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  1. Louisiana Law Blog

    Insurance Checklist if Your Business is Sued

    By Todd Rossi

    The legal process typically begins with a claim, which, if not resolved, can result in a lawsuit.  There are steps a business should take to protect itself at the claim…

  2. The Appellate Strategist

    California Supreme Court to Clarify What’s In, What’s Out in the Five-Years-to-Trial Rule

    By Kirk Jenkins

    According to Section 583.310 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, "An action shall be brought to trial within five years after the action is commenced against the defendant." On…

  3. Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog

    Trammell on Transactionalism Costs

    By Robin Effron

    Alan Trammell (Brooklyn Law School) has posted Transactionalism Costs to SSRN.Modern civil litigation is organized around the “transaction or occurrence,” a simple and fluid concept that brings together logically related…

  4. Securities Law Prof Blog

    SEC Names David Gottesman as Deputy Chief Litigation Counsel

    By Eric C. Chaffee

    Details available here.

  5. Corporate and Securities Law

    Mandate Withheld in Conflicts Minerals Case

    By Steve Quinlivan

  6. Food Poison Journal

    Marler Clark Retained to File E. coli Lawsuit Against Trader Joe’s

    By Bill Marler

    A total of 33 persons infected with the outbreak strain of STEC O157:H7 were reported from four states. The number of ill persons identified in each state was as follows:…

  7. Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog

    Reinert on the Burdens of Pleading

    By Adam Steinman

    Alex Reinert (Cardozo) has published on SSRN a draft of his article, The Burdens of Pleading, which will be published in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. Here is the…

  8. Boundary Dispute Law Blog

    Remedies Clinic Commencement

    By Bob Zierman

    Surveyor has been out and now you either want to tear your neighbors' heads off because they have "stolen" your land (i.e. you are the title holder who believes you…

  9. Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

    New Jersey Federal Court Issues Case Management Order in Superstorm Sandy Flood Cases

    By Shane Smith

    Due to the hundreds of pending civil cases arising out of flood claims from Superstorm Sandy, on March 6, 2014, the U.S. District Court in New Jersey invited members of…

  10. Georgia Bankruptcy Law Network

    What Happens If You Don’t Disclose A Lawsuit or Claim Against Someone In Your Bankruptcy Schedules?

    By Scott Riddle

    One of the requirements of filing a Bankruptcy case is completing the Schedules honestly and completely.  It is perfectly fine to unintentionally leave something out as long as the Schedules…