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Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
Trust Accounting: Remedy or Cause of Action?
Becker v. Davis, 491 F.3d 1292 (11th Cir.(Fla.) Jul 11, 2007) In trusts-and-estates litigation there are certain remedies that take on a life of their own; often plead as stand-alone causes…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Welcome to New Mass Tort Litigation Blog Editor Professor Alexandra Lahav
By joetort
We're delighted that Professor Alexandra Lahav of the University of Connecticut School of Law is joining the Mass Tort Litigation Blog as an additional editor. Professor Lahav's scholarship and teaching…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Lack of “Litigation Hold” Prevents Use of FRCP Safe Harbor for E-Data Issues
Doe v. Norwalk Community College, 2007 WL 2066497 (D. Conn., July 2007), read opinion here. This case is a good reminder of the importance, especially under the new e-discovery rules, to…
Marler Blog
Marler Clark has made it to the top
By Bill Marler
Boy, when you get mentioned (well, OK, it only said “that Seattle law firm”) in a defense firm’s PR brochure, you know you have made it. Paul M. Pohl (Mickey),…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Lone Star’s “Smart” Move?
Last night Lone Star delivered a letter to the board of Accredited Home Lenders offering up a compromise to resolve their material adverse change litigation. In the letter Lone Star…
The D&O Diary
D & O Underwriters Get Active in Underwriting Subprime Litigation Risk
In an earlier post (here), I commented on the D & O industry's probable response the the litigation wave arising from the subprime lending mess, including the likelihood of increased…
ContractsProf Blog
Friends Star Sued by Ex-Manager
TV sitcom star Matt LeBlanc is apparently being sued by his former manager, who claims she's owed at least $1 million in commissions he earned and is still earning from…
The Energy Law Blog
Louisiana Extends Abandonment Period For Litigation Affected by Katrina or Rita
By Joe Giarrusso: In Louisiana, a lawsuit is generally deemed abandoned when the parties fail to take any step in its prosecution for three years. This rule is operative without…
The Contingency
They Will Be Killed by Us
From the May 2006 issue of Barnett's Notes on Commercial Litigation: A dear client in a hard case once took to assuring our trial team of victory by telling us…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
KPMG, Gibson Dunne and The Continuing Trial
Law.Com reports that the KPMG trial continues, and more attorney witnesses are being called to testify. "Collateral damage from the KPMG tax shelter imbroglio has struck Hogan & Hartson and…