Trials

  • September 30, 2024

    Biz Owner Gets 18 Months For Tax Fraud On $2.8M In Income

    The owner of a metal fabrication company who admitted to neglecting to report nearly $3 million in business income to the Internal Revenue Service was sentenced to 18 months in prison, according to Connecticut federal prosecutors.

  • September 30, 2024

    AT&T Exec Seeks Bribery Acquittal After Mistrial

    Former AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza asked a federal judge Friday to acquit him outright on charges that he illegally influenced ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to support legislation that would have benefited the telecommunications giant, days after a jury deadlocked and a mistrial was declared in his bribery case.

  • September 30, 2024

    Physician Assistant Seeks Lenient Term In $10M Fraud Case

    A North Carolina physician assistant is looking to spend just one year behind bars after a federal jury in Charlotte found him guilty of rubber-stamping bogus prescriptions for genetic testing, marking a far cry from prosecutors' requested nine-year prison sentence.

  • September 30, 2024

    AGs, Academics Back Media Giants In Sports Streaming Fight

    ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. have picked up allies in their push to move ahead with a "sports-first" broadcasting service, with six state attorneys general and a host of respected economics professors urging the Second Circuit to undo a New York court order that blocked the service's launch.

  • September 30, 2024

    'Really Poor Lawyering': Benchslap, No Mistrial In YSL Case

    The lead prosecutor in the trial of Atlanta rapper Young Thug received an unrelenting dressing-down Monday from the case's latest presiding judge, who slammed the state's "really poor lawyering" that she said she could attribute only to incompetence or deliberate misconduct.

  • September 30, 2024

    Pastor To Pay $539K For Bible-Themed Amusement Park Fraud

    A Virginia pastor has been ordered to pay nearly $550,000 in restitution after he was convicted on charges of defrauding investors with trumped-up promises of building a Bible-themed amusement park called Miracle Mansion.

  • September 30, 2024

    Medical Device Co. Wins $25M Verdict In Poaching Trial

    Medical device company Cynosure has won a $25 million jury award following a weekslong trial in Massachusetts federal court on its claims that a rival business raided its sales and marketing talent and caused the employees to breach their noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements.

  • September 30, 2024

    $143M Seattle Tunnel Insurance Suit Settles Midtrial

    A Seattle construction contractor that claimed it was wrongly denied more than $143 million in coverage for damage to a massive tunneling machine has settled its case against insurers, the parties told a Washington state judge Monday on the second day of a jury trial.

  • September 30, 2024

    'Rust' Armorer's Conviction Stands Despite Evidence Scandal

    A New Mexico judge on Monday refused to throw out "Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed's involuntary manslaughter conviction or order a new trial based on allegations of prosecutorial misconduct that tanked the state's high-profile case against actor-producer Alec Baldwin.

  • September 30, 2024

    Epic Accuses Samsung Of Helping Google Block App Fix

    Epic Games filed a new federal lawsuit Monday against Google and Samsung, alleging the search giant and the phonemaker have teamed up "to preemptively undermine" a looming order forcing Google to permit competition with its Play Store.

  • September 27, 2024

    1st Circ. Drops Bribery, Reinstates Extortion In Casino Case

    The First Circuit on Friday reversed both convictions and acquittals in a high-profile bribery and extortion case involving a Rhode Island architect and a Massachusetts tribal official who had been found guilty of a quid pro quo exchange of pricey gifts related to a valuable design contract on the tribe's $1 billion casino development.

  • September 27, 2024

    IBM Owes $19.5M In EDTX Trial Over 'Blockchain' Software

    A Texas federal jury told IBM on Friday that its blockchain software infringes two patents by a small tech developer and that it owes $19.5 million, far less than the $167 million the developer asked for.

  • September 27, 2024

    Giuliani Keeps Condo If He's In Fla. 'State Of Mind,' Judge Told

    Rudy Giuliani's lawyer told a New York federal judge Friday that whether the ex-New York City mayor's Florida condo can be taken to help satisfy a $148 million defamation trial bill hinges not on whether he spends any time in Florida but on his residency "state of mind."

  • September 27, 2024

    Sick Juror Goes Virtual To Keep Cognizant Trial On Track

    A California federal judge proposed an "outside the box" idea Friday after a juror in a trial considering allegations that Cognizant Technologies is biased in favor of Indian workers came down with COVID-19, allowing the juror to view the proceedings from home via video.

  • September 27, 2024

    Western Digital Wants $262M Patent Verdict Thrown Out

    Western Digital has asked a California federal court to either toss a jury's $262 million verdict against it and rule that the hard drive maker did not infringe any MR Technologies patents, or order a new trial in the dispute over technology that increases storage capacity of disk drives.

  • September 27, 2024

    Disney Wants FuboTV Tying Suit Tossed Before Trial

    Disney told a New York federal judge Thursday that FuboTV in its tying claims against the programming giant still hasn't shown how Disney's bundling practice is out of the ordinary, saying that similar bundles have existed for years and have been cleared by the courts and the Federal Communications Commision.

  • September 27, 2024

    Waco Jury Sticks ASUSTeK With $22M Patent Verdict

    A Texas federal jury hit Taiwanese computer manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer Inc. with a $22 million judgment on Thursday for infringing patents for a film that redirects natural daylight owned by SVV Technology Innovations Inc., which had asked jurors for nearly $59 million.

  • September 27, 2024

    Tattoo Artist's $3,750 Award Scrapped In Video Game IP Row

    An Illinois federal judge scrapped a $3,750 damages award for a former tattoo artist who sued World Wrestling Entertainment and two video game companies for depicting her tattoos on a wrestler without permission, saying the jury's award was based on undue speculation.

  • September 27, 2024

    Amazon Hit With $30.5M Verdict In Delaware Patent Trial

    A Delaware federal jury decided Friday that Amazon Web Services infringed two computer network patents that were once owned by Boeing, and told the tech giant to pay $30.5 million in damages.

  • September 27, 2024

    'Varsity Blues' Suit Flips The Script On 'Victim' USC

    The University of Southern California could be forced to reveal unseemly details of its admissions process if it can't beat or settle a $75 million suit filed by a private equity executive who blames the school for his being ensnared in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal, experts told Law360.

  • September 27, 2024

    Off The Bench: College Sports Dominates Legal Landscape

    In this week's Off The Bench, the NCAA and the athletes in the big name, image and likeness settlement try to redo the terms to satisfy the overseeing judge, Reggie Bush says his image has been exploited by his alma mater and the NCAA for years, and the Pac-12 claims that it's being strong-armed by a rival conference for coaxing away its teams.

  • September 27, 2024

    Ex-Mass. State Sen. Says Conviction By All-White Jury Unfair

    A former Massachusetts state senator has said his conviction on pandemic unemployment aid and tax fraud charges should be thrown out in part because the jury was all white.

  • September 27, 2024

    Ex-Partners Blast Lin Wood's Constitutional Fight Over Fees

    Former law partners of retired Georgia attorney L. Lin Wood said Wood can't escape being on the hook for their attorney fees after he was hit with a $3.75 million defamation verdict, saying that Wood's argument calling the fees unconstitutional flies in the face of 150 years of the state's case law.

  • September 27, 2024

    NY Man Convicted In Father-Son Crypto Caper

    A Long Island man was convicted by a Manhattan federal jury of conspiring with his son to scam investors out of millions by claiming to invest their cryptocurrency and instead pocketing the funds.

  • September 27, 2024

    'No Question' Google Faces Ad Tech Competition, Judge Says

    The Virginia federal judge weighing the fate of Google's display advertising placement technology signaled potential trouble for the Justice Department on Friday, during a dramatic last day of the bench trial where she suggested the market is as competitive as the search giant maintains.

Expert Analysis

  • Strategies For Defense Attys To Subpoena A Nonparty Witness

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    Federal criminal defendants seeking to subpoena potentially exculpatory information from nonparty witnesses must satisfy a stringent standard and should consider several often overlooked arguments to assure courts they’re not engaging in a fishing expedition, says James Roberts at Schlam Stone.

  • Series

    Playing Hockey Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Nearly a lifetime of playing hockey taught me the importance of avoiding burnout in all aspects of life, and the game ultimately ended up providing me with the balance I needed to maintain success in my legal career, says John Riccione at Taft.

  • For Lawyers, Pessimism Should Be A Job Skill, Not A Life Skill

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    A pessimistic mindset allows attorneys to be effective advocates for their clients, but it can come with serious costs for their personal well-being, so it’s crucial to exercise strategies that produce flexible optimism and connect lawyers with their core values, says Krista Larson at Stinson.

  • High Court's Jan. 6 Rioter Case May Have Wide Ripple Effects

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    The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear oral arguments in Fischer v. United States, a case that will determine whether a law enacted after the Enron scandal can be used to prosecute Jan. 6 rioters, and could affect the government’s ability to charge those who impede a range of official proceedings, say Brook Dooley and Sara Fitzpatrick at Keker Van Nest.

  • Trump's NY Civil Fraud Trial Spotlights Long-Criticized Law

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    A New York court’s recent decision holding former President Donald Trump liable for fraud brought old criticisms of the state law used against him back into the limelight — including its strikingly broad scope and its major departures from the traditional elements of common law fraud, say Mark Kelley and Lois Ahn at MoloLamken.

  • How A Motion Before Justices May Help Trump Beyond Court

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    Even if Donald Trump loses his presidential immunity claim before the U.S. Supreme Court, the delay created by the motion may mean a trial can't be completed before the November election, says Paul Tuchmann at Wiggin and Dana.

  • Opinion

    $175M Bond Refiled By Trump Is Still Substantively Flawed

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    The corrected $175 million bond posted by former President Donald Trump on Thursday to stave off enforcement of the New York attorney general's fraud judgment against him remains substantively and procedurally flawed, as well as inadequately secured, says Adam Pollock of Pollock Cohen.

  • Opinion

    Requiring Leave To File Amicus Briefs Is A Bad Idea

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    A proposal to amend the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure that would require parties to get court permission before filing federal amicus briefs would eliminate the long-standing practice of consent filing and thereby make the process less open and democratic, says Lawrence Ebner at the Atlantic Legal Foundation and DRI Center.

  • 4 Ways To Motivate Junior Attorneys To Bring Their Best

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    As Gen Z and younger millennial attorneys increasingly express dissatisfaction with their work and head for the exits, the lawyers who manage them must understand and attend to their needs and priorities to boost engagement and increase retention, says Stacey Schwartz at Katten.

  • Series

    Serving As A Sheriff's Deputy Made Me A Better Lawyer

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    Skills developed during my work as a reserve deputy — where there was a need to always be prepared, decisive and articulate — transferred to my practice as an intellectual property litigator, and my experience taught me that clients often appreciate and relate to the desire to participate in extracurricular activities, says Michael Friedland at Friedland Cianfrani.

  • Perspectives

    Context Is Everything In Justices' Sentencing Relief Decision

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    In the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Pulsifer v. U.S. decision, limiting the number of drug offenders eligible for sentencing relief, the majority and dissent adopted very different contextual frames for interpreting the meaning of “and” — with the practical impact being that thousands more defendants will be subject to severe mandatory minimums, says Douglas Berman at Moritz College of Law​​​​​​​.

  • Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs

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    Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.

  • 2nd Circ. Adviser Liability Ruling May Shape SEC Enforcement

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    The Second Circuit’s recent decision in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Rashid, applying basic negligence principles to reverse a finding of investment adviser liability, provides a road map for future fraud enforcement proceedings, says Elisha Kobre at Bradley Arant.

  • In Bribery Case, High Court's Past Is Probably Prologue

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    The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear oral arguments in Snyder v. U.S. on the issue of whether federal law criminalizes gratuities that are not tied to an explicit quid pro quo, and precedent strongly indicates the court will limit an expansive reading of the bribery statute, say attorneys Sami Azhari and Don Davidson.

  • Stay Interviews Are Key To Retaining Legal Talent

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    Even as the economy shifts and layoffs continue, law firms still want to retain their top attorneys, and so-called stay interviews — informal conversations with employees to identify potential issues before they lead to turnover — can be a crucial tool for improving retention and morale, say Tina Cohen Nicol and Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.

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