After growing up during the Great Depression, William Bennett dropped out of law school to serve as a bomber pilot in World War II, flying 35 missions over Nazi-occupied Europe…
Attracted by the opportunity to market their wedding-related products and services to a huge group of brides-to-be, hundreds of would-be exhibitors paid $350 to $4,000 for a chance to promote…
In a litigation tactic that reportedly has never been tried before to combat a global malicious software attack, Microsoft Corp. won a sealed temporary restraining order in an ex parte…
The operators of a popular Internet customer review site for restaurants and small businesses have been sued by two law firms alleging unfair business practices and an “extortion scheme.”
In the latest blows to Toyota Motor Corp.’s once-sterling reputation, federal authorities have announced a criminal probe of automotive safety issues and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is looking…
A House committee has subpoenaed thousands of internal documents from a former Toyota lawyer who claims the automaker concealed evidence from courts and regulators.
In a claimed international hack attack that apparently dwarfs the recent alleged China-based intrusion into the computer systems at more than 20 companies, including Google, a coordinated operation based in…
Amidst the mortgage meltdown, a stunning number of lawyers reportedly may be taking advantage of desperate homeowners by accepting thousands of dollars in fees from individuals while doing little or…
As mortgage foreclosures continue to surge throughout the nation, there’s at least one case that should never have been filed, a Massachusetts couple says.
Plaintiffs lawyers are predicting that what has the potential to be the largest-ever automotive products liability case will result in a complex federal action equivalent to tobacco litigation.
Updated: Facing a new ruling from U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman, after a federal appeals court instructed him to reconsider an earlier $37.6 million contempt sanction, infomercial pitchman Kevin Trudeau…
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