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Outside Inhouse Lawyer Blog
Study Shows Turning Down Settlement Statistical Mistake
By Grace Healy
Today’s New York Times reveals that plaintiffs who reject settlement offers and go to trial often recover less than the offer at trial. This is based upon a study of…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
VSP’ Files Petition for Cert. Full Text Available Here
We recently informed you that Vision Service Plan hired Ken Starr to file a petition for cert. challenging the revocation of its 501(c)(4) status. Here, now, is the petition, filed…
World of Employment
New Study Suggests Defendants Should Try More Cases
According to a recent study, plaintiffs in civil lawsuits should be more willing to settle their cases, and perhaps defendants should stick to their guns and take more cases to trial. The…
Outside Inhouse Lawyer Blog
Senior Management’s Deposition Is Much More than Discovery
By Grace Healy
A few weeks ago I listened to a continuing legal education presentation focused on taking depositions. One of the presenters said that one reason for taking a deposition was to…
Outside Inhouse Lawyer Blog
Litigation Counsel Need To Look Beyond the Rules and Law
By Grace Healy
A few years ago, a general counsel told me that the worst possible litigation outcome for a defendant company is a settlement that is less than the defense fees incurred. …
NJ Family Legal Blog
Sometimes You Just Have To Try a Case
Several months ago, I posted a blog entry entitled "All Cases Have a Life of Their Own" To view that entry click here. The premise was that while most cases…
TortsProf Blog
More Scruggs Allegations
LegalNewsline.com has excerpts from a deposition taken of Dickie Scruggs in which he asserts his Fifth Amendment right not to answer repeatedly. From the questions, taken by an attorney for…
PropertyProf Blog
Noble-Allgire on Construction Defects
By propertyprof
Alice M. Noble-Allgire (Southern Illinois) has posted Notice and Opportunity to Repair Construction Defects: An Imperfect Response to the Perfect Storm on SSRN. Here's the abstract:The U.S. home building industry…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
Determination of entitlement to various insurance entitlements should not be tried separately.
An insured brought an application to determine whether they were entitled to coverage under their insurance policy for consequential damages for a claim that was settled at mediation. In addition…
The D&O Diary
Proposed Litigation Disclosure Rules Brouhaha
A June 5, 2008 proposal by the Financial Accounting Standards Board that could require public companies to disclosure more about their litigation risks is generating a storm of controversy. As discussed…