Seventh Circuit Judge Richard Posner wrote an opinion about "prime bank" fraudsters. It came out today. The defendants and their cohorts pocketed $32 million from credulous victims whose greed apparently blinded them to the preposterousness of a super-safe investment that, as the scammers told them, would yield a 100 percent weekly return.
The appeal turned
The First Circuit today affirmed dismissal of a securities fraud class action against Biogen and several of its top insiders. The reason? The plaintiffs didn’t plead the scienter element in a way that satisfied the tough "strong inference" test of Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd., 127 S. Ct. 2499 (2007), under
The Senate Judiciary Committee chair wants "a whole lot" of new laws before taking up more judicial appointments.
Under the fetching headline "Senate Stall to Let Next President Tip Court Balance", James Rowley at Bloomberg reports today that the world’s Most Exclusive Club will confirm no more nominees for judgeships on the 13
A little cocoa butter will fix that right up, buddy.
As we enter the Dog Days of Summer — and temperatures in Blawgletter’s vicinity spike to 107 Fahrenheit — let us pause to consider skincare products. Specifically ones that feature an unguent of choice, the mother of moisturizers, the very queen of summertime salves: cocoa
Tammy Wynette sang D-I-V-O-R-C-E.
The Eighth Circuit today overturned claims arising from a business divorce. Each side owned half of a company, Twin City, before one bought out the other. The sellers sued for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, insider trading under an Iowa statute, and breach of contract. The court held that fact
Today’s decision saves cable companies from having to do this.
The Second Circuit today reversed a summary judgment for Cartoon Network and other programming providers in a case accusing cable operators of directly infringing the programmers’ copyrights in SpongeBob SquarePants, CNN news, and Dude, Where’s My Car? (2000), among other television and cinematographic
Overlaying dots tricks the eye into seeing one color.
Today the Federal Circuit reversed a decision that invalidated patents for inequitable conduct. The court also held that the district court so deviated from proper analysis as to justify directing the Chief Judge of the originating district to reassign the case.
The dispute involved patents relating
King Henry V walloped the French in 1415 at Agincourt.
Blawgletter had the distinct honor this morning of talking with a group of state trial judges about ways to expedite and streamline civil litgation. Our presentation included a visual (above) depicting the array of English and French forces in the Battle of Agincourt. But time
The D.C. Circuit — in a 2-1 decision — today reversed the district court’s refusal to enjoin Whole Foods from acquiring Wild Oats. The majority concluded that "the district court committed legal error in assuming market definition must depend on marginal consumers; consequently, it underestimated the FTC’s likelihood of success on the merits." Federal Trade
Monica, Monica, Monica!
Tell us about your political philosophy. There are different groups of conservatives, by way of example: Social Conservative, Fiscal Conservative, Law & Order Republican.
[W]hat is it about George W. Bush that makes you want to serve him?
Aside from the president, give us an example of someone currently or recently in