Trials

  • January 30, 2025

    Calif. Panel Counsels Female Attys Seeking The First Chair

    Female lawyers seeking to become first-chair trial attorneys must advocate for themselves just as they would for a client, a federal judge said during a Federal Bar Association panel Thursday in San Francisco.

  • January 30, 2025

    SEC's Trial Win In VistaPrint Insider Trading Case Stands

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday rejected a Lexington man's contention that his conviction for trading VistaPrint options off of nonpublic information resulted from an inconsistent jury verdict, but said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's request he pay $1.8 million in civil penalties for the insider trading was too much.

  • January 30, 2025

    Telecom Giants Must Face March Trial In 4G LTE Patent Fight

    A Minnesota federal judge on Thursday refused to hand a group of telecommunications companies a summary judgment win in the University of Minnesota's patent suit over wireless communications technology used in 4G LTE network services, determining that the dispute must be decided by a jury in an upcoming March trial.

  • January 30, 2025

    Paramount Settles Fee Suit Over Pacquiao-Mayweather Fight

    Paramount Global has settled a nearly decade-old lawsuit over a finder's fee for the lucrative 2015 boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., according to a Thursday notice in California state court.

  • January 30, 2025

    Wash. Court Rejects Palestinian Patient's Verdict Bias Appeal

    A Washington state appeals court said Thursday it would not touch a doctor's win in a medical malpractice trial, rejecting arguments from the Palestinian plaintiff that the jury's verdict was tainted by racial bias, while further clarifying the benchmark for judges to make such a determination.  

  • January 30, 2025

    Valve Maker Had Decades To Prevent Lyondell Leak, Jury Told

    Eight men injured in a chemical leak at a LyondellBasell facility in La Porte, Texas, told a Houston jury Thursday that a pipe valve manufacturer knew its product posed a "serious and deadly hazard" for workers decades before the 2021 leak.

  • January 30, 2025

    Ky. Clerk Asks 6th Circ. To Ax $100K Marriage License Verdict

    A Kentucky clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to couples in protest of the legalization of same-sex marriage asked the Sixth Circuit on Thursday to toss damages awarded to one couple for emotional distress, citing insufficient evidence and invoking free speech protections.

  • January 30, 2025

    Combs Victimized 3 Women, Feds Charge In Expanded Case

    Sean "Diddy" Combs forced at least three women to engage in commercial sex acts, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said Thursday in a superseding indictment accusing the jailed hip-hop icon of using his business empire to sexually abuse and exploit women for 20 years.

  • January 30, 2025

    Agency In NJ Town Loses Retrial Bid In $26M Land-Taking Fight

    A New Jersey federal judge has denied a redevelopment agency's bid for a new trial in a land-taking battle after a jury determined it should pay $25.6 million for a 22-acre former Michelin Tire & Rubber Co. factory, ruling that it failed to meet the high bar set to overturn a verdict.

  • January 30, 2025

    SEC Eyes Pretrial Win On $57M Fraud After Lindberg Plea Deal

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission asked a North Carolina federal judge to give it a pretrial win on its fraud claims against convicted former insurance mogul Greg Lindberg and his investment adviser firm, arguing multiple convictions in parallel criminal cases against Lindberg and others are a "straightforward" indicator of his liability.

  • January 30, 2025

    Amex GBT Calls Judge's Sept. DOJ Trial 'Manifest Injustice'

    American Express Global Business Travel Inc. asked a New York federal judge Wednesday to reconsider waiting until September to hear the U.S. Department of Justice challenge to its planned $570 million purchase of CWT Holdings LLC, arguing it needs an answer much sooner.

  • January 30, 2025

    MLS, US Soccer Seek Midtrial Win In $500M Antitrust Case

    Major League Soccer and the sport's American governing body are seeking an early win in the North American Soccer League's $500 million lawsuit against the two, telling the New York federal judge overseeing the ongoing trial that the lower-level league has offered no evidence of a conspiracy to sabotage it.

  • January 30, 2025

    Gov't Urges High Court To OK 2nd 'Buffalo Billion' Trial

    The federal government asked the U.S. Supreme Court to clear the way for a second trial in a public corruption case tied to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's "Buffalo Billion" development initiative, saying prosecutors should be allowed to pursue charges under a different theory after the justices undid the original convictions.

  • January 29, 2025

    Binary Options Fraudsters Must Pay $451.6M To CFTC

    An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday ordered three Israeli businessmen and the overseas businesses they owned or ran to pay over $451.6 million to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, holding them liable for lying about the profitability of binary options transactions and misappropriating customer funds.

  • January 29, 2025

    BI Ignored 'Red Flag After Red Flag' On Zantac, Jury Hears

    Counsel for two men retrying their cancer case against Boehringer Ingelheim told an Illinois state court jury Wednesday that the drugmaker stuck its head in the sand and ignored warning signs that taking its over-the-counter Zantac could lead to cancer development.

  • January 29, 2025

    Apple Will Appeal Denial Of Bid To Defend Google Search Deal

    Apple said Wednesday that it will appeal an order refusing to let it intervene in the government's search monopolization case against Google to defend a multibillion-dollar revenue-sharing deal that makes Google the default search engine for the Safari browser.

  • January 29, 2025

    Dentons Taps SEC Enforcement Vet From Morrison Cohen

    Dentons has brought on a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement attorney from Morrison Cohen LLP, where his work made headlines when he won a rare sanctions order against the regulator over its handling of a case against a client, the crypto project known as Debt Box. 

  • January 29, 2025

    Pension Plans Seek Trader's Testimony In $2B Tax Fraud Suit

    Pension plans and individuals who Denmark's government alleges received fraudulent refunds have asked a New York federal court to allow U.K. court testimony into the record from a trader who Danish authorities say masterminded a $2.1 billion tax fraud, saying it shows he deceived other participants.

  • January 29, 2025

    Chinese Co. Execs Convicted Over Fentanyl Chemical Imports

    Two former executives of a Chinese chemical company were convicted Wednesday of charges related to a purported scheme to import fentanyl precursor chemicals in order to manufacture large quantities of the drug, as well as laundering funds.

  • January 29, 2025

    Retailers Back Intel, OpenSky In VLSI IP Fight At Fed. Circ.

    A retail trade association has urged the Federal Circuit to affirm the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's decision not to throw out a challenge to a VLSI chip patent that ended up being invalidated, saying there was nothing wrong with allowing Intel to join the fight.

  • January 29, 2025

    Texas-Led States Can Sue Google, Ad Tech Judge Says

    A Texas federal judge refused to toss a state enforcer coalition's lawsuit accusing Google of monopolizing the display advertising placement technology market, rejecting Google assertions that the states lack standing to sue on behalf of their citizens in a case where trial now appears likely to be delayed.

  • January 29, 2025

    Curaleaf To Pay $31.8M In Pot Farm Contract Row

    A Michigan federal jury on Wednesday found that a pair of Curaleaf affiliates breached their contract with a cannabis farm, awarding the farm nearly $32 million in damages, while rejecting Curaleaf's counterclaims.

  • January 29, 2025

    Firm Sued Over Ex-Eagles Player's $43.5M Knee Injury Verdict

    A medical clinic says it was saddled with paying $16 million of a $43.5 million verdict after its attorneys at O'Brien & Ryan LLP failed to properly negotiate a settlement with former Philadelphia Eagles player Chris Maragos in a lawsuit over the treatment of his career-ending injury.

  • January 29, 2025

    Jurors Find Fund Can Keep $11M From Short-Swing Trades

    A Denver federal jury unanimously found a hedge fund is exempt from a law that would otherwise require it to return $11 million in profits from the short-swing trades of a biopharmaceutical company's stock, delivering a verdict after less than an hour of deliberation Wednesday.

  • January 29, 2025

    Ailing Harvey Weinstein Begs Judge To Move Up NY Retrial

    Disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein pleaded with a New York state judge on Wednesday to move up the date of his retrial on rape and sexual assault charges, telling the court he is dying of cancer in the city's "medieval" jail, which he called a "hellhole."

Expert Analysis

  • An Underutilized Tool To Dismiss Meritless Claims In Texas

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    In Texas, special appearances provide a useful but often overlooked tool for out-of-state defendants to escape meritless claims early in litigation, thus limiting discovery and creating a pathway for immediate appellate review, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.

  • When US Privilege Law Applies To Docs Made Outside The US

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    As globalization manifests itself in disputes over foreign-created documents, a California federal court’s recent trademark decision illustrates nuances of both U.S. privilege frameworks and foreign evidentiary protections that attorneys must increasingly bear in mind, say attorneys at Hunton.

  • Notable 2024 Trademark Cases And What To Watch In 2025

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    Emerging disputes between established tech giants and smaller trademark holders promise to test the boundaries of trademark protection in 2025, following a 2024 marked with disputes in areas ranging from cybersquatting to geographic marks, says Danner Kline at Bradley Arant.

  • 'Minimal Participant' Bar Is Tough To Clear For Whistleblowers

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    Under the U.S. Department of Justice’s corporate whistleblower pilot program, would-be whistleblowers will find it tough to show that they only minimally participated in criminal misconduct while still providing material information, but sentencing precedent shows how they might prove their eligibility for an award, say attorneys at MoloLamken.

  • What 2024 Trends In Marketing, Comms Hiring Mean For 2025

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    The state of hiring in legal industry marketing, business development and communications over the past 12 months was marked by a number of trends — from changes in the C-suite to lateral move challenges — providing clues for what’s to come in the year ahead, says Ben Curle at Ambition.

  • How Attorneys Can Master The Art Of Eye Contact At Trial

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    As a growing body of research confirms that eye contact facilitates communication and influences others, attorneys should follow a few pointers to maximize the power of eye contact during voir dire, witness preparation, direct examination and cross-examination, says trial consultant Noelle Nelson.

  • Series

    Group Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The combination of physical fitness and community connection derived from running with a group of business leaders has, among other things, helped me to stay grounded, improve my communication skills, and develop a deeper empathy for clients and colleagues, says Jessica Shpall Rosen at Greenwald Doherty.

  • How White Collar Defense Attys Can Use Summary Witnesses

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    Few criminal defense attorneys have successfully utilized summary witnesses in the past, but several recent success stories show that it can be a worthwhile trial tactic to help juries understand the complex decision-making at issue, says Jonathan Porter at Husch Blackwell.

  • 7th Circ. Ruling Muddies Split On Trade Secret Damages

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    The Seventh Circuit's recent endorsement in Motorola v. Hytera of a Second Circuit limit on avoided-cost damages under the Defend Trade Secrets Act contradicts even its own precedents, and will further confuse the scope of a developing circuit conflict that the U.S. Supreme Court has already twice declined to resolve, says Jordan Rice at MoloLamken.

  • Opinion

    6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School

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    Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.

  • How White Collar Attys Can Use Mythic Archetypes At Trial

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    A careful reading of a classic screenwriting guide shows that fairy tales and white collar trials actually have a lot in common, and defense attorneys would do well to tell a hero’s journey at trial, relying on universal character archetypes to connect with the jury, says Jack Sharman at Lightfoot Franklin.

  • Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware

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    Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer’s market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business — but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

  • Teaching Your Witness To Beat The Freeze/Appease Response

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    In addition to fight-or-flight, witnesses may experience the freeze/appease response at trial or deposition — where they become a deer in headlights, agreeing with opposing counsel’s questions and damaging their credibility in the process — but certain strategies can help, says Bill Kanasky at Courtroom Sciences.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out

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    In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a “sliding scale” approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • FTX Exec's Sentencing Shows Pros And Cons Of Cooperation

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    The sentencing of former FTX tech deputy Gary Wang, whose cooperation netted him a rare outcome of no prison time, offers critical takeaways for attorneys and clients navigating the burgeoning world of crypto-related prosecutions, says Andrew Meck at Whiteford.

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