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Court skeptical of using U.S. laws in foreign human rights cases

During back-to-back arguments Tuesday in two cases involving allegations of torture and murder, the U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical of citizens and foreigners using two federal laws to hold corporations and other organizations liable for human rights violations committed abroad. One of the cases marks only the second time that the Supreme Court has exa [?]

Judge Grants Summary Judgment to Tobacco Companies in Graphic Labels Case

A federal judge in Washington has granted summary judgment to five tobacco companies suing the Food and Drug Administration over new regulations requiring graphic labels on cigarette packages. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon wrote that the images violate the First Amendment by "unconstitutionally compelling speech." [?]

Judge Dismisses Whistleblower's Defamation Claim But Allows Retaliation Claim in Suit Against Moody's

A federal judge has dismissed claims by Ilya Eric Kolchinsky that Moody's defamed him in the press after he testified in an investigation into the rating agencies' role in the financial crisis. But the ruling denied Moody's bid to dismiss Kolchinsky's retaliation claims under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. [?]

Gibraltar, investors settle suit for $10 million

Two days from starting trial, a group of Scott Rothstein's money-losing investors and Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust settled their dispute for $10 million cash plus a share in a bad faith insurance claim, investor attorney William Scherer said Tuesday. [?]

Trademark board just says no to 'CrackBerry'

In an opinion it labeled precedent-setting, a trademark appeal board has denied registration to four trademark applications for the term "CrackBerry" for different types of goods and services, ruling that the marks would dilute Research in Motion's BlackBerry mark. [?]

John Facciola, Michael Arkfeld on the ABA Ethics 20/20 Project

Magistrate Judge John Facciola of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and Michael Arkfeld, consultant at Arkfeld & Associates, speak with LTN magazine's Editor-in-Chief Monica Bay about the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 -- and the question of what level of competence lawyers must have in applying IT concepts to the practice of law. [?]

Littler Mendelson's Weiner, McGuire on BigLaw E-Discovery

Littler Mendelson's Paul D. Weiner, national e-discovery counsel, and Michael J. McGuire, chief information security officer, speak to LTN magazine's editor-in-chief, Monica Bay, about how the firm manages e-discovery, and compare its efforts to other BigLaw models. [?]

DLA Piper's Browning Marean on E-Discovery Proportionality

Browning Marean, senior counsel at DLA Piper, speaks to LTN magazine's editor-in-chief, Monica Bay, about the challenges of fashioning responses to discovery requests that are appropriate -- and proportional -- to a case. [?]

Judge John Facciola on E-Discovery Training at a Crossroads

D.C. District Judge John Facciola speaks with LTN magazine's editor-in-chief, Monica Bay, about how e-discovery training is at a crossroads, constrained by limited financial resources at the governmental level. He proposes several solutions to address these challenges, particularly when individuals are unable to meet face to face. [?]

Iranian Dairy Case a 'Caricature' of U.S. Litigation System, Judges Find

A case that a D.C. Circuit panel described as an example of the "harshest caricature of the American litigation system" may finally be drawing to a close, with a ruling that Iran's government expropriated U.S.-based McKesson's interest and withheld dividends following the country's 1979 revolution. [?]

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