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Boston ERISA & Insurance Litigation Blog
Controlling Costs in Patent Infringement Litigation
I tried a patent infringement case to a jury last spring, and while I was quite pleased with the outcome, I left the experience very concerned about the tremendous cost…
Drug & Device Law
Upcoming Talks
By Bexis
One of your humble scribes, Herrmann, will be speaking at the ACI Drug and Medical Device Litigation Conference (on the topic of multidistrict litigation) in New York City later this…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Genesco: The First Day
I had a lot of reports today on the Genesco trial. No smoking guns yet; the stock dropped at 11:30 a.m. but the fall doesn't correspond to any change in…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Plaintiff Verdict in Welding Fumes Trial
By joetort
Jeff Tamraz, a plaintiff in the Welding Fume Product Liability Litigation MDL in the Northern District of Ohio, won a $20.5 million verdict today, according to this news release. The…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Weiss on PSLRA After a Decade
The Lead Plaintiff Provisions of the PSLRA After a Decade, or “Look What's Happened to My Baby,” by ELLIOTT J. WEISS, University of Arizona College of Law, was recently posted…
M & A Law Prof Blog
The Handy-Dandy Genesco Litigation Organizer
So, Genesco's third quarter earning results are out this morning. For those who also want to hear the conference call you can access the replay here. This is on top…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Losing on Both Ends
Here is a story from Kentucky. What caught our interest was the "case so good he couldn't lose it" "He has been called the lawyer "sued on both ends" -- losing lawsuits…
The Contingency
Right-sizing Civil Lawsuits
How will we know when we get exactly the right amount of civil litigation? Several groups publish numbers on how much lawsuits cost Americans each year. They also emphasize the…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Cerberus Sues in New York
On Wednesday, Cerberus filed suit in New York State court to enforce the terms of its limited guarantee -- the document which Cerberus purports limits its liability under the URI…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Cerberus Strikes Back
Here is the press release. Classic litigation tactic to file the day before a holiday and ruin the other side's break. Not very nice, though -- this dispute is getting…