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Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Lemos on Fee Shifting and Litigation Incentives
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Margaret H. Lemos of Cardozo School of Law has posted Do Litigation Incentives Work? How Attorneys’ Fee Shifts and Damage Enhancements Affect Litigants and the Law to SSRN.Abstract: Congress regularly…
Aviation Law Monitor
First Air France Flight 447 Lawsuit: Questions and Answers
By Mike Danko
The families of Michael and Anne Harris, the American couple on board Air France Flight 447, filed suit this week in Houston federal court. It's the first lawsuit arising from the crash. The most frequently asked…
Zen and the Art of Legal Networking
ILN-terviews: Luis Lavalle Moreno, Martínez, Algaba, De Haro, Curiel & Galván-Duque, S.C.
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, we…
Legal Profession Blog
How FEMA Trailer Lawsuits Are Briefcases On “Deal Or No Deal”
Posted by Alan ChildressI assume that most lawyers, like me, find Deal Or No Deal unwatchable. One of the many reasons is that contestants use a decisionmaking process akin to…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Eaton: You don’t need to see those documents. Trust me, we’re innocent.
I love NMC's comment about the latest quotes from the Eaton v. Frisby case: The lawsuit has been put on hold as Yerger allows Frisby attorneys to try to determine…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Hyman, Black, and Silver on the Impact of “Duty to Settle” on Settlement
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
David Hyman, Bernard Black, and Charles Silver have posted The Impact of the Duty to Settle" on Settlement: Evidence from Texas.Abstract:Allinsurance has coverage limits, and insurers usually control whether acase…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Wells on Teaching Federal Courts Law
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Michael Lewis Wells (University of Georgia) has posted A Litigation Oriented approach to Teaching Federal Courts Law (forthcoming St. Louis U. Law J.). Here is the abstract:The traditional focus of…
West Australian Medical Negligence Law Blog
Mount Lawley Hospital Litigation – A hardening trend with Judges?
Further to an earlier post, a further recent skirmish in the matter of Pollard v Endale Pty Ltd is of note. This latest instalment concerning this dispute between Ms Pollard…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Taussig on Class Actions in Israel
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Eran Taussig has posted the paper Broadening the Scope of Judicial Gatekeeping: Adopting the Good Faith Standard in Class Action Proceedings.Abstract: This paper suggests that using the concept of "good…
California Litigation Blog
How to Select an Expert Witness
By Jeff Huron
In today’s litigation practice, experts are frequently called upon to give their opinions. Even though experts are paid witnesses, their testimony is invaluable in educating judges and juries. The right…