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Sanns ADR
Disappearing Civil Trials Replaced by Mediation
The rate at which trials are used to resolve lawsuits has dropped significantly over the decades. We are now at the point where less than 1% of cases are settled…
Class Action & Mass Torts
5 Key Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation: Trend #3 Class Action Settlement Trends
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. Seyfarth Synopsis: In our continuing series of discussion points from the 2021 Workplace Class Action Litigation Report, somewhat counter-intuitively, the aggregate monetary value of workplace…
Iowa Construction Law Blog
Longtime Dickinson Attorneys Joan Fletcher and Jeff Krausman Retire
By noreply@dickinsonlaw.com Dickinson Mackaman Tyler Hagen P.C.
Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen P.C. bids a fond farewell to Shareholder Attorneys Joan Fletcher and Jeff Krausman who retired from the firm on December 31, 2020. Joan’s practice focused…
Dickinson Law News
Longtime Dickinson Attorneys Joan Fletcher and Jeff Krausman Retire
By noreply@dickinsonlaw.com Dickinson Mackaman Tyler Hagen P.C.
Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen P.C. bids a fond farewell to Shareholder Attorneys Joan Fletcher and Jeff Krausman who retired from the firm on December 31, 2020. Joan’s practice focused…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Renowned litigator and advocate Ronald Slaght has retired
Lenczner Slaght co-founder described as ‘ferocious advocate’ who developed Principles of Civility
China Law Insight
民商事诉讼、执行疑难问题系列二：起诉未缴纳诉讼费，诉讼时效是否中断？
By King & Wood
借款合同约定借款人应于2014年12月21日前还款。因到期未还，贷款人于2016年7月6日向法院提起诉讼，因贷款人未交诉讼费而按撤诉处理。此后贷款人又于2017年12月8日提起诉讼，此时借款人以贷款人提起诉讼已过诉讼时效进行抗辩。
Mass Tort Defense
ATRF Releases Its Annual List
By Sean Wajert
The American Tort Reform Foundation (ATRF) named nine “Judicial Hellholes” in its new annual report intended to shine a light on lawsuit abuse and its effects. See https://www.judicialhellholes.org/reports/2020-2021-executive-summary ATRF explains…
Unpredictable
Drafting Interrogatories
By Will Newman
In addition to asking witnesses questions at a live deposition, litigants can also demand that adversaries answer written questions, called interrogatories. This sounded duplicative of depositions to me at first,…
Drug & Device Law
Going Viral − The Ten Worst Prescription Drug/Medical Device Decisions of 2020
By Bexis
Once again we undertake our annual task of sorting through the worst decisions of the year in prescription medical product liability litigation. These are the true superspreaders of litigation against…
A Lawyer's Blog
LITIGATING ANONYMOUSLY NOT ALLOWED
On December 15, I reported on a case (Doe v. VAJPAYEE, 2020 NY Slip Op 33766 - NY: Supreme Court November 12, 2020) which granted the request to litigate anonymously.…