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Litigation
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Labor & Employment Law Blog
The Cost and Burden of Discovery for California Employers Will Likely Increase in 2020
By Adam Rosenthal, Robert Foster
A new change to California’s Civil Discovery Act has all of the trappings of a burdensome and costly requirement for employer defendants litigating in California state court. In addition to…
The Attorney Marketing Center
Vaccinating clients and prospects
By David Ward
I watched a CLE video on what to do when you have “bad facts”. The evidence is weak, the client is a bad mamma jamma, the witnesses have a history…
Employment & Labor
Seyfarth’s Annual EEOC Litigation Report eBook Is Now Available!
Seyfarth Synopsis: The 2019 annual report on developments and trends in EEOC-initiated litigation is now available as an eBook. This year’s book, entitled EEOC-Initiated Litigation: FY 2019, examines the EEOC’s filings…
Simple Justice
The Stealth Juror: Why Risk Reversal?
The defense had 20 peremptory challenges, and they were gone before juror 11 was seated in the box. There was no red flag at first. On her jury questionnaire, she…
Westchester Commercial Division Blog
Defendants Strike Out on a Motion to Strike a Jury Demand
By Brian Cohen
Sometimes, based on the nature of an action, plaintiffs wish to present their case to a jury and file a demand for one with the court. If the defendants oppose,…
The Faculty Lounge
The Concept of the Theme in Advocacy: An Example
In teaching trial and appellate advocacy, we emphasize the concept of a persuasive theme: A concise statement, preferably only a sentence or two, that conveys the gist of the case…
Class Action & Mass Torts
5 Key Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation For 2019: Trend #1 Record High Certification Rulings
Seyfarth Synopsis: Our latest blog gave readers a detailed breakdown of the second trend of our 16th Annual Workplace Class Action Report (“WCAR”), which was class certification rulings in 2019. …
The D&O Diary
The Top 25 Securities-Related Settlements Outside of North America
Securities class action litigation has been an important part of the corporate and securities litigation environment in the United States and Canada for many years. What has been interesting in…
Justice Pays
The Basics Of American Lawsuits
Story Highlights: If you and another party can’t come to an agreement and refuse any sort of arbitration, then you can resolve your differences by filing a civil lawsuit in…
Larkin Hoffman Real Estate and Construction Blog
Mediation Can Pull Matters Out of the Litigation Rabbit Hole
By Peter Coyle
One of the most challenging aspects of an attorney’s job is to advise a client regarding possible litigation. I think of myself as a pragmatic business lawyer whose primary job…