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SCOTUS Remands Notre Dame's ACA Contraception Objections Case
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Monday that it is sending the University of Notre Dame's lawsuit over contraception coverage back to the Seventh Circuit...
Contact Lens Recall Plaintiff Didn't Prove Product Liability: Court
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
In December 2006, Steven Kallal started using CIBA-brand contact lenses that he received as a sample from his eye doctor. He bought some more and kept using...
A Little Good News (Mostly Bad) for Child Porn Defendant on Appeal
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
If you're looking for treasure troves of interesting Fourth Amendment issues, it seems like your two go-to crimes are drugs and child pornography. This case...
2014 at the 7th Cir.: So Many Posner Benchslaps
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
As part of our ongoing year-in-review series across all of FindLaw's Legal Professional blogs, we decided to take a look back at the 10 most popular posts of...
Above The Law(Suit): $50M Defamation Claim Can Proceed
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Arguably, it was a simple reporting mistake. But that simple mistake could cost legal tabloid-blog Above The Law as much as $50 million. Meanith Huon, 44, is...
Ill. Legislature Passes New Eavesdropping Law
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
In a pair of cases in March, the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously struck down the state's eavesdropping law. Illinois was a two-party consent state, meaning...