Litigation

In-depth analysis of a recent key ruling.

Is there such a thing as "publishing malpractice"? A look at a recent court ruling.

Analysis of two important news items.

A federal district court's recent summary judgment decision in In re: Brican America, LLC Equipment Lease Litigation appears to be a mixed bag for vendor finance companies.

A discussion of recent key litigation.

Analysis of a recent court ruling involving Extraterritorial Securities Fraud.

A decision earlier this year on a motion to dismiss the complaint filed by the defendants in the case entitled Security and Exchange Commission v. Elek Straub et al. sustains the global reach of the FCPA.

Ninth Circuit federal appeals court Chief Judge Alex Kozinski recently questioned whether federal courts should hear motions to strike under California's "ant-SLAPP" statute. He wrote that the state statute "cuts an ugly gash through" the "integrated program of pre-trial, trial and post-trial procedures" set out in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.