platforms ,
Reputational Injury ,
State and Local Government ,
Websites