U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions urged the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday not to rehear a decision ending a constitutional challenge to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's use of national security letters that bar service providers from telling users about government requests for their data, saying it’s grounded in the U.S. Constitution.
Blog Post: FBI Nat'l Security Letters Grounded In Constitution: DOJ
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Blog Post: FBI Nat'l Security Letters Grounded In Constitution: DOJ
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions urged the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday not to rehear a decision ending a constitutional challenge to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's use of national security letters that bar service providers from telling users about government requests for their data, saying it’s grounded in the U.S. Constitution.
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Blog Post: Atty Fights For Fees In $8.5M Groupon Deal At 9th Circ.
A federal judge wrongly denied attorneys’ fees to a California lawyer who helped shape an $8.5 settlement in multidistrict litigation against Groupon Inc. over short-dated online vouchers, the attorney told the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday, saying the court improperly lumped her in with other, less helpful objectors.
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Blog Post: EU Regulators Demand Action On 'Privacy Shield' Issues
Europe’s data protection authorities on Tuesday warned that they would move to strike down the trans-Atlantic Privacy Shield data transfer pact if officials don’t act within the next year to address several “significant concerns,” including a lack of clear guidance on consumers' redress rights and insufficient U.S. surveillance guarantees.
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Blog Post: EU Regulators Demand Action On 'Privacy Shield' Issues
Europe’s data protection authorities on Tuesday warned that they would move to strike down the trans-Atlantic Privacy Shield data transfer pact if officials don’t act within the next year to address several “significant concerns,” including a lack of clear guidance on consumers' redress rights and insufficient U.S. surveillance guarantees.
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Blog Post: EU Regulators Demand Action On 'Privacy Shield' Issues
Europe’s data protection authorities on Tuesday warned that they would move to strike down the trans-Atlantic Privacy Shield data transfer pact if officials don’t act within the next year to address several “significant concerns,” including a lack of clear guidance on consumers' redress rights and insufficient U.S. surveillance guarantees.
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Blog Post: Profs Fight For Clarity On Class Cert. In Securities Suits
Two well-known law professors on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to provide clarity on the standard for certifying securities fraud class actions, joining Petrobras in its bid to have the justices review the certification of a class of investors who claim the oil giant committed fraud by concealing information about a massive kickback scheme.
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Blog Post: Profs Fight For Clarity On Class Cert. In Securities Suits
Two well-known law professors on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to provide clarity on the standard for certifying securities fraud class actions, joining Petrobras in its bid to have the justices review the certification of a class of investors who claim the oil giant committed fraud by concealing information about a massive kickback scheme.
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Blog Post: Westinghouse, Creditors Spar Over Extension For Ch. 11 Plan
Westinghouse Electric Co.’s unsecured creditors are squaring off with the nuclear giant in New York bankruptcy court over who will determine the direction of the company’s Chapter 11, with unsecured creditors saying it’s their turn to take the reins now that Westinghouse is asking for another extension to file its plan.
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Blog Post: Westinghouse, Creditors Spar Over Extension For Ch. 11 Plan
Westinghouse Electric Co.’s unsecured creditors are squaring off with the nuclear giant in New York bankruptcy court over who will determine the direction of the company’s Chapter 11, with unsecured creditors saying it’s their turn to take the reins now that Westinghouse is asking for another extension to file its plan.
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Blog Post: Calif. Statute Of Limitations Sinks Deutsche Bank RBMS Suits
A New York state appeals court has sunk two suits brought by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. over thousands of allegedly defective loans in two residential mortgage-backed securities trusts it oversees as trustee, concluding Tuesday that its remaining breach-of-contract claims against Barclays PLC and HSBC were brought too late under its home state’s statute of limitations.
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Blog Post: Calif. Statute Of Limitations Sinks Deutsche Bank RBMS Suits
A New York state appeals court has sunk two suits brought by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. over thousands of allegedly defective loans in two residential mortgage-backed securities trusts it oversees as trustee, concluding Tuesday that its remaining breach-of-contract claims against Barclays PLC and HSBC were brought too late under its home state’s statute of limitations.
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Blog Post: Calif. Statute Of Limitations Sinks Deutsche Bank RBMS Suits
A New York state appeals court has sunk two suits brought by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. over thousands of allegedly defective loans in two residential mortgage-backed securities trusts it oversees as trustee, concluding Tuesday that its remaining breach-of-contract claims against Barclays PLC and HSBC were brought too late under its home state’s statute of limitations.
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Blog Post: Terry Crews Sues Agent For Sexual Harassment
Actor and former NFL linebacker Terry Crews on Tuesday accused Hollywood agent Adam Venit of sexual assault, saying in a California state court suit that the power broker acted like a “rabid dog” at a party and that his agency fosters an environment that keeps predators safe.
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Blog Post: Boeing Owes $11M Attys' Fees In Contract Dispute
A Delaware state court on Tuesday awarded Spirit AeroSystems Inc. more than $11 million in attorneys’ fees from Boeing after the aircraft component manufacturer prevailed in a dispute over whether it had assumed responsibility for retiree benefits as part of a 2005 asset purchase agreement, saying the fee request was reasonable and properly supported.
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Blog Post: Boeing Owes $11M Attys' Fees In Contract Dispute
A Delaware state court on Tuesday awarded Spirit AeroSystems Inc. more than $11 million in attorneys’ fees from Boeing after the aircraft component manufacturer prevailed in a dispute over whether it had assumed responsibility for retiree benefits as part of a 2005 asset purchase agreement, saying the fee request was reasonable and properly supported.
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Blog Post: Credit Union Sues Trump For Naming Mulvaney CFPB Director
A credit union sued President Donald Trump and his appointed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acting director Mick Mulvaney in New York federal court on Tuesday, claiming Trump undermined the Constitution to pick his man over the deputy director selected by the former agency head.
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Blog Post: Prosecution In Greebel Case Rests After Hearing Last Witness
The prosecution rested Wednesday in the fraud trial against a former Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP partner who worked with Martin Shkreli, and the defense made an immediate motion for acquittal, launching a two-hour argument that ran straight through lunchtime.
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Blog Post: Revived Travel Ban Puts Employers, Immigrants In A Bind
With the U.S. Supreme Court allowing President Donald Trump's third travel ban to fully take effect, attorneys say affected individuals and businesses should brace for fallout, such as being unable to reunite with loved ones, attend business meetings, or sponsor immigrants for green cards in some cases.
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Blog Post: Revived Travel Ban Puts Employers, Immigrants In A Bind
With the U.S. Supreme Court allowing President Donald Trump's third travel ban to fully take effect, attorneys say affected individuals and businesses should brace for fallout, such as being unable to reunite with loved ones, attend business meetings, or sponsor immigrants for green cards in some cases.
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