The SEC filed back to back insider trading cases just prior to the Christmas holiday against unknown option purchasers. Each centers huge option trading positions. Each was brought to obtain a freeze of the trading profits. These cases contrast sharply...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument Jan. 10 in a securities class action brought by shareholders of a drug maker that allegedly failed to properly disclose that one of its products caused adverse effects in violation...

In this analysis, toxic tort and product liability attorney Margie Searcy Alford looks at the most important E. Coli opinions handed down over the past several years and gives practice tips for handling these cases. Issues discussed include: diversity...

In this analysis, toxic tort and product liability attorney Margie Searcy Alford explains mercury food poisoning, discusses relevant litigation, and gives practice tips for handling these cases. Issues discussed include federal preemption, the economic...

By William V. Dorsaneo III In Tony Gullo Motors I, L.P. v. Chapa , the Texas Supreme Court modified the standards for the recoverability of attorney's fees in cases involving tort and contract theories of liability. No longer can parties rely on...

By James C. Moore In Sclafani v. Brother Jimmy's BBQ, Inc., et al. , the New York Supreme Court addressed two fundamental questions: (i) is Bacardi 151 Rum defectively designed because it is highly flammable and (ii) is the removal of the safety...