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Dechert LLP

Dechert Re:Torts - Issue 17

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Are Litigation Funders the Truest Parties in Interest? In the April 2023 issue of Re:Torts we covered a dispute that arose in In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation between third-party litigation funder Burford...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

If It Ain’t Broke, and You Fix It, Take Care with What the Jury Learns About It

The adage, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” carries a special meaning in litigation. It can be one of those classic “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” situations: After an injury or other tortious event, if you fix...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Legal Separateness: The Boundaries on Written Discovery

The concept of corporate legal separateness has long been a fortress protecting affiliated business entities such as parents, subsidiaries, and sister companies from various kinds of liability and litigation. However, how...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Defendants, Don’t Automatically Avoid the First Move in Settlement

At a national conference I spoke at earlier this week, one of the other presenters was Anne Marie O’Brien of Smith Pauley LLP, a very experienced litigator and mediator working out of Omaha, Nebraska. During her talk, she...more

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Hot Topics in Products Liability Law: Collection and Use of Data is THE Products Liability Issue of the Future

Data is arguably the products liability issue of the future. Dealing with data is often already a critical part of products liability lawsuits, but with the rise of artificial intelligence and automation, product...more

Butler Snow LLP

20 Questions to Ask When Defending a Medical Device Case

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In the game of “20 Questions,” one player secretly chooses an object and the other players are allowed 20 questions to identify it. In that spirit, answering the following 20 questions may identify a defense strategy that...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

A Reopening Checklist to Help Defend Against Litigation

By the beginning of May, almost 800 lawsuits had been filed in the United States related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the United States Congress and state legislatures are rushing to enact measures to protect businesses...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Florida Supreme Court Rewrites The Rules, Lifting Restrictions On The Immediate Appeal Of Orders Denying Absolute, Qualified, Or...

Florida Supreme Court rewrites the rules, lifting restrictions on the immediate appeal of orders denying absolute, qualified, or sovereign immunity. For those who have kept abreast of the latest opinions issued by the...more

Rumberger | Kirk

Find Your Footing: Don’t stumble when it comes to slip-and-fall claims

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Some regard slip-and-fall claims as nuisance litigation and often make billboard plaintiffs’ lawyers the butt of jokes. But, occasionally, these claims represent catastrophic injuries with verdicts to match, and even garden...more

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