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Marler Blog
GMA Speech – Some Recent and Emerging Trends in Foodborne Illness Litigation
By Bill Marler
You have to give credit to the GMA Litigation group to pair me with the one lawyer who I would not like to face in a courtroom. Any smooth taking,…
Don't Mess With Taxes
Tax prep company smackdown! Tuesday, February 01, 2011 H&R Block
Tax prep company smackdown! Tuesday, February 01, 2011 H&R Block has been hitting the airwaves this filing season touting the ability of its offices to get taxpayers money back that…
HR Defense
HR’s Addition of a Legal Hold Policy to the Employee Handbook Can Help Reduce E-discovery Risks
Unfortunately, many employers have learned the hard way that failing to properly preserve emails and other files after receiving notice of a potential employee claim can result in severe sanctions…
Zen and the Art of Legal Networking
ILN-terviews: Stuart Gerson, EpsteinBeckerGreen
Welcome to ILN-terviews, a series of profiles of ILN member firm attorneys, designed to give a unique insight into the lawyers who make up our Network. For our latest interview,…
Marler Blog
Grocery Manufacturers Association – Emerging Trends in Foodborne Illness Litigation
By Bill Marler
On February 22, 2011, I will be headlining with Al Maxwell, Esq., Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial at the GMA Food Claims and Litigation Conference. According to the brochure…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
Insureds who are sued and successfully defended by their insurer may be able to obtain double costs.
Application for double costs. Application granted. Martin v. Lavigne, [2010] B.C.J. No. 2240, November 17, 2010, British Columbia Supreme Court, G.D. Burnyeat J. The defendants applied for an order for double…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Rep. Kucinich: My Lawsuit Allegations Are Private!
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Representative Dennis Kucinich is suing the House of Representatives cafeteria over an olive pit in a sandwich. He alleges that biting into the sandwich resulted in extensive dental damage.Although it's…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Even Singers Get Sued
Billy Ray Cyrus' former road and farm manager has sued the country-western singer and his wife for age discrimination. The manager says Billy Ray said the manager was "old and…
Marler Blog
Congressman Dennis Kucinich Sues House Cafeteria for $150,000 – UPDATE – Settlement
By Bill Marler
According to the website Gawker, Congressman Dennis Kucinich is suing Restaurant Associates and three other companies involved in running and supplying the Longworth cafeteria after Kucinich bought a sandwich in…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Strong on Jurisdictional Discovery in Transnational Litigation
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Professor S.I. Strong (Missouri) has posted on SSRN her article, Jurisdictional Discovery in Transnational Litigation: Extraterritorial Effects of United States Federal Practice, which is forthcoming in the Journal of Private…