Civil Procedure

Monkey has no standing to assert copyright infringement in selfie case, 9th Circuit rules

A federal appeals court has ruled that a monkey has no standing under the U.S. Copyright Act to assert copyright in selfie photos.

Apr 24, 2018 8:00 AM CDT

Yale’s civil litigation clinic aims to train law students and make a difference

Yale Law School has set up a law clinic for first-, second- and third-year students to work on novel lawsuits with the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office. This approach makes the subject easier and more meaningful, according to students.

Apr 1, 2018 1:45 AM CDT

Emoluments suit against Trump clears standing and political question hurdles

A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that Maryland and Washington, D.C., have standing to pursue a narrowed claim in their lawsuit contending that President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution’s foreign and domestic emoluments clauses by accepting payments from foreign governments and states through his business empire. U.S. District…

Mar 28, 2018 3:38 PM CDT

Stormy Daniels could have to pay at least $20M in liquidated damages, Trump lawyer tells court

Stormy Daniels has violated a confidentiality agreement at least 20 times, requiring her to pay possible liquidated damages of at least $20 million, according to a court document filed on Friday. The figure was included to show the amount in controversy in a notice of removal that moves Daniels’ state…

Mar 19, 2018 12:02 PM CDT

Lawyer who filed 500-plus copyright cases in federal court calls $10K sanction ‘judicial error’

Updated: A lawyer who was ordered to pay a $10,000 sanction for failing to provide proper notice of a hearing claims the judge who imposed it exceeded her authority in a “clear-cut judicial error.”

Mar 14, 2018 7:00 AM CDT

Supreme Court denies quick review of DACA case in unusual request for cert before judgment

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to quickly review a judge’s injunction that bars the Trump administration from phasing out a program protecting immigrants brought to the country illegally as minors.

Feb 26, 2018 9:15 AM CST

Estate recovers nothing for mistaken brain surgery because lawyers used estopped negligence claim

The case of a woman who died after undergoing mistaken brain surgery involves apparent errors by her doctors and her lawyers, according to a Michigan Supreme Court justice who agreed with a decision to overturn the $20 million award.

Feb 20, 2018 7:30 AM CST

Geoffrey Hazard, a ‘true giant in American law,’ dies at 88

Law professor and ethics expert Geoffrey Hazard died Thursday at the age of 88. Hazard was an expert in civil procedure, judicial administration and legal ethics, according to an obituary by the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where Hazard taught from 1994 to 2009. He was also a law professor…

Jan 12, 2018 10:07 AM CST

4th Circuit refuses to stop admission of transgender people in the military starting Jan. 1

The Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has refused the government’s request for a partial stay that would stop the admission of transgender recruits to the military starting Jan. 1. The 4th Circuit is the first appeals court to rule on a government stay request in cases challenging…

Dec 21, 2017 3:37 PM CST

Supreme Court says judge ruled on DACA document turnover too soon

The U.S. Supreme Court said Wednesday that a federal judge ruled too soon when he ordered document disclosure in lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s decision to wind down a program protecting immigrants brought to the country illegally as minors.

Dec 21, 2017 8:47 AM CST

In 5-4 decision, Supreme Court stays order requiring US to turn over more DACA documents

The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily stayed a federal judge’s order requiring the government to turn over more documents regarding its decision to wind down a program protecting immigrants brought to the country illegally as children.

Dec 11, 2017 8:38 AM CST

Justice Department left ‘incorrect impression’ in stay request, federal judge tells Supreme Court

A federal judge in San Francisco has filed an unusual statement with the U.S. Supreme Court that says the Justice Department left an “incorrect impression” in its request for a stay of his order for the disclosure of government records. U.S. District Judge William Alsup filed the statement in response…

Dec 7, 2017 9:34 AM CST

SeaWorld sanctions motion claims Covington recruited ‘puppet plaintiffs’ in consumer class action

SeaWorld contends in a sanctions motion that Covington & Burling should pay more than $1.9 million in attorney fees incurred by the park for defense of a “frivolous” class action brought for alleged improper purposes. The Dec. 1 motion claims Covington lawyers worked with an advocacy group to find “puppet…

Dec 6, 2017 7:00 AM CST

9th Circuit allows part of third travel ban to take effect

A federal appeals court on Monday issued an order allowing President Donald Trump’s third travel ban to take effect against those who do not have a bona fide relationship to the United States.

Nov 13, 2017 4:11 PM CST

Discover valuable information through interrogatories before deposition notice

Interrogatories ferret out the facts of an opponent’s case before giving notice about taking a deposition.

Nov 1, 2017 1:15 AM CDT