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Jones Day Using Contingent Fees in London Cases
Jones Day is using contingent fees in London, says this brief report. Watch out for pigs flying close to Amazon’s delivery drones……...

Kirk Hartley
Dec 17, 20131 min read
Ruinous Liability for Junk Faxes and the Like ? One Hopes for More Similar Rulings
Junk faxes, calls and emails waste way too much time. So, it was interesting to read a Drinker Biddle article that keys on a New Jersey...

Kirk Hartley
Dec 12, 20131 min read
Delaware’s Evolving Rules on Redacting Complaints and Public Challenges to Secrecy
Using a public court to resolve disputes? Confidentiality may be harder to obtain, at least in Delaware Chancery cases. A first of its...

Kirk Hartley
Dec 10, 20131 min read
Lung Cancer Claiming, and the Problem of Fact-Free, Type 1 Commentary on Economic, Social and Legal
One of the flaws with 24/7 media is endless desire and space for content, and a tendency to publish fact-free articles that masquerade as...

Kirk Hartley
Dec 9, 20131 min read
The Delaware Supreme Court’s Signficant New Ruling on Corporate Dissolution Rules, and Related
For Delaware corporations, last week brought a significant new ruling from the Delaware Supreme Court on obligations and rights related...

Kirk Hartley
Dec 4, 20134 min read
Times Do Change, as Illustrated by Old Ads
This collection of old ads illustrates that times do change. That’s relevant here because defendants in product liability litigation...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 27, 20131 min read
Is Coal the New Tobacco ? – An Example of Change – Will Asbestos Defendants Cope with Ch
A new Bloomberg article argues that coal has become the new tobacco, and points out some of the related financial and reputation risks. ...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 21, 20131 min read
Tort law humor: “Tort Reform-the Song”
It’s not an oxymoron – there is tort law humor. For a prime example, listen to "Tort Reform-the Song." I learned of the song courtesy of...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 19, 20132 min read
Non-US Goverments Seek Recoveries from Swiss Tax Cheats
Recovering money is not just a tactic of US government agencies and state governments. Instead, the UK and Austria have joined the list...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 18, 20131 min read
Reputation Risk, Funding, Politics, Science and Disclosure – An Example from the American Coun
Disclosure and transparency remain perceived virtues. Accordingly, most companies do not build trust or reputation when their names show...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 12, 20132 min read
It’s Not Just an Australian Plaintiff’s Firm – Slater & Gordon Continues Its
To borrow an expression, Australia’s Slater & Gordon was not and is not your father’s law firm. It’s originally an Australian...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 11, 20132 min read
David Egilman Needs Research Help for Projects Related to Suing Corporations for Illness – Job
Within the toxic tort litigation world, Dr. David Egilman of Brown certainly ranks high on the list of expert witnesses that are...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 5, 20132 min read
“10 Trials That Changed the World”
A new story from the ABA covers "10 trials that changed the world." #LitigationIndustry

Kirk Hartley
Nov 2, 20131 min read
Ralph Nader’s Museum of Tort Law
A museum of tort law ? Really ? Yes, says Insurance Opinions author Randy Maniloff, describing Ralph Nader’s plans as described in Mr....

Kirk Hartley
Nov 1, 20131 min read
One Plaintiff’s Counter to Chamber of Commerce On Tort Reform
The litigation industry includes plenty of attacks and counter-attacks that more or less mirror some of the attacks and counter-attacks...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 25, 20131 min read
14th Annual “Legal Reform Summit”
The 14th annual "Legal Reform Summit" took place yesterday. The agenda and presentation materials are online here. The keynote speaker...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 24, 20133 min read
Litigation and Regulation Close 2 Swiss Banks
Changes in government priorities can create big changes for businesses. A new example arises from two Swiss banks shutting down because...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 18, 20131 min read
History and Silicosis
History can be told in many ways, and with many focuses. That’s one take away from Nathan Schactman’s new post in which he counters the...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 16, 20131 min read
“Where Did All the Cigarette Money Go ?” – NPR Reports
A new NPR story asks: "Where Did All the Cigarette Money Go?" It’s interesting, and briefly highlights some of the major flaws in the...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 15, 20131 min read
The UK May Start Paying Whistleblowers
According to the Financial Times, the UK government is actively thinking about paying whistleblowers. Screams to follow soon from the US...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 11, 20131 min read
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