 | Stevens' Departure Leaves Big Shoes to Fill at High Court
Andy Pincus quoted on the announcement of the retirement of US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Read >>
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| Ex-law clerks, attorneys salute Justice Stevens
Andy Frey quoted on the announcement of the retirement of US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Subscription required. Read >>
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| Obama’s statement on Stevens
Blog post by Andy Pincus discusses US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Read >>
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| Abortion Could Dominate Debate Over Scholarly Judge
Jeff Sarles quoted on Judge Diane Wood from the Seventh Circuit as a potential candidate to replace US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Read >>
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 | Mayer Brown’s Supreme Court & Appellate Practice Named to National Law Journal’s “Appellate Hot List”
Mayer Brown LLP, a leading global law firm, announced that its Supreme Court & Appellate practice has been named as one of the best in the country by a leading legal publication. Read >>
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| Supreme Court Ruling Opens Federal Courts to More Class Actions
Archis Parasharami quoted on the Supreme Court ruling that certain class actions barred or limited by state laws may proceed in federal courts. Read >>
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 | 'Failure to Warn' Claims Against Generic Manufacturers Not Preempted
Bylined article by Henninger Bullock and Daniel Ring discusses failure to warn claims. Read >>
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| Mayer Brown secures high-stakes victory
in the Second Circuit on behalf of Carl Icahn
Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, secured an important victory in the Second Circuit that reinstated a sale order for Carl Icahn in his battle for control of WestPoint Stevens. Read >>
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| States can’t bar federal class actions: high court
Archis Parasharami quoted on the Supreme Court ruling that certain class actions barred or limited by state laws may proceed in federal courts. Subscription required. Read >>
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| Justices to Consider a Border Battle Over Lawsuits
Andy Pincus quoted on “foreign-cubed” securities class action litigation. Read >>
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| LITIGATIONWeek: This Week in California Litigation
California’s impact on national and even global business reaches far beyond its state line. Whether you are based in California, have operations here or do business in the state, regulatory and judicial decisions made here can affect your business significantly. With offices in both northern and southern California, Mayer Brown is well-situated to see the trends and understand the implications of such decisions. Read >>
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| Supreme Court settles corporate jurisdiction debate
Andrew Tauber quoted on the Supreme Court ruling in Hertz Corp. v. Friend. Read >>
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| Supreme Court simplifies place of business rule
Andrew Tauber quoted on the Supreme Court ruling in Hertz Corp. v. Friend. Subscription required. Read >>
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| Smoker's $300 Million Award to Be Overturned
Andy Frey quoted on the 8,000 pending suits against cigarette manufacturers in the state of Florida, saying punitive damages in each case should be capped at a sustainable amount. Read >>
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| The Importance of Preservation
Bylined article by Brandon Baum and Donald Falk discusses the recent decision of the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in i4i L.P. v. Microsoft Corp. Read >>
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| Michigan wants Asian carp case back on Supreme Court’s menu
Tim Bishop quoted on a request for the Supreme Court to intervene to keep Asian carp fish out of Lake Michigan. Read >>
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| Appellate court ruling narrows attorney work product doctrine
Bylined article by Richard Ben-Veniste and Dan Himmelfarb discusses the attorney work product doctrine. Read >>
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| Mayer Brown secures major appellate win for NY real estate developer East River Realty Company, LLC
Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, won a significant victory for East River Realty Company, when the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, affirmed a lower court’s ruling in favor of East River in its efforts to enforce an environmental cleanup agreement with the State of New York. Read >>
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| Rescuing a Rule of Reason Claim by Aggregating the Effects of Noncollusive, Noncoercive Agreements -- A New Litigation Threat For Industry Standard Contracting Practices?
United States antitrust law condemns very few types of agreements between businesses outright. That per se status is generally confined to agreements to restrain price or output that are made between participants at the same level of a market—i.e., conspiracies among competitors. Read >>
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| A street vendor pleads the First
Andrew Tauber is representing Frank Enten on a pro bono basis to fight the DC government’s demand that he obtain a vending license and site permit to sell buttons. Read >>
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