The ruling was made under provisions of a state law that protect First Amendment rights by discouraging frivolous lawsuits, called anti-SLAPP.
Lawyer Tom Girardi and his celebrity wife, Erika Jayne of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, are accused in a lawsuit of...
When you think the cards have been played before and the sanctions will be tougher on repeat offenders - these rogue Texas...
A Houston-area attorney, Oliver Brown, was indicted by a grand jury after being accused of trying to strangle his girlfriend and LIT's...
Laura A. Stoll is a partner in Goodwin Procter LLP's Financial Industry and Consumer Financial Services Litigation practices, Los Angeles Office.
To the extent that the panel opinion creates a new Louisiana tort duty, this is a policy decision for Louisiana courts—not this...
The bottom line is whether civil or criminal, there are very rare reasons or circumstances for filing under seal. This S.D. NY...
Tracie Hunter, then a Hamilton County Juvenile Court judge, was indicted on multiple felony charges by a Hamilton County grand jury.
The Fifth Circuit is reversed [for showing no emotion nor humanity and] for incorrectly applying qualified immunity when clearly that protection was...
An ex-judge Timothy Nolan, 71, was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for human trafficking case. A former Campbell County District...
The sanction of removal of a judge typically is reserved for truly egregious circumstances that extend beyond the limits of even extremely...
Color of law refers to an appearance of legal power to act that may operate in violation of law. Color of law may include public officials and...
Eleven attorneys on the most recent Florida Bar discipline report made heavy usage of Lie and Steal, or Misappropriating Funds.
Texas being Texas. We nailed it again when LIT announced; It all tastes like fudge from here. The corruption in Texas is...
Fraud is a generic term which embraces all the multifarious means ... resorted to by one individual to gain an advantage over...
The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that federal courts possess the inherent power to vacate their own judgments upon proof that a...
How does the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit deals with Pro Se Appeals? It requires appeal to be glossed over...
It's no surprise, Texas and Florida lead the way when it comes to the handful of impeachments against Federal Judges, as archived...