Litigation

Intellectual Property

Jonathan Bloom, Tracy Ederer | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

On January 27, 2014, the Second Circuit held in Swatch v. Bloomberg[1] that the unauthorized publication of a surreptitiously obtained recording of an earnings call was fair use in view of the factual, newsworthy nature of the information and its lack of independent market value. The case...

Consumer Protection

Harold P. Weinberger, Norman C. Simon | Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Editor: What trends are you seeing in consumer fraud class action cases? Weinberger: We are seeing more of them, and more are being brought in federal court. It could be that plaintiffs are turning to the consumer fraud area because Congress has made it more difficult to bring securities...

Gaming | Sports

Elliott C. Lee | EisnerAmper LLP

Editor: Tell our readers about your background, EisnerAmper and its litigation process. Lee: EisnerAmper is a full-service accounting, tax and advisory firm. It has 1,200 employees and approximately 180 partners in offices located in New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and California. The...