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N.Y. court uses business-judgment standard for pre-discovery dismissal
A four-page opinion from an appellate court in New York suggests a way to insulate companies and their boards from lawsuits in going-private transactions.
Supreme Court to hear Facebook-threats case
Anthony Elonis went to prison after writing Facebook messages suggesting he might kill his wife. Now his case is before the U.S. Supreme Court, which will consider for the first time how free-speech rights apply on social media.
N.Y. court uses business-judgment standard for pre-discovery dismissal
A four-page opinion from an appellate court in New York suggests a way to insulate companies and their boards from lawsuits in going-private transactions.
Collaborative law catches on
Talk more to each other, less to the judge. That’s the theory behind the collaborative law process, designed to advance settlements of civil cases without trial.
Trademarking Clancy: ’S in a name?
Tom Clancy figuratively trademarked the military novel, spawning hit movies and video games. Now, lawyers for his estate want literally to trademark his name.
Conservationists sue over federal coal program
Conservation groups have sued the government to force federal officials to undertake the first broad environmental review of the government's coal-leasing program in decades
Judge: Salisbury officer unlawfully arrested teen
A judge has found that a Salisbury police officer facing three separate excessive-force lawsuits unlawfully arrested a teenager who was beaten after being stopped for riding his bike without a light and while wearing headphones.
Options, damages at issue in Pepco case
The first thing Hugo Hernandez Palomino plans to do with his $21.7 million jury verdict is move back home.
Arizona first state to sue GM for fraud over switches
Arizona became the first state to join the wave of litigation against General Motors Co. over faulty ignition switches, claiming the company misled consumers about the safety of its cars and defrauded them of $3 billion.
MoCo soccer-field suit survives challenge
A lawsuit filed by a youth soccer organization over who gets to help build and use turf fields at Montgomery County high schools can proceed, a judge has ruled.
Woman, 62, sues BPD over injury
An East Baltimore woman has filed suit against three police officers, alleging they caused her severe leg injury earlier this year and then tried to cover up what happened in an incident report.
Hopkins sues insurer over exchange plans
Johns Hopkins Medicine issued a public warning to consumers on Thursday that its hospitals and providers are not covered by some UnitedHealthcare insurance plans sold on the state’s health exchange.
