Litigation/Liability Trends
California School District Sued Over Yoga Program
An attorney representing a family bent out of shape over a public school yoga program in the beach city of Encinitas filed a lawsuit last Wednesday to stop the district-wide classes. In the lawsuit ...Silverstein Seeks Dismissal Of Airline’s World Trade Center Defense
The leaseholder of the World Trade Center properties is asking a U.S. federal judge to reject arguments that American Airlines is not liable for damages stemming from the Sept. 11, 2001 hijackings ...Einhorn Scores Legal Victory Vs. Apple
A U.S. judge handed outspoken hedge fund manager David Einhorn a victory in his battle with Apple Inc. on Friday, blocking the iPhone maker from moving forward with a shareholder vote on a ...Court Date Coming For U.S. Gulf Coast Oil Spillers
Nearly three years after a deepwater well rupture killed 11 men, sank a rig and spewed 4 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, BP and the other companies involved are scheduled to face ...