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British Columbia Insurance Blog
Insurance lawsuits increasing outside of the U.S.
Recent evidence suggests that insurance lawsuits are increasing outside of the U.S. U.S.A. today has an article in which Lloyd's of London CEO Richard Ward answers questions from management reporter…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Balancing the Pleading Equation
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Paul J. Stancil posted Balancing the Pleading Equation on SSRN, which explores the asymmetries of cost and information in the pleading system and how to strike the right balance between…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy Filing
Steve Jakubowksi's Bankruptcy Litigation Blog here, has a characteristically erudite analysis about the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy filing today, with links to actual documents filed in the case. I have to…
Labor Law Prof Blog
New Data Unveiled: How The Federal Courts Are Treating Emploiyment Discrimination Plaintiffs
The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy will release a new study showing how job discrimination cases are faring in the federal courts, and host a panel discussion on…
Life Sciences Legal Update
Report Says Litigation Discovery System is ‘Broken’
By Erin Bailey
The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (“IAALS”) and the American College of Trial Lawyers Task Force on Discovery conclude in their Interim Report (“Report”) that the…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
‘U Can’t Touch This’ Litigation Hold
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Check out 'U Can't Touch This' Litigation Hold by Stanley P. Jaskiewicz over at LAW.com. The piece explores the IT litigation hold and how the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure…
Boston ERISA & Insurance Litigation Blog
Electronic Discovery is . . .
A. Broken; B. Subject to abuse; C. So expensive that it can force settlements even where the merits don’t warrant it; D. An aspect of civil procedure that is still…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
A Work and Play Saturday
By Chip Merlin
After a long day of work, I called a client at 11:38 on Saturday night to confirm the resolution of a long and hard-fought lawsuit. An attorney in our Houston…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Whether Discrimination Filings are Down or Up Depends on Where, When, and What Filing You Mean.
Paul reported yesterday that the 2006 figures for employment discrimination filings in federal court were down and expressed skepticism of whether this was a sign that discrimination was less, positing…
Truck Injury Lawyer Blog
Recommended Lawyer Steve Gursten Wins 5.65M for Client
By Morgan Adams
If you have been reading my blog for any length of time you know I have a strong opinion that people should only hire litigation specialists when they, or a…