At a District of Massachusetts hearing about whether music downloader Joel Tenenbaum should have a new copyright infringement trial or whether the court should reduce the $675,000 jury verdict, lawyers debated Congress’ intent in setting infringement damages. The case is headed for a third trial following Chief Judge Michael Davis’ order last month to cut the verdict to $54,000.

In an appeal of a jury verdict against insurer Unum Group, a 1st Circuit panel that included retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter repeatedly grilled a whistleblower’s attorney

A movie theater chain that lost a trip-and-fall case before a unanimous Georgia Supreme Court has been redeemed by a Clayton County, Ga., jury. After deliberating fewer than 30 minutes, the jury decided that AMC is not liable to a woman who claimed she was injured after tripping on a “wet floor” sign at the company’s theater

A movie theater chain that lost a trip-and-fall case before a unanimous Georgia Supreme Court has been redeemed by a Clayton County, Ga., jury. After deliberating fewer than 30 minutes, the jury decided that AMC is not liable to a woman who claimed she was injured after tripping on a “wet floor” sign at the company’s theater

Gregory Reyes isn’t out of legal trouble yet. Federal prosecutors have decided to retry him for securities fraud related to stock option backdating, say three lawyers familiar with the matter