It appears we have another decision that falls under the heading of "be careful what you wish for." SCOTUS this week declined to allow most "alien" tort suit...

At a recent asbestos litigation conference, one of the speakers reminded everyone of the old maxim to " be careful what you wish for" in litigation. In tha...

Susan Beck has a great AmLaw summary article today with links to underlying complaints, and to a Wall Street Journal article on the same topic by Nathan Kopp...

The AmLaw blog post here describes and includes a link to a newly filed complaint that seeks $ 1 billion and a class action for Mexican investors hurt by the...

Per this article from Delaware Online: June 25, 2009 DuPont sued over asbestos in ArgentinaEx-Lycra plant workers say they were exposed By ANDREW EDER and AA...

Who knew- apparently there is “libel tourism,” a concept I learned about from reading Walter Olson at Pointof Law and then reading a recent Wall Street Journ...

A May 29, 2009 law.com article by Mark Hamblett updates on this case. The update provides some additional legal commentary and indicates jury selection was ...

Update: This post updates a Feb. 20 post. The new news is a Law.com article regarding a new Madoff-related lawsuit in Florida naming a feeder fund (Tremont) ...

When is a multinational at risk for “aiding and abetting” human rights violations? The answer is evolving. One case on the issue is Khulumani v. Barclay Nati...

A prior post on this blog described some of the global choice of law issues arising from the Madoff fiasco. One set of issues will revolve around which natio...