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M & A Law Prof Blog
SLM Agrees to Jan Trial
Well, I was wrong about SLM's strategy. Here is a copy of SLM's letter to VC Strine sent this morning. In SLM requests a January trial date. I can't believe…
TortsProf Blog
SueEasy a Hoax? I Don’t Think So…
Eric Turkewitz notes (after a spot-on criticism of the site) a post suggesting that SueEasy may be a hoax, presumably to emphasize a perceived sue-happiness. I don't think it is…
Rush on Business
Midwest Business Lawyers and their Clients More Reasonable
By Rush Nigut
Over on the Iowa Law Blog I discussed the fact that the number of lawsuits is down this past year for U.S. businesses. The statistics are based upon a study…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Dispute Over Sallie Mae Likely to Go to Trial
The attorneys for the buying group led by J.C. Flowers and Sallie Mae held a conference call with Vice Chancellor Victor Strine over Sallie Mae's request for an expedited hearing,…
TortsProf Blog
You May Already Be Pacman Jones’s Co-Defendant
...at least, given the range of the people and entities on the wrong side of the "v." in the suit filed against the suspended Tennessee Titan/idiot. John Day has some…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The Thursday Interview: The Sept. 11th Litigation
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Click the link at the bottom of this post to listen to this week's installment of the Thursday Interview. This week's interview is with Robin Effron, a Bigelow Teaching Fellow…
Drug & Device Law
Litigation Hold Memos
By Bexis
We have received several times over the last few days a blast e-mail from an e-discovery outfit advising us that "litigation hold memos" -- the documents instructing employees to preserve…
TortsProf Blog
Fulbright & Jaworski’s 2007 Litigation Trends Survey
Fulbright & Jaworski have released their fourth annual Litigation Trends Survey. (Available for download here upon completion of on-line form). The survey is based on interviews of in-house counsel at…
M & A Law Prof Blog
SLM Earnings Released and It Doesn’t Look Good
The earnings release is accessible here. A few initial very preliminary observations:SLM's core earnings fell 19% to $259 million, or 59 cents a share, from $321 million, or 73 cents…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Chambers v. God Pleadings
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
We posted here and here about Nebraska Senator Ernie Chambers' lawsuit against God and about God's response. You can download the petition and a couple of the answers filed on…