In
AMG Capital Management, LLC, et al. v. Federal
Trade Commission, the Supreme Court of the United States
held that the FTC does not have the authority under Section 13(b) ( Temporary restraining
orders; preliminary injunctions ) of the Federal Trade
Commission Act (the Act ) to seek equitable monetary
relief.
Justice Breyer delivered the Opinion for a unanimous Court, in
which the Court stated that the FTC - in seeking restitution and
disgorgement pursuant to Section 13(b) - acted in accordance with its increasing tendency to use Section 13(b) to seek
monetary awards without prior use of the Commission s
traditional administrative process.
The California Court of Appeal has delivered a victory to Holland & Knight clients Ruegg & Ellsworth and Frank Spenger Company, as well as to housing advocates across the state.
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The practice of eDiscovery is changing dramatically and is on
the precipice of rediscovering what discovery is all about.
That is, modern eDiscovery is focused on finding and
establishing the facts that support legal arguments and tactical
strategy, and not solely producing documents as
efficiently as
possible. Guided by skilled eDiscovery lawyers utilizing
advanced technology and processes, the task of transforming
thousands if not millions of pieces of information from multiple
sources into a story that counsel can tell at all stages of a
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With the trillions of dollars pumped in to prop up the economy
in 2020, and with a substantial portion of that money focused on
health care, we can expect a surge of health care litigation in
2021 addressing false claims and other fraud.
The US Department of Justice reported recovering only $2.2
billion from both settlements and judgments in False Claims Act
(FCA) investigations and litigation in 2020. This was the lowest
level since 2008 and almost $1 billion less than what was recovered
in 2019. Of that, the vast majority of recoveries came from the
Texting from our cell phones quickly became the popular substitute for office calls and personal meetings.
Morrison & Foerster LLP
This week, we take a look at a decision addressing the proper reading of because in federal discrimination statutes, and another addressing a California law precluding insurers from covering defense costs in litigation .
Winston & Strawn LLP
After canceling the trial and ordering a preliminary injunction, Judge Albright granted plaintiff Performance Chemical Company s (PCC) motion for death penalty sanctions against defendant.
JAMS
There are many externalities considerations having nothing to do with the merits of a case that often will influence the parties ability to settle their dispute. In my experience.