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Legal Profession Blog
Delaware Fantasy
The Delaware Chancery Court granted summary judgment in a long-simmering legal disputeAs we approach the eleven-year anniversary of the initiation of this action, Reid v. Siniscalchi has readily secured its place…
Employment & Labor
4 Key Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation For 2017: #4 U.S. Supreme Court Video
Seyfarth Synopsis: Earlier this week, our blog posting analyzed pivotal rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2017, which was the penultimate trend of this year’s Workplace Class Action Report…
Texas Bar Blog
Baylor Law to offer executive LL.M. in litigation management
Baylor Law School will offer an executive LL.M. in litigation management beginning in the fall 2018. The niche degree, open only to attorneys with at least three years of law…
TortsProf Blog
Lewis on the Effect of Personality on Tort Litigation
Richard Lewis has posted to SSRN Humanity in Tort: Does Personality Affect Personal Injury Litigation?. The abstract provides:This article examines whether the character of people involved in personal injury claims affects their…
The Relativity Blog
2017 Litigation Trends Survey: Plateauing Disputes, Escalating Cyber Concerns
By Relativity
Norton Rose Fulbright polled more than 300 corporate counsel and discovered that some notable trends didn’t move along the typical trajectory in 2017.
PrawfsBlawg
Argument recap in Hall v. Hall (Updated)
Main Tuesday, January 16, 2018Argument recap in Hall v. Hall (Updated)My SCOTUSBlog recap of the argument in Hall v. Hall is available. I think it will be the rout I…
Dewey B Strategic
Lex Machina Releases 2017 Litigation Trends: E.D. Texas Docket Dive–Trump’s SEC Appears to be Increasing Enforcement Activity
By Jean O'Grady
Lex Machina has released their annual Litigation trends report. Although there are an increasing number of competitors in the legal analytics market, Lex Machina still offers the most sophisticated platform…
Drug & Device Law
Shameless Plug – CLE Webinar on Best/Worst Cases of 2017
By Bexis
These past few weeks, our loyal readers have descended into “The Lows” and then climbed to “The Highs” with us as we reviewed the 10 worst (and bonus worst) and…
A Winning Tip
Be Courageous, Not Arrogant
While you undoubtedly assume a positive attitude going into a case (or try to!), it’s hard to remain upbeat when things go wrong. That’s when it’s good to remember that…
Cross-Examination Blog
THE CROSS-EXAMINER’S DEMEANOR
We have previously discussed how to behave on cross and that discussion of the cross-examiner’s deportment is worth revisiting. The do’s and don’ts of how to behave during cross-examination are…