Litigation

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Challenge to Secret Litigation
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Challenge to Secret Litigation

SCOTUS Blocks GOP Challenge to Ohio Voters; Republicans Turns to Ohio Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court vacated a temporary restraining order won by the GOP in lower court rulings to challenge some 200,000 newly registered Ohio voters. The Court ruled that the plaintiffs in the action were not ?sufficiently likely to prevail...

Courts - U.S. Supreme Court Denies Secret Litigation Challenge
Shannon P. Duffy of The Legal Intelligencer reports today in a story that begins:The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal by The Legal Intelligencer challenging decisions by the 3rd U...

04/24/07 Trade Secret Law: Lydall
Lydall v. Ruschmeyer, Supreme Court of Connecticut, No. SC 17612 (April 24, 2007):Issue:Ruschmeyer appealed several trade secret outcomes weighing against his favor. Chief among them was the lower court's assertion that because the entire strategic plan in question was a trade secret, each disclosure of a portion of that strategic plan was itself another misappropriation...

Apple Decides Not To Challenge Ruling Protecting Bloggers Sources
We have learned that Apple Computer, Inc. will apparently not challenge the noteworthy California appellate decision rejecting its efforts to use the subpoena process to identify the source of leaked trade secret information about its upcoming products...

California Supreme Courts Delicate Position in the Prop 8 Litigation: Part 3
Vikram David Amar concludes part 3 of his Findlaw Commentary series that discusses the Prop 8 litigation: . . . In short, the challengers to Proposition 8 are going to have to sell the court, first, on the notion that the theory behind their challenge derives directly from what the court has said and done in [...

Supreme Court Lets Secret Case Stay Secret
The Supreme Court yesterday declined to accept review of a federal employment discrimination case that has remained hidden from public view for seven years, according to The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press...

Court rejects voter ID challenge; no new grants
The Supreme Court, voting 6-3, on Monday rejected a constitutional challenge to Indiana’s law requiring voters to show a government-issued photo ID before they may cast a ballot...

Courts - Supreme Court rejects voter ID law challenge [Updated]
See the writeup by Lyle Denniston of SCOTUSBlog here. Some quotes:The Supreme Court, voting 6-3, on Monday rejected a constitutional challenge to Indiana?s law requiring voters to show a photo ID before they may cast a ballot...

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Mesothelioma Law Suit
Asbestos Exposure

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

Victoria's Secret
Bras may have caused Woman's Itching, Rash and Welts

$189 Million Settlement Reached in Slab Litigation
$189 Million Settlement Reached in Slab Litigation

Breakthrough Settlement Reached In Chinese Drywall Litigation
Chinese Drywall Litigation Breakthrough Settlement Reached

Ebay Fined
French Court Sets Fine at $61 Million

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

Tomato Salmonella
Sheetz Convenience Stores agrees to confidential out-of-court settlement with food poisoning victim.