All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Legal Issues

A few years back, RIMM was the poster child for a firm whose procedural decisions cost it a fortune.  Back then, the problem was that RIMM challenged NTP's patents, but did so too late, such that RIMM lost its court case before the Patent Office had enough time to reevaluate and ultimately call...

Earlier this month, Judge Whyte announced that he would hold a hearing in late August to evaluate whether the QUANTA decision out of the Supreme Court has any impact on the pending Hynix remedy.  Hynix's lawyers think it does.  I disagree.

How will this settlement affect Amerigroup's business opportunities in Illinois & other states?Will a settlement of this nature confirm the momentum of the Federal government in other similar whistleblower cases?

Attempting to narrow the definition of asbestos to minimize lawsuit exposure will not be received well by our Supreme Court!

Building a case against paint manufacturers for lead paint poisoning may not be over, but under a public nuisance theory things just became tougher!The Court seemed to make it clear that the likely target for this kind of litigation remains with the landlord.

Porsche recently purchased shares outright corresponding to a 4.92 % share of VW’s common stock. The European Commission announced the postponement, of its decision in regard to the request submitted by Porsche for approval of its planned shareholding. Meanwhile, in order to ensure that its share of...

It seems odd that Jeffrey Epstein, a personal friend of Bill Clinton's, would hire Kenneth Starr to defend him.  Kenneth Starr spent years and millions of the taxpayer's money trying to nail Clinton.  I assume that at some point his prosecutorial zealousness was replaced by general animosity...

The Supreme Court blew it when they reduced the punitive damages in the Exxon case.  The purpose of punitive damages is to create a deterrent for future actions.  By holding that punitive damages cannot exceed compensatory damages, the Supreme Court created a standard for companies to operate. ...

Paint companies are off the hook- but should others beware?

Large legal fees do not equate to a walk Uber wealthy backlash by the courts? level playing field for justice?