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    Kirk T. Hartley
    • Jan 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    Another History Lesson and a Chuckle: The 2020 Year End Report by Chief Justice Roberts

    The year end reports of Chief Justice Roberts often include a history lesson, and a chuckle or two. His year end report for 2020 provides...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Jan 7, 2019
    • 2 min

    Arbitration Confidentiality Clause Does Not Control Subsequent Proceedings in Court

    An arbitration agreement may specify confidentiality, but does that term necessarily control and require sealing of subsequent...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Apr 22, 2016
    • 1 min

    VW’s $18 Billion Pain

    An ounce of prevention versus ………. VW’s $18 billion charge for the emissions cheating scandal provides a timely example of the need to...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Jun 4, 2015
    • 1 min

    UK Sentencing Statute May Notably Up the Fines for Serial Violators

    For companies operating in the UK, there are more issues for public company directors and risk managers to consider when evaluating...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Aug 11, 2014
    • 8 min

    Corporate Executives and Criminal Charges – Some Issues are Highlighted by an Ongoing Crimina

    When should corporate officers face criminal charges? Judge Rakoff famously commented on DOJ not indicting bankers from the 2008...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Apr 2, 2014
    • 1 min

    GM’s Ignition Switch Recall – Another Fund, or Litigation?

    Which direction will GM take for its ignition switch failures – a compensation fund or litigation? Relevant considerations include the...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Sep 2, 2011
    • 2 min

    Uber Banks Face More Pressure as CDO Litigation to Grow Again as Feds Are to File Massive Suits Agai

    The NYT story is here. One can assume that day-traders and hedge funds will be busy shorting bank stocks and otherwise betting on the...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Aug 24, 2011
    • 1 min

    Stock Price Pressure, Mass Torts, and Credit Default Swaps

    Hard to believe. Banks do face pressures these days, and B of A is under particular pressure with its stock price down 53%. But now B of...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Aug 23, 2011
    • 2 min

    Financial Firms Hit With More Class Certifications Regarding Claims of Financial Fraud in Mortgage B

    Class actions and mass filings raise the stakes for mass tort defendants. Back in the day, before "free fall" descents into chapter 11, ...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Aug 23, 2011
    • 2 min

    Tough News for Crisis Managers at Public Companies – Hedge Funds May Have Have 25% of Their In

    Suppose you are a crisis manager worried about your public company’s falling stock price due to massive tort claims and/or regulatory...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Oct 16, 2009
    • 1 min

    Tort Wars – The Next Step in the Toyota Saga Regarding Alleged Document Destruction

    Here is a different example of how mass tort litigation ends up becoming a media story. In this instance, the media consists of the...
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    Since becoming a lawyer in 1983, Kirk’s 35+ years of practice have focused on advising a wide range of corporations, associations, and individuals (as both plaintiffs and defendants) on both tort and commercial law issues centered around “mass torts.”

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