since the government had a heavy burden of proof in proving wrongdoing in an extremely complicated business. Despite the complexities of the energy trading world -- one juror described the ...

Her expertise is in personal finance and investing, and real estate. Burden of proof is a legal standard that determines if a legal claim is valid or invalid based on the evidence produced.

Justice Berdon implored his colleagues not to place a confession on the same level as any other evidential ruling during the ...

On January 15, 2025, the Supreme Court handed employers a win by confirming that exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) need only ...

Applying the heightened “clear-and-convincing-evidence” standard of proof, the District Court concluded that EMD failed to meet its burden and ordered EMD to pay unpaid overtime wages and ...