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Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Poncebo on Regulation and Litigation in the EU
By joetort
Not quite mass tort scholarship, but perhaps heralding the precursor to mass tort litigation in the EU, is an article recently posted on SSRN by Christina Poncibo (European University Institute)…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
George Gipp Exhumation Update
Earlier on this blog, I reported that George Gipp, the Notre Dame football legend who died in 1920, was exhumed on October 4, 2007 to determine whether he was the…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Genesco/Finish Line: Solvent?
WIth all that is going on with Cerberus/United Rentals, I've fallen behind on the Genesco/Finish Line litigation. This week Genesco filed an amended complaint and Finish Line answered. As you…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Litigation Trends Survey
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP has released the results of its Fourth Annual Litigation Trends Survey. Each year the law firm commissions an independent research firm to survey senior corporate counsel…
Rush on Business
Who’s More Likely to Land You in Court: Customers or Employees?
By Rush Nigut
So who's more likely to land you in court: Customers or Employees? I would love to hear your thoughts. Please comment below. Photo of Polk County Courthouse on…
M & A Law Prof Blog
The Latest Flowers Letter
Remember SLM? It seems so long ago. When we last left the deal (or depending upon your persepctive, litigation), the parties had agreed on a trial which everyone thought would…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Moss on Supreme Court’s Recent Employment Discrimination Cases
The Roman god Janus had one head but two faces, so he could look both forward and backward both in time and in space. Scott Moss (Colorado) argues in his…
Drug & Device Law
Why Mediation Shows The Future Of Litigation
By Bexis
Mediation is increasingly the preferred vehicle for resolving business-to-business disputes.Sophisticated parties include mediation clauses in contracts. Even when parties haven't agreed in advance to mediate, they often opt for mediation…
Litigation & Trial
“Those Cases Never Go To Trial”
Yes they do:Princeton Faces Trial Over Use of Gift Now Worth $880 Million $18B Securities Claim Reaches Rare Trial See also Securities Litigation Watch's presentation on the 15 securities class…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Busy Day on the SLM Case
Another letter was sent today by SLM to the court (access it here). Apparently the parties met or had a telephone conversation with VC Strine this morning. In its letter,…