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August 24, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Technology Gets Better, but Spoliation Issues Remain the Same

In , No. 3:13-cv-02077-BTM-RBB (S.D. Cal. July 22, 2015), the defendants moved for sanctions, claiming spoliation for destruction of a type of electronically stored information that has grown quite prominent in personal communications but not as much in business ones: text messages. The opinion illustrates how, even as the technology grows, the legal issues remain tangled.

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August 24, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Germany's Failures in Bringing Nazi Murderers to Justice

Lee A. Spielmann writes: In the last few years, German prosecutors have begun a concerted effort to bring criminal prosecutions against remaining death camp guards. This recent commitment, however, highlights that for many years Germany was exceedingly lax in its efforts to prosecute and punish Nazi criminals.

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August 24, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Evidentiary Consequences of Social Media Self-Adulation

In his Cyber Crime column, Peter A. Crusco writes: The law journals may be replete with accounts of the defense's deft use of social media evidence, but all of the clever and laborious research and investigation may be undone by a client's unbridled appetite for self-adulation in the cyber world. This article examines recent case law addressing the admissibility at trial of such self serving social media evidence.

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August 24, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

After 25 Years, Bad-Faith Statute Still Challenging Attorneys

July 1 marked the quarter-century anniversary of the enactment of Pennsylvania's insurance bad-faith statute, 42 Pa. C.S.A. Section 8371. This landmark legislation permitted policyholders and insureds to directly sue their insurers for bad-faith conduct and, if successful, recover punitive damages, attorney fees, interest and costs.

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August 24, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Appealing Class Certification Orders Under Rule 23(f)

A trial court's decision on a motion for class certification, as a practical matter, often determines the outcome of the litigation. For defendants, the certification of a plainti

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August 22, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Appealing Class Certification Orders Under Rule 23(f)

Mark D. Harris and John E. Roberts of Proskauer Rose discuss the practical and strategic issues that ought to be considered when filing a Rule 23(f) petition, and suggest approaches to improve the likelihood of securing or defeating interlocutory review.

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August 21, 2015 | Legal Times

Pharmaceutical Company Can't Force Journalist to Testify, Judge Rules

Pharmaceutical company Amgen Inc. cannot force a journalist to testify about an article he wrote in 2007 that was cited in a shareholder lawsuit against the company, a federal dist

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August 21, 2015 | Legal Times

Pharmaceutical Company Can't Force Journalist to Testify, Judge Rules

Pharmaceutical company Amgen Inc. cannot force a journalist to testify about an article he wrote in 2007 that was cited in a shareholder lawsuit against the company, a federal district judge in Washington ruled on Friday.

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Kunda v. Caremark PHC, L.L.C., 14-CV-6125

Publication Date: 2015-08-20
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Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
Judge: District Judge Joseph Bianco
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff is represented by Darrell John Conway, Darrell J. Conway, P.C., West Babylon, NY.
for defendant: Defendant is represented by Craig M Dolinger, McAndrew Conboy & Prisco LLP, Melville, NY and Jonathan Shank, Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP, Boston, MA.
Case Number: 14-CV-6125

Cite as: Kunda v. Caremark .L.C., 14-CV-6125, NYLJ 1202735100625, at *1 (EDNY, Decided August 13, 2015) CASENAME William R. Kunda, Plaintiff v. Caremark

US v. William R. Cosme, 14-1625-cr

Publication Date: 2015-08-19
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Walker, Cabranes, and Carney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Sarah E. Paul and Brian A. Jacobs, on the brief, Martin S. Bell, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant‐Appellant: Jeffrey E. Alberts, Pryor Cashman LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 14‐1625‐cr

Cite as: US v. Cosme, 14‐1625‐cr, NYLJ 1202734995800, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided August 10, 2015)CASE NAMEUnited States of America, Appellee v. William R. Cosme,