In a case involving an employer’s theft of e-mails from the personal account of an employee suing for sexual harassment, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a plaintiff must prove actual damages to be eligible for statutory damages under the Stored Communications Act.
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Court Finds No Malpractice in Case Where Client Was Hit With $20 Million in Punitives
21 Mar
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An appeals court has ruled that a major Washington, D.C., law firm did not commit malpractice when it represented a client found liable for $20 million in punitive damages — and just $520 in actual damages. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals determined that intellectual property law firm Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner’s [...]
It seems that Laura Pendergest-Holt, the one Stanford Financial defendant in the SEC’s civil fraud case who has a lawyer, can’t afford to pay for one. Pendergest-Holt filed a suit Tuesday against Lloyd’s of London, claiming that Stanford’s insurance policy requires Lloyd’s to foot the bill for her legal defense. The suit, filed by Pendergest-Holt’s [...]
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