San Francisco - Today a federal appeals court rejected a government claim of "lobbyist privacy" to hide the identities of individuals who pressured Congress to grant immunity to telecommunications companies that participated in the government's warrantless electronic surveillance of millions of ordi ...

The George Washington University Law School is hosting a conference, Aggregate Litigation: Critical Perspectives, that may be of interest to our readers. Description and details after the jump: Aggregate litigation lies at the core of American exceptionalism in litigation and...

My latest technology column for the ABA Journal is out. It's called "Going Mobile: Your future work platform is on the phone " and it takes a practical look at what is starting to seem like a smartphone revolution. My goal in this column was to provide a simple introduction and primer to what To ...

Justice Department Opposes New Google Book SettlementThis posting was written by Darius Sturmer, Editor of CCH Trade Regulation Reporter.Despite the substantial progress reflected in the proposed amended settlement agreement in The Authors Guild Inc. et al. v. Google Inc., the U.S. Department of Jus ...

The Illinois Review Board has recommended a 30 day suspension of an elected state's attorney for litigation misconduct. The board's synopsis of the case: [The prosecutor], the State's Attorney of Wayne County, was charged with misconduct arising out of his...

Amy Alanis and Joshua Molina are living every parent’s nightmare – the death of a child. On the evening of February 1, 2010, Ms. Alanis, Mr. Molina, and their 13-month old son, Joshua (J.J.), together with two friends, were heading home on the northwest side of Chicago when Putiporn Kaewmooka smash ...

Recalls and image problems continue for Toyota, which has issued two more recalls since I wrote last week about the first unintended-acceleration defect lawsuits. This week, the automaker announced that it would recall third-generation Prius and 2010 Lexus HS 250h hybrids because of a problem with t ...

Corporation Law The Corporation: Formation KRB 182-188 MBCA §§ 2.03-2.06 (it would be a good idea to skim MBCA chapters 1-5 (it is only 6 pages))(MBCA = Model Business Corporation Act) Limited Liability KRB 189-204 MBCA § 6.22(b) The Limited...

At our LTN Awards ceremonies at LegalTech New York, I was honored to present our inaugural Law Technology News Lifetime Achievement Awards to three wonderful members of our legal technology . John Alber, Thomas Burke, and M. Thomas Collins have all demonstrated leadership and a fierce commitme ...

At our Awards ceremonies at , I was honored to present our inaugural Lifetime Achievement Awards to three wonderful members of our legal technology community.  LTN LegalTech New York Law Technology News John Alber, Thomas Burke, and M. Thomas Collins have all demonstrated leadership and ...