Litigation Law, Mediation Law and Arbitration Law

Chambers Global ranked four Venable attorneys in their 2012 edition, including Corporate Group partners Jim Hanks and Sharon Kroupa.

On April 25, 2012, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 opinion, written by Justice Breyer, concluding that Treasury Regulation § 301.6501(e)-1(a)(iii) was invalid.

The Royal Court in Jersey has recently provided guidance to trustees on their duty to disclose to their successors. The Supreme Court held today in United States v. Home Concrete & Supply, LLC, No. 11-139, that an overstatement of the taxpayer’s basis in a partnership interest, which thereby limits the capital gains tax on a sale of that interest, is not an "om[ission] from gross income" under 26 U.S.C. § 6501(e)(1)(A).

First Tuesday Update is our monthly take on current issues in commercial disputes, international arbitration, and judgment enforcement.

The U.S. Supreme Court has significantly curtailed bankruptcy trustees' powers in United States v. Miller, 145 S. Ct. 839 (2025).

On April 8, 2025, Judge M. Casey Rodgers of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida ruled that the majority of claims...

Following a two year investigation by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office ("AGO"), a local Massachusetts hospital has agreed to pay $775,000 to resolve allegations that it failed to protect the personal and confidential health information of more than 800,000 consumers.

What if the story of your life was written at birth- a "future diary" available for someone to read? The decoding of the human genome over a decade ago held the promise of defying our genetic destiny, but it also foreshadowed some significant ethical issues on the horizon.

On May 22, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

Toyota paid almost $50 million1 in civil penalty settlements in 2010 for untimely recalls of various vehicles to correct unintended acceleration and steering control related safety defects.

The old adage that the early bird catches the worm is as true in litigation as it is in ornithology.

Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution extends the judicial power of the United States "to all Cases of admiralty or maritime Jurisdiction." Congress, in turn, has granted federal district courts exclusive original jurisdiction over admiralty and maritime cases. 28 U.S.C. § 1333.