November 2, 2005
In an Unpublished Decision, the California First Appellate District Strikes Arbitration Clause Banning Class Actions as Unconscionable.
Written by Steve Herman
November 1, 2005
Lucent and Counsel to be Sanctioned for Withholding and Destroying Documents in Patent Infringement Case.
Written by Steve Herman
October 24, 2005
Court Allows Expert Access to Servers.
Written by Steve Herman
October 19, 2005
Tenth Circuit reverses dismissal of action as sanction for failure to preserve electronic data in third party’s control.
Written by Steve Herman
October 17, 2005
Fifth Circuit clarifies meaning of “inconsistent or varying adjudications” and again rejects the use of (c)(4) to certify a “composite” class.
Written by Steve Herman
October 17, 2005
Korean statute of repose bars third-party claims by cargo owners arising out of casualty aboard a Panamanian vessel on a voyage from France to the United States.
Written by Steve Herman
October 7, 2005
Ninth Circuit reverses $50,000 sanction where evidence of intent is lacking.
Written by Steve Herman
October 5, 2005
Eleventh Circuit finds that adverse inference is insufficient where owner allows vehicle to be sold for salvage in crashworthiness suit.
Written by Steve Herman
September 25, 2005
Democracy in China: American Idol
Written by Steve Herman
September 25, 2005
What to Put on Your i-Pod
Written by Steve Herman