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Litigation
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Georgia Bankruptcy Law Network
Can I File For Bankruptcy If I Am Being Sued?
By Scott Riddle
A question that comes up fairly regularly is whether it is too late to file for Bankruptcy after you have been sued. The answer is no, it is not too…
TortsProf Blog
U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform on Litigation Trends
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal Reform has identified asbestos, class action, data privacy, and False Claims Act lawsuits as the leading lawsuit trends. ILR's pamphlet "The New…
M & A Law Prof Blog
TRO Halts Globe Sale
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
Uh-oh... a crisis just a day before the World Series! As you may remember, the NY Times agreed to sell its Boston Globe division to John Henry, the principal owner…
Health Law Prof Blog
Hobby Lobby Keeps Moving Forward
By N Huberfeld
For those following the so-called contraceptive mandate litigation, additional documents were filed today with the Supreme Court, but this time the Solicitor General suggested that the petitions in Conestoga Wood…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
General Electric reportedly involved in 14,000 lawsuits worldwide
For those interested in the prevalence of "repeatplayers" in civil litigation, there is some interesting information in theBlog of LegalTimes. On Monday, George Mason University School of Law hosted…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Is Elder Law in the US Becoming Bifurcated Between Planning and Litigation Specialists?
This semester, I have had several practitioners as guest speakers in my Elder Law class at Penn State Law. (The students have been loving this -- real world advice!) More than…
Class Action Countermeasures
Don’t Forget the Motion to Stay – Thornton v. DaVita HealthCare Partners., Inc.
By The Editors
In Thornton v. DaVita HealthCare Partners., Inc., No. 13-cv-00573-RBJ-KMT, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 145458 (D. Colo. Oct. 8, 2013), the plaintiffs filed a class action alleging various causes of action…
Legal Writing Prof Blog
A judge’s advice for appellate practitioners
Judge Diane Sykes of the Seventh Circuit offers some helpfuladvice for appellate practitioners in the summer 2013 issue of Litigation. Having also served on lowercourts, Judge Sykes states that the…
The Right Coast
Litigation involved a real fight
I mean a real fight. But it was efficient!H/t: LS.
M & A Law Prof Blog
The Transactions Tax
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
Browning Jeffries adds to the discussion on the litigation game and multipforum litigation in his new paper The Plaintiff Lawyer's Transaction Tax.This article addresses the proliferation of frivolous litigation in…