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Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Upcoming American Association of Justice Meeting
By joetort
Point of Law discusses possible litigation developments involving AAJ's Litigation Groups for product liability and class actions.BGS
IP Litigation Blog
That Unsettling Feeling
The overwhelming majority of cases settle. What varies is when, how and on what terms they do. Maybe it has to do with a weakening economy, but we're seeing a…
Business and Commercial
Wheat and Chaff: Juries and Litigation
By Patrick Lamb
Let me tell you a short story. A senior in-house lawyer is meeting with the CEO to talk about a problem the in-house lawyer had been asked to solve. The…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Covering Up Wrongful Conduct–Are Consultants Telling Corporate Clients To Act Like The Mafia?
By Chip Merlin
Crooks operate in secret and often use code language to avoid prosecution. Most of what they do is never written down in order to avoid detection. Even when speaking among…
The Contingency
Judge Posner Explains Why Lawsuits Go On and On
Have you ever wondered why a lawsuit that has turned uneconomic -- i.e., the cumulative historical cost dwarfs any reasonable estimate of the possible gain -- keeps motoring along? Seventh Circuit Judge Richard…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Like Russian Dolls, A Case Within A Case, Within…
Legal malpractice is a world within itself. Beyond the obvious small universe of defendants, all attorneys of course, and the unique rules, the serious questions are almost always how the…
Food Safety Counsel
Chapter 4: Responding To The Complaint – Procedural Considerations
Return to Defending Claims. Once a claim is filed in state court, the first decision should always be whether to remove the lawsuit to federal court. Often times, because food-borne…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Settlements And Litigation
By Chip Merlin
After posting two Blogs (Effective Endgame Communications; Influence and Persuasion) regarding the topic of settlements, I was amused by SLABBED referring to settlements as "kissing one's sister." While that was on my mind,…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Chancery Describes Limited Costs Included in Rule 54(d) Award
In Tanyous v. Happy Child World, Inc., (Del Ch., Dec. 19, 2008), the Chancery Court described the very limited scope of "costs" included under Rule 54(g) to the victor after…
Civil Service Disqualification Appeals Attorney Blog
City Council agrees on Saratoga recreation center defense fund
The Saratoga Springs City Council decided they were willing to spend up to $20,000 to defend itself against a lawsuit alleging the violation of multiple laws with the approval of…