Kirk T. Hartley
Strategic Defamation Suit by Another Voting Machine Company - Smartmatic v. Fox, Giuliani, et al
As if to highlight my point about strategic lawsuits taking on more importance, this week ended with another voting machine company...
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Kirk T. Hartley
- Feb 2, 2021
- 1 min
Defamation Payment to the Duke of Sussex (Prince Harry), and Open Court Statement
As noted on Monday, it seems there are more and more strategic defamation suits against media in the US. Perhaps the trend includes the...
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Kirk T. Hartley
- Feb 1, 2021
- 1 min
Michael Conklin, ‘Rage Against the Voting Machine: Dominion’s Defamation Lawsuit Against ...."
It seems 2021 is going to be quite the year for strategic, defamation lawsuits against proven liars. The articles by lawyers are flowing....
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Kirk T. Hartley
- Sep 7, 2020
- 3 min
Professor Feinman's Latest: "A User’s Guide to the Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance"
It's most interesting and encouraging to see Professor Jay Feinman publish a new paper that frankly addresses the pressures exerted on...
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Kirk Hartley
- Oct 3, 2019
- 2 min
One Fact Pattern Relevant for Thinking About Ethical Issues When A Settlement is to Be Funded By Con
What ethical missions can appropriately intersect with corporate profits in the context of mass tort settlements that call for continuing...
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Kirk Hartley
- Sep 20, 2019
- 1 min
Corporate & D&O Risk – Updated Comments from Marty Lipton of Wachtell Lipton – &
Corporate officers and directors need to confront the serious risks they and their companies face in the current environment. Who says...
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Kirk Hartley
- Sep 19, 2019
- 1 min
Corporate Veil Piercing as Purdue Seeks Refuge in Chapter 11; Conservative Economist Tyler Cowen Arg
As Purdue seeks refuge in chapter 11, a conservative economist articulates a point I’ve also been discussing in various contexts: prepare...
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Kirk Hartley
- Sep 16, 2019
- 1 min
Judicial Change – An Example from Illinois’ Fifth District Court Appellate Court
Back in the early 2000s, the Fifth District appellate court in Illinois was composed of 6 Democratic judges and 1 Republican. That...
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Kirk Hartley
- Aug 23, 2019
- 1 min
And Now: Alleged Use of Sex Tapes as Part of Litigation – Burford Capital, the ILR and Harry
Interesting times became even more interesting when the Financial Times published an August 21, 2019 article asserting that a sex tape...
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Kirk Hartley
- Aug 22, 2019
- 1 min
Ironies Abound – Burford, Institute for Legal Reform, Securities Class Actions and Muddy Water
Usually, the Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) subpart of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce attacks class action securities suits as bad...
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Kirk Hartley
- Aug 3, 2019
- 2 min
WSJ Explains Awful Customer Service – Lexis/Nexis is A Poster Child of Failure
WSJ Headline – August 3, 2019 Lexis/Nexis is a poster child for a new WSJ article: “Everyone Hates Customer Service. This Is Why. ...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jul 11, 2019
- 1 min
It May Now Become Tougher to Successfully Execute Fraudulent Conveyances: Kirkland & Ellis Press
Avoiding liability for fraudulent conveyances may have just become tougher. Why? Because this week, Kirkland & Ellis explicitly announced...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jul 5, 2019
- 1 min
New Book – “Fentanyl Inc: How Rogue Chemists are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opio
A July 5, 2019 book review by Tyler Cowen at Marginal Revolution describes in a glowing terms a book that sounds interesting with respect...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jun 29, 2019
- 1 min
2 More Damage Cap Statutes Were Recently Held Unconstitutional Under State Law – In Red State
A June 24, 2019 post at ThePopTort points out that the Supreme Courts of both Kansas and Oklahoma recently struck down damages cap...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jun 26, 2019
- 1 min
Does Tesla Have An Unintended Acceleration Problem – Lawsuit Says Yes, With Detailed Allegatio
Interesting to see a new lawsuit that provides numerous very specific allegations to support the claim that some Teslas have an...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jun 25, 2019
- 1 min
Two Days Later – Idiocy Continues at Lexis/Nexis’ Advantage Service
Two days later, same idiotic error message and no access from my laptop. It’s Tuesday evening; two days after my first public complaint...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jun 24, 2019
- 1 min
SCOTUS Knocks Out Decades of Precedent, Resulting in Immediate Access to Federal Court for Takings C
Interesting times, to say the least. At the end of last week, the “conservative” block of SCOTUS overruled decades of precedent by...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jun 21, 2019
- 1 min
Interesting Times: “Lawsuits Filed by Opioid Justice Team in 34 of the 48 States Reporting Bab
The litigation industry continues to evolve and grow. Consider, for example, this June 19, 2019 press release by a group of firms brining...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jun 10, 2019
- 1 min
Insys Opts for Chapter 11 Due to Opioid Claims
Mass tort claiming continues to drive numerous chapter 11 cases. The latest addition to the list is Insys filing due to opioid claims....
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Kirk Hartley
- Jun 7, 2019
- 1 min
Glyphosate Litigation Starts Up In Australia
The litigation industry is global. The latest example is the start of RoundUp/glyphosate litigation in Australia, as described in this...
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