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Texas Bar Blog
Random Profile: Sarah Vollbrecht, Dallas
This week's random profile is Sarah Vollbrecht of Dallas.
GlobalTort
Data, Metrics and Measuring – Nursing Home Litigation
By Kirk Hartley
Data, metrics and measuring are techniques much used by high quality manufacturers. From the little I see, those techniques are less often used in service industries. Therefore, a new study…
Smooth Transitions
Defining Victory in Non-Compete Cases
By Rob Radcliff
The reality of the litigation world is the vast majority of cases are settled. That means there is no trial, there…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Coleman on the Proposed Amendments to the FRCP Discovery Rules
Over on the ACS blog is a post by Prof. Brooke Coleman (Seattle) entitled The Real Cost of Litigation Reform: Justice, Not Discovery Costs, Are at Stake, which discusses the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“High Times, Westword sue Colorado over marijuana ad restrictions”
Main February 12, 2014"High Times, Westword sue Colorado over marijuana ad restrictions"The title of this post is the headline of this interesting new report on the latest notable legal frontier…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
German Ministry Moves on Privacy Litigation
On February 11, 2014, Germany's Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection announced that consumer rights organizations will soon be able to sue businesses directly for breaches of German data…
Banking & Finance Law Report
What Happens When You Lose: The Downside of Binding Arbitration
A recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit demonstrates binding arbitration may not be the best way to limit rising litigation costs. It also serves as…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Dotan on Women’s and Gay Rights in Israel
By John Kang
Yoav Dotan, Hebrew University, has uploaded "The Boundaries of Social Transformation Through Litigation: Women's and Gay Rights in Israel, 1970-2010." The abstract reads: The global expansion of judicial power and the…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Caitlin Borgmann on the Importance of the Facts Underlying Abortion Legislation
My commentary, In Abortion Litigation, It's the Facts that Matter, has been published by the Harvard Law Review Forum. Here is a summary:This brief commentary argues that courts need to…
Michigan Employment Law Advisor
Limiting Litigation Costs – Don’t Overlook Your Legal Counsel’s Contribution to the Problem
By Jason Shinn
Michigan business attorney and controlling litigation costs.