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USA - March 1 2013
There is a general statute of limitations that applies to many penalty provisions in the U.S. Code, including civil penalties imposed by the U.S…
USA - February 28 2013
On February 27, 2013, six justices of the U.S. Supreme Court joined to hold that, in order for a class to be certified, plaintiffs in a securities…
USA - April 30 2012
The early stages of large litigations have long been consumed by manual document review—namely—junior lawyers who spend weeks or months culling through mountains of documents at great expense to the client.
USA - December 23 2011
On Tuesday, December 20, 2011, New York’s Court of Appeals issued a groundbreaking decision holding that a plaintiff’s common-law claims for breach of fiduciary duty and gross negligence against a securities firm were not preempted by the Martin Act—New York’s “blue sky” law.
USA - November 15 2011
On August 4, 2011, the American Bar Association (the “ABA”) issued Formal Opinion 11-459 (the “Opinion”), stating that lawyers have a duty to warn their clients not to use a workplace computer, network, or device to communicate with their personal lawyer.
