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BOSTON — The U.S. Supreme Court begins its upcoming term with a docket full of cases important to litigators. Starting on Oct. 4, the justices will take on such issues as the ability to file suit in matters involving arbitration ...

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Renola Dower, who has sued Baltimore school officials for allegedly ignoring her grandson’s complaints about being bullied, seems to be part of a growing national trend. Her lawsuit, seeking $10 million for the teasing that allegedly left the 9-year-old Leith ...

Legislation that would extend the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide minimum wage and overtime compensation to home care workers has been filed in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act, H.R. 5902, would also allow ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up a closely-watched case asking whether the work product doctrine prevents IRS officials from examining materials prepared by in-house attorneys in support of audited corporate financial statements. The case, Textron ...

RICHMOND  — A trial judge should not have cut the contingency fee in a personal injury case from $6 million to $600,000, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held this week. The plaintiff, who was struck by an alleged ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA — There is growing concern that out-of-state attorneys are improperly soliciting workers who were on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig when it exploded April 20 and fishermen who are working to contain the resulting leak. The Louisiana ...