Litigation Law, Mediation Law and Arbitration Law

On May 9, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") charged former Detroit mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick, former city treasurer Jeffrey W. Beasley, MayfieldGentry Realty Advisors, LLC ("MGRA") a registered investment adviser, and Mayfield the CEO and majority owner of MGRA, in connection with allegations that they were involved in a secret exchange of lavish gifts to peddle influence over Detroit’s public pension funds’ investment process.

A recent California federal court decision denied certification to a putative class of Facebook "cost-per-click" advertisers who allegedly were charged by Facebook for fraudulent or invalid clicks on their advertisements.

On February 16, 2012, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") proposed a new rule which defines the contours of CFPB’s authority to supervise certain debt collectors and consumer reporting agencies to ensure their compliance with federal consumer financial laws ("Proposed Rule").

Once upon a time, a seriously-alarmed legislative body concluded that wage-hour claims and litigation had gotten out-of-hand.

One of the hot issues in the courts is whether an employer can require its employees to sign an arbitration agreement which waives the right to bring a class or collective action.

The impact of the KeyCorp decision may be limited to ERISA stock-drop cases involving allegations that fiduciaries failed to disclose and/or misrepresented corporate practices.

On June 18, 2025, Justice Andrew Borrok of the Manhattan Commercial Division issued a post-trial decision in IGC 444 Park LLC et al. v. 444 PAS Restaurant Associates LLC et al., finding individual defendant...

Would he perform Not Like Us, the controversial diss track aimed at his rap rival, Drake? Or would he admit defeat in his ongoing rap battle with Drake and not perform his most popular...

I frequently hear defendants express a desire to sue plaintiffs for defamation due to the allegations made against them in a lawsuit.

Today, the Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal involving certification of securities fraud class actions.

Earlier this year, Washington state legislators unanimously passed the nation's first criminal law requiring age verification for commercial sexual services advertisements depicting minors.

To obtain class certification in an action alleging a misrepresentation in violation of Section 10(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act.