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Litigation
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Defense Litigation Insider
Discovery Costs: How Companies Can Increase Efficiency and Save Money in the Process
Despite efforts to increase efficiency and save money, most businesses set aside substantial budgets for litigation costs. With the ever-changing landscape of litigation, discovery is usually one of the most expensive line-items.…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Is it illegal for an attorney to sign 130,000 debt collection lawsuits in 2 years?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit in a federal district court against a Georgia-based firm, Frederick J. Hanna & Associates, and its three principal partners for churning…
Law Trends
Make It Easier to Prevail in (or Avoid) Trade Secret Litigation: Identify Your Trade Secrets and Then Protect Them By Limiting Access
By Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP
The recent article from Today's General Counsel magazine, Defendants’ Stratagems and Plaintiffs’ Counters in Trade Secret Litigation, reminds us all of the difficulties of being a plaintiff in trade secret litigation (as though…
LawSites
Firm Central Gets Court Rules Calendaring
[caption id="attachment_9206" align="aligncenter" width="460"] Once a deadline is added to the calendar, clicking it opens a box showing the details.[/caption] Firm Central, the cloud-based practice-management platform from Thomson Reuters, now…
TortsProf Blog
Hyman & Silver on Med Mal Litigation Trends
David Hyman (Illinois) and Charles Silver (Texas) have posted to SSRN Double, Double Toil and Trouble: Justice-Talk and the Future of Medical Malpractice Litigation. The abstract provides:It’s not easy being…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Nelson & Pritchard on Disclosure of Risk Factors
Karen K. Nelson and Adam C. Pritchard have posted Carrot or Stick? The Shift from Voluntary to Mandatory Disclosure of Risk Factors on SSRN with the following abstract:This study investigates risk…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Special Masters Have an Important Role in Litigation
By Peter Vogel
I am honored to be a member of the Academy of Court-Appointed Masters (ACAM) which provides the advantages that Special Masters “…can monitor discovery and resolve time-consuming disputes; they can…
The Contingency
Do Plaintiffs Stand a Chance in the Texas Supreme Court — Part 4
Our last four posts on the highest civil court in the Lone Star State went from Bloody Day at Texas Supreme Court (Mar. 28, 2014) to Do Plaintiffs Stand a Chance in…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Fee shifting bylaws adopted
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
So, now that the Chamber of Commerce has put the kibbosh on the quick fix to prohibit fee shifting bylaws following ATP, no surprise...the first of what might well be…
#AssociateLife @BilzinSumberg
“Tag”…You’re It
One of the most unique and rewarding aspects of spending a summer at Bilzin Sumberg is the opportunity to interact with clients and watch more experienced attorneys in a real…