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How to Prepare for Mediation
March 13, 2014
At the heart of mediation is an emphasis on the intentions and needs of the disputants, unlike in litigation where the focus naturally moves to legal rights and obligations. Jane Player, a London partner in King & Spalding’s disputes group remarks: “People often prepare for mediation as if it were litigation and they exchange submissions which are little more than pleadings. In reality, it is better to ask them to submit a short document on their view of the commercial aspects of the deal...
March 13, 2014
At the heart of mediation is an emphasis on the intentions and needs of the disputants, unlike in litigation where the focus naturally moves to legal rights and obligations. Jane Player, a London partner in King & Spalding’s disputes group remarks: “People often prepare for mediation as if it were litigation and they exchange submissions which are little more than pleadings. In reality, it is better to ask them to submit a short document on their view of the commercial aspects of the deal...
D.R. Horton and the Arbitration Hotchpotch: Emerging “Rules” and the Future of Compelled Arbitration in California
March 13, 2014
Horton Hears an Employer Victory Last December, the Fifth Circuit issued its long-awaited decision in D.R. Horton, Inc....
March 13, 2014
Horton Hears an Employer Victory Last December, the Fifth Circuit issued its long-awaited decision in D.R. Horton, Inc....
Round Table: Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2014
March 12, 2014
In this roundtable we spoke with 11 experts from around the world about the latest changes and developments in Litigation and Dispute Resolution. Our chosen experts discuss key topics including the recently implemented Jackson Reforms, litigation funding and the advantages and disadvantages of alternative dispute resolution. Selvyn Seidel Fulbrook Management LLC E: Sseidel@Fulbrookmanagement.Com 2) With The Economic Recovery Gaining Traction, Do You Expect To See Your Level Of Activity...
March 12, 2014
In this roundtable we spoke with 11 experts from around the world about the latest changes and developments in Litigation and Dispute Resolution. Our chosen experts discuss key topics including the recently implemented Jackson Reforms, litigation funding and the advantages and disadvantages of alternative dispute resolution. Selvyn Seidel Fulbrook Management LLC E: Sseidel@Fulbrookmanagement.Com 2) With The Economic Recovery Gaining Traction, Do You Expect To See Your Level Of Activity...
Deep Pockets Swell Dockets: How Investors Fund Lawsuits
March 12, 2014
Legal scholars are calling for tighter regulation of litigation-investment firms. What began as a cottage industry to fund personal-injury lawsuits has become a booming international business in litigation finance. Some litigation-investment firms, such as Juridica and Burford Capital, both incorporated offshore, are publicly traded. Others like BlackRobe Capital Partners and Parabellum Capital, both in New York, are privately held.
March 12, 2014
Legal scholars are calling for tighter regulation of litigation-investment firms. What began as a cottage industry to fund personal-injury lawsuits has become a booming international business in litigation finance. Some litigation-investment firms, such as Juridica and Burford Capital, both incorporated offshore, are publicly traded. Others like BlackRobe Capital Partners and Parabellum Capital, both in New York, are privately held.
Lex Machina at LegalTech New York
March 12, 2014
At LegalTech, one of the more interesting panels featured Dan Katz of ReInvent Law and Josh Becker of Lex Machina. I tweeted...
March 12, 2014
At LegalTech, one of the more interesting panels featured Dan Katz of ReInvent Law and Josh Becker of Lex Machina. I tweeted...
An Update on Class Action Arbitration Waivers
March 12, 2014
There has been a great deal of litigation over the past couple of years regarding the validity of class action arbitration waivers. In a Special Focus article, Re-Revisiting AT&T v. Concepcion: Yes, We Hear You Now (Mostly), John Pitblado provides an update on some of the most recent appellate cases in this area. * * * Approaching its third anniversary, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in AT & T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion, --- U.S. ---, 131 S. Ct. 1740, 179 L. Ed. 2d 742 (2011)...
March 12, 2014
There has been a great deal of litigation over the past couple of years regarding the validity of class action arbitration waivers. In a Special Focus article, Re-Revisiting AT&T v. Concepcion: Yes, We Hear You Now (Mostly), John Pitblado provides an update on some of the most recent appellate cases in this area. * * * Approaching its third anniversary, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in AT & T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion, --- U.S. ---, 131 S. Ct. 1740, 179 L. Ed. 2d 742 (2011)...
Companies Make Room for General Counsel Turnover
March 12, 2014
Make way, here come the new general counsel. A forthcoming survey from BTI Consulting Group reveals that 10 percent of large companies started 2014 with new GCs at the helm of their legal departments. Although the BTI Benchmarking Corporate Counsel Management Strategies survey, now in its 13th year, has not yet been formally released, BTI shared some insights ahead of publication. The survey was assembled using interviews from more than 300 chief legal officers and general counsel at Fortune...
March 12, 2014
Make way, here come the new general counsel. A forthcoming survey from BTI Consulting Group reveals that 10 percent of large companies started 2014 with new GCs at the helm of their legal departments. Although the BTI Benchmarking Corporate Counsel Management Strategies survey, now in its 13th year, has not yet been formally released, BTI shared some insights ahead of publication. The survey was assembled using interviews from more than 300 chief legal officers and general counsel at Fortune...
Decision Diagnostics Takes Litigation Financing of Anti-Trust and False Advertising Claims Against J&J
March 11, 2014
Decision Diagnostics Corp. (OTCQB: DECN), the exclusive worldwide sales, service and regulatory processes agent for the popular Shasta GenStrip™, the unique Green Glucose Test Strip, specifically designed to work with the Johnson & Johnson's LifeScan Ultra family of glucose testing meters, today announced that that the Company has executed a Terms Agreement with a major east coast based litigation prosecution fund for the financing of the prosecution of DECN's countersuits brought against LifeScan,...
March 11, 2014
Decision Diagnostics Corp. (OTCQB: DECN), the exclusive worldwide sales, service and regulatory processes agent for the popular Shasta GenStrip™, the unique Green Glucose Test Strip, specifically designed to work with the Johnson & Johnson's LifeScan Ultra family of glucose testing meters, today announced that that the Company has executed a Terms Agreement with a major east coast based litigation prosecution fund for the financing of the prosecution of DECN's countersuits brought against LifeScan,...
UW Law Library’s List of Android Applications for Lawyers, Law Faculty and Law Students
March 11, 2014
Law librarians, and particularly Kris Turner, at the University of Wisconsin were hard at work compiling a new guide to Android. I’m...
March 11, 2014
Law librarians, and particularly Kris Turner, at the University of Wisconsin were hard at work compiling a new guide to Android. I’m...
For High Court, a Fantasy League of Their Own
March 11, 2014
In many ways, it's a fantasy league like any other, with players obsessing over mounds of data and minutia, teams sporting a variety of colorful names like "RISK It for the Biscuit" and projections that are bound to be way off. But in this fantasy league, it's not the NFL's Calvin Johnson or Peyton Manning who are the stars but a group known for its skills not on the playing field but in the courtroom: the nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court. In FantasySCOTUS, participants try to predict...
March 11, 2014
In many ways, it's a fantasy league like any other, with players obsessing over mounds of data and minutia, teams sporting a variety of colorful names like "RISK It for the Biscuit" and projections that are bound to be way off. But in this fantasy league, it's not the NFL's Calvin Johnson or Peyton Manning who are the stars but a group known for its skills not on the playing field but in the courtroom: the nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court. In FantasySCOTUS, participants try to predict...
