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Google Glass Enters Law Firms – One Use – Real Time Insights into the Life of an Injured Person
By Kirk Hartley
Some members of the litigation industry believe and invest in front line technology. Consider Fennemore Craig. The firm now is using Google Glass with some clients, including persons suffering from…
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Will Tobacco Kill a Billion People in the 21st Century?
By Kirk Hartley
Business Insider brings together 12 powerful charts on the death toll and other harms from tobacco. Some say tobacco will kill 1 billion people in the 21st century. It's a…
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The Fiasco Merger Between US Airways and American Airlines
By Kirk Hartley
A word to the wise. The supposed merger between US Airways and American is a fiasco. The lowlight for me is American canceling a reservation without bothering to text, email…
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Litigation Industry Cross-fire
By Kirk Hartley
The cross-fire never ceases among members of the litigation industry. Nathan Schactman recently posted an interesting new attack on the plaintiff's bar, tied mainly to the FDA and federal pre-emption…
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Another Commitment to Litigation Financing
By Kirk Hartley
Another sign of the times in an article from DealBook. Yet another senior finance person is now making a commitment to the litigation funding industry, which continues to grow. In…
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Big Tobacco’s Engle Appeals Continue at SCOTUS
By Kirk Hartley
Big tobacco is continuing its effort to undo Engle through appeals to SCOTUS. Last fall, big tobacco launched yet another attack. Now, LAW360 reports that 10 new cert petitions were…
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Shale Watch – A Blog Fracking
By Kirk Hartley
Who knew. Fracking related litigation already has a web site - Shale Watch. It's from Andrew Scholz and others at Goldberg Segalla.
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GM’s Ignition Switch Recall – Another Fund, or Litigation?
By Kirk Hartley
Which direction will GM take for its ignition switch failures - a compensation fund or litigation? Relevant considerations include the outcome of the ongoing internal investigation undertaken by Anton Valukas,…
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Innovation in Legal Education
By Kirk Hartley
Innovation in legal education - what a novel concept. The opening of the article is set out below as a teaser, with a hat tip to "legal rebel" Pat Lamb…
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Another Step on the Patent Law Journey
By Kirk Hartley
Where will SCOTUS go next on patents, software, laws of nature, and fear of patent trolls/NPEs? Another step on the journey unfolds today with oral arguments in Alice v. CLS…