Westlaw Jury Verdict of the Week: Shareholders Allege They Were Deprived of Value

May 31, 2011 By: Jury Verdicts

Indus. Recovery Capital Holdings Co. v. Simmons (Tex. Dist. Ct.) $178.7M verdict for minority shareholders’ claims against company, general counsel 2009 WL…

It must be remembered that judge is a human being, not an automaton or a robot.

May 31, 2011 By: Westlaw Insider

Trial judge has a duty to be thorough, courteous, patient, punctual, just, and impartial; yet, at same time it must be remembered…

An on-point decision of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court normally will control.

May 30, 2011 By: Westlaw Insider

In regard to law-determination, because Puerto Rico is the functional equivalent of a “state,” an on-point decision of the Puerto Rico Supreme…

Trading firm sued by government regulators over oil price manipulation

May 27, 2011 By: Jeremy Byellin

The CFTC is suing a major trading house over allegations that it manipulated oil prices in 2008 and profited $35 million therefrom.

Today in 1935: Schechter v. U.S. rules another New Deal law unconstitutional

May 27, 2011 By: Jeremy Byellin

On May 27, 1935, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Schechter v. U.S., holding that Congress has very limited authority under the Commerce Clause.

Mere intelligence and academic achievement do not necessarily equate to moral fitness and good character

May 27, 2011 By: Westlaw Insider

Mere intelligence and academic achievement do not necessarily equate to moral fitness and good character, both of which are preconditions to becoming…

Tattoo artist sues over “The Hangover Part II”

May 26, 2011 By: Jeremy Byellin

S. Victor Whitmill, the tattoo artist responsible for Mike Tyson’s tattoo, is suing Warner Bros. over its use in “The Hangover Part II.”

Hot Docs: Cisco responsible for the “Great Firewall of China”

May 26, 2011 By: Jeremy Byellin

Cisco is being sued by Falun Gong practitioners for developing, creating, and maintaining China’s Golden Shield, China’s Big Brother computer system.

The case of the doctor who denied that he suffered from narcissistic personality disorder

May 26, 2011 By: Westlaw Insider

Doctor who denied that he suffered from narcissistic personality disorder could not assert ADA psychiatric impairment claim based on that disorder, even…

EastLaw: Korematsu and Japanese Internment

May 25, 2011 By: Jeremy Byellin

Korematsu v. U.S. ruled Japanese Internment during World War II constitutional. But could internment happen again?

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