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The long-delayed U.K. Bribery Act will finally take effect in July, according to the Ministry of Justice. The act, described by experts as the world's most draconian anti-corruption legislation, looks set to generate significant work for U.S. white-collar practices.Visit International News
The 4th Circuit has ruled that the ADA requires the Washington Redskins and operators of FedEx Field to provide song lyrics and other aural content to deaf fans. The team's GC says the case has "only been about attorney's fees."
Barry Minkow, a convicted con artist who served seven years in prison before pronouncing himself reformed and becoming a pastor and informant, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to drive down the stock of homebuilder Lennar Corp.
Despite New York state budget cuts, Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman said Wednesday some money may be available to increase legal assistance for indigent New Yorkers in civil cases.
The 4th Circuit has ruled that Family Dollar Stores didn't violate the Fair Labor Standards Act against current and former managers who alleged they deserved overtime pay as non-exempt employees.
In a ruling in a securities class action against Clifford Chance, the 3rd Circuit endorsed the reasoning the 2nd Circuit applied last April when it affirmed that Refco shareholders cannot pursue a suit against Mayer Brown.
The California Supreme Court signaled some unease Wednesday with a Sacramento judge who ordered a man to turn over Facebook postings he may have made while serving as a juror in a gang case.
Few at the Supreme Court were surprised by Justice Antonin Scalia's car accident Tuesday. A skit by Court clerks once mocked his driving habits -- and some years ago, Justice David Souter joked during an oral argument about Scalia's driving.
On Tuesday, a coalition of more than 50 advocacy groups and farmers represented by the Public Patent Foundation launched what appears to be the broadest legal attack yet against Monsanto's transgenic seed patents.
California's State Bar has closed its investigation of Juan Dominguez, the lawyer at the center of a judge's finding that fraud tainted a suit brought against Dole Food on behalf of Nicaraguans who worked on its banana plantations.
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