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Rick Pitino's Lawsuit Against Louisville Could Set New Precedent on Contract Law

On November 30, 2017, Rick Pitino filed a lawsuit against the University of Louisville Athletic Association (the "ULAA"). Pitino filed the lawsuit.. Read More

Class Certification Proving Challenging in Data Breach Actions

A trio of decisions illustrates the challenge of obtaining class certification in class actions based on data breaches. Relatively few courts have.. Read More

Seventh Circuit Invokes Carpenter v. United States to Reject Third-Party Doctrine Argument

A recent Seventh Circuit case will provide privacy enthusiasts optimism for how well our courts evolve traditional legal principles to address the.. Read More

Corruption Trial of Governor Cuomo's Former Aide Tests New Definition of "Official Act"

The trial of a former aide to New York governor Andrew Cuomo is the first in a series of high-profile cases that will apply the Supreme Court's.. Read More

Can Customs and Border Protection Agents Forensically Search Your Smartphone Without a Warrant?

Case Overview According to the one court of appeals, the answer is yes. Last week, a divided panel of judges from the Eleventh Circuit Court of.. Read More

Did Equifax Executives Commit Securities Fraud in the Wake of the Company's Historic Data Breach?

Two corporate executives at Equifax sold over 10,000 of their shares in the corporation just three days after Equifax discovered hackers accessed.. Read More

The Inverse Hearsay Exception

In a seminal public records exception case, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that, where proffered hearsay evidence is inadmissible under.. Read More