Topic
Bifurcation
16 published works
Class Action Countermeasures
The Risks of Bifurcation – Book Review: All the Justice Money Can Buy
By The Editors
There's a fascinating strategic story buried deep within Snigdha Prakash's book on the early Vioxx litigation, All the Justice Money Can Buy: Corporate Greed on Trial. It's revealed in two…
Ohio Appellate Insights
What’s On Their Minds? The Constitutionality of the Mandatory Bifurcation Provision of R.C. 2315.21(B). Havel v. Villa St. Joseph.
Update: On February 18, 2012 the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a merit decision in this case. Read that post here. On September 21 the Ohio Supreme Court heard argument in the…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
An action for bad faith may be severed from the underlying action disputing entitlement to insurance benefits.
Insurer's application for bifurcation of bad faith claim granted. Cort v. Insurance Corp. of British Columbia, [2011] B.C.J. No. 853, May 5, 2011, British Columbia Supreme Court, Master P. Keighley…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Chancery Bifurcates Complex Case into Contract Interpretation and Damages Phases
In BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration, Inc. v. Lockheed Martin Corp., C.A. No. 3099-VCN (Del. Ch. June 30, 2011), read letter ruling here, the Delaware Court of Chancery granted…
Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation
Judge Thynge Denies Motion to Bifurcate Parties’ Damages Claims in Patent Action
By Memorandum Order entered by The Honorable Mary Pat Thynge in Masimo Corporation v. Philips Electronics North America Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. 09-80-LPS-MPT (October 6, 2010), the Court…
Chicago IP Litigation
Court Refuses to Bifurcate Willfulness and Damages
Trading Techs. Int'l., Inc. v. eSpeed, Inc., No 04 C 5312, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Aug. 20, 2007) (Moran, Sen. J.).* Judge Moran denied defendant eSpeed, Inc.'s ("eSpeed") renewed motion…