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Litigation
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Media Law Prof Blog
Channel 4’s Costs In Defamation Suit Nearly Two Million Pounds
Channel 4 says it spent 1.7 million pounds over two years defending itself and its documentary on the Jackson family against the defamation lawsuit brought by Matthew Fiddes, money which it cannot…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Litigator’s Role in M&A
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
OK, so you're a summer associate or a junior litigation associate in a NY firm. Probably the highest stakes litigation around for your clients may well entail a proposed merger…
Zen and the Art of Legal Networking
ILN-terviews: Ivars Grunte, Grunte & Cers
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,…
Quiat on Claims
Figure In The Tax, Too
Income taxes can be a big part of a disability income insurance decision.
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Bone on Procedure, Participation, and Rights
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Professor Robert G. Bone (University of Texas School of Law) has posted "Procedure, Participation, Rights" on SSRN. It will be published in the Boston University Law Review.The abstract states:This essay…
Business and Commercial
Adding value by deconstructing
By Patrick Lamb
I was talking about how Valorem works, saying that we do things where we add value and try to avoid things where we don't. I was pressed for an example,…
The Contingency
Supremes Forgive Suing Wrong Party
Stop Blawgletter if you've heard this one before. A lady trips on a cable during an oceanic cruise. Injuries ensue. She sues Cruise Company A. Cruise Company A points the Finger…
Media Law Prof Blog
Is Her Lawsuit [In] Vain?
Carly Simon is back in court with her suit against Starbuck's, having amended her complaint alleging that the coffee dispensing chain had an obligation to disclose that it planned to…
Class Action Countermeasures
Preparing to Get Sued – Litigation Risk and Corporate Cash Holdings
By The Editors
One aspect of grand strategy in litigation is making preparations for the possibility of getting sued. Preparing to get sued does not mean that a company has done something wrong.…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Iqbal, Twombly, and the NFL
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Iqbal-Twombly anniversary week continues with this decision from the Third Circuit. Mayer v. Belichick affirms the district court's dismissal of a claim by a Jets season ticket holder (New York,…