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Nat'l Retail Federation to Appeal Credit Card Swipe-Fee Settlement
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
Litigation surrounding credit card swipe fees has been in and out of court for nearly a decade, beginning in 2005, when according to Bloomberg, merchants filed...
Spraying Inmate With Feces Is Cruel and Unusual Punishment
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
Not quite sure why we still get surprised, but sometimes we read about things people do to each other and it really boggles the mind. Just how exactly does a...
Year in Review 2013: Highlights From the Second Circuit
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
We know it's not OK to play favorites, but we're not going to lie: the Second Circuit is one of our (or specifically, my) favorite circuits to cover. And how...
2nd Cir. Reverses, Brings Saudi Arabia Back Into 9/11 Litigation
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
More than a dozen years after the 9/11 terror attacks, memories are stirred almost monthly as 9/11-related litigation continues to make its way through the...
Vermont Yankee and Vermont Back At It, This Time on Taxation Issues
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC ("Vermont Yankee") can't seem to play nice with Vermont. The two parties have been in litigation since 1978 -- and the...
Pre-Jones Warrantless GPS Search Falls Under 'Good Faith' Exception
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
In a case that will undoubtedly have an effect nationwide, the Second Circuit ruled on Friday that the government's warrantless GPS search of three defendants...
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