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It's a nightmare common to new and old lawyers alike: a litigator awakens in the middle of the night, panicked that she has blown a deadline on a motion filed against her client a few weeks ago...

Last week the Supreme Court further clarified the procedures and limits regarding the government's ability to freeze assets in connection with criminal prosecutions.

Recently the Supreme Court granted certiorari in one case of interest to the business community. Barring extensions, amicus briefs in support of the petitioner will be due on June 30, 2005, and amicus briefs in support of the respondent will be due on August 4, 2005.

Recently the Supreme Court granted certiorari in one case of interest to the business community. Barring extensions, amicus briefs in support of the petitioner will be due on July 28, 2005, and amicus briefs in support of the respondent will be due on September 1, 2005.

A Georgia jury convicted Timothy Foster of murder and sentenced him to death. During jury selection, the prosecution used peremptory challenges to strike the black jurors remaining in the jury pool.

As the Supreme Court continues its 2018 Term, Gibson Dunn's Supreme Court Round-Up is summarizing the issues presented in the cases on the Court's docket and the opinions in the cases the Court has already decided.

The Delaware Supreme Court recently amended Rules 13(a)(i) and 16(g).

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has permitted the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to withhold millions in Title X funding from Oklahoma over the state's...

Some in the defense bar are decrying Campbell-Ewald as depriving the defense bar of an important tool, but it was not a tool that we ever really had.

The U.S. Supreme Court will review a constitutional challenge to an 1868 federal law banning home distilleries, creating an opportunity to resolve a circuit split between the 5th and 6th Circuit Courts of Appeals. The case centers on whether the prohibition violates the Constitution's Taxation Clause or represents a legitimate exercise of congressional power to prevent tax evasion.

The Supreme Court will delve further next term into the interplay between class certification and rulings on the merits, reviewing the Third Circuit’s affirmance of class certification in an antitrust suit against Comcast.

Corporate officers and directors received some assurance from the Supreme Court on Monday that they will not be required to defend against decades-old claims to disgorge short-swing profits.

Whenever Ed McMahon joyfully announced that we had already won millions in fabulous cash and prizes, we all felt the rush of hopeful elation and the cold sting of reality.

For a number of years the Alphonse case has been litigated in the Louisiana Federal District Court an in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Just four years ago, the Tennessee legislature passed the Civil Justice Act of 2011, making it the latest in a growing number of states to statutorily cap the maximum amount of non-economic damages available to plaintiffs in tort suits.

If an action is brought within the Statute of Limitations but is terminated in a manner that is not on the merits, New York Civil Procedure and Rules, "CPLR", 205(a) allows a plaintiff six months amend...

A professional photographer sued Iron Builders for copyright infringement after discovering his photograph on their business website. When Iron Builders failed to timely respond to a summary judgment motion, the court examined whether technical issues with electronic filing notices and alleged surprise constituted good cause for the delay.

A Massachusetts Superior Court ruled that a law firm and its partner were not liable under Chapter 93A for allegedly interfering with a plaintiff's visa status, finding that the defendants' conduct did not occur...