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Boston ERISA & Insurance Litigation Blog
LaRue, The Postscript
Remember the grave concern in different quarters about whether the Supreme Court’s ruling in LaRue would lead to a flood of litigation? Turns out it didn’t even do so in…
TortsProf Blog
Fullbright’s Annual Litigation Trends Survey
Fulbright & Jaworski have released their 5th Annual Litigation Trends Survey. According to a press release,Nearly one-third of businesses expect an increase in the number of disputes they will…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News and Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
Mike Scarcella, BLT Blog, Williams & Connolly Wants to Put Lawyer on Witness Stand in Senator Ted Stevens trial. It raises an interesting question as to whether an attorney can…
Cordell Parvin Blog
It’s More than Results
Last year, I did a presentation at an associate retreat. The night before the retreat, my associate host and I met with Tyler, a former associate of mine who was…
Boston ERISA & Insurance Litigation Blog
Apples and Oranges: Litigation Costs and QDROs in the Same Post
A couple of different things from my desk today that are worth passing on. First, for those of you interested - as I am and have often discussed in these electronic…
Marler Blog
Chinese Parents File Melamine Milk Lawsuit – Other Lawyers Urged to Quit Helping Victims
By Bill Marler
The Wall Street Journal reported a few moments ago that the parents of a 1-year-old boy sickened by tainted milk powder filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer, Sanlu, in what…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Daubert Hearings at the Certification Stage
By joetort
From the ABA Litigation Section news report, via Federal Civil Practice Bulletin:In what appears to be part of a trend across the country, a federaltrial court in West Virginia has…
Litigation & Trial
Four Proposals That Won’t “Shyster-Proof The Courts”
Over at PhilaLawyer, an anonymous (and largely humor-focused) part of the Rudius blog network, there are four ideas for "Shyster-Proofing the Courts:" 1. Immediate Mandatory Mediation 2. Allow Expert Witnesses…
Mass Tort Defense
National Juries For National Cases?
By Sean Wajert
At MassTortDefense we typically focus on cases, statutes, and the like, but certainly can make room for a thought-provoking academic piece. Professor
The Trademark Blog
“RIAA Decries Attorney-Blogger as ‘Vexatious’ Litigator
Wired.com: "RIAA Decries Attorney-Blogger as 'Vexatious' Litigator": The Recording Industry Association of America is declaring attorney-blogger Ray Beckerman a "vexatious" litigator and is seeking unspecified monetary sanctions to punish him…