Attorneys for Donald Trump say they will not invoke a formal "advice of counsel" defense when the former president is put on trial later this month for allegedly falsifying business records in New ...

Lawyers retained by insurance carriers to represent policyholders confront unique ethical issues. Although defense counsel is frequently retained and paid by the insurance carrier, the lawyer's ...

Here's a litigation head-scratcher: Does a prevailing plaintiff ever have a right to contest the legal fees incurred by the defense? That's the unusual question pending before a Texas court. A ...

To plead securities fraud, a plaintiff must allege that the defendant made a false statement or omitted a material fact, did so with scienter, and that the plaintiff relied on that misrepresentation ...