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Litigation
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Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Law Firm Fined for Filing Papers with Social Security Numbers
In another recent example of a law firm running afoul of privacy requirements in litigation (See also the discussion of Kim v. St. Elizabeth’s), U.S. District Judge Michael Davis recently…
Legal Profession Blog
Disorganized Client, Admonished Attorney
Not sure whether or not we previously posted this admonition from Vermont, but it does serve as a cautionary tale for taking on a matter outside of the attorneys area…
The Right Coast
Litigator wanted Tom Smith
A friend and former student of mine is looking for a litigator, probably in the Bay area, who may be interested in collecting from a technology firm that has apparently…
Food Poison Journal
Lawsuits to be filed in E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks linked to ground beef
By Bill Marler
Tuesday morning, we will be filing lawsuits on behalf of the families of two children sickened in the ongoing, likely developing, outbreaks of E. coli O157:H7 linked to ground beef.…
The Legal Watercooler
Fulbright Litigation Study: Interpret with care
(I'm going to take my own advice and blog my response rather than send an e-mail, especially to a closed network.)I know that everyone loves the Fulbright Litigation Trends Survey,…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Startz and Yoon on an economic model of litigant resources and legal precedent
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Richard Startz (University of Washington - Economics) and Albert Yoon (University of Toronto) have posted Litigant Resources and the Evolution of Legal Precedent on SSRN.Abstract: This paper develops an informational…
California Employment Law
We're #1! We're #1!
Employment Law360 reported yesterday on Fullbright & Jaworski's 2009 Litigation Trends Survey. One of the survey's conclusions was that: "For the sixth consecutive year, labor and employment disputes topped the list of legal worries for…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Academic Freedom & the Courts
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Professor Amy Gajda (University of Illinois law & journalism) has published a new book "The Trials of Academe," about the erosion of so-called "academic abstention," the unformalized doctrine under which courts…
NJ Family Legal Blog
The mystery of the Judge's Chambers
Last Friday, I was sitting in a courtroom, early for my case, when the judge called the two attorneys on the case before mine into his chambers. As the time…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be litigators
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The ABA Journal reports: Scalia Worries Gifted Litigators Should Be Doing Something More Productive. The article is based on an interview Justice Scalia gave to C-SPAN, as reported last week…