A new earnings release and statement from JP Morgan indicates the bank is doing its best to make sure that large New York law firms...

More lists. LAW360 has jumped into the process, with a list of 10 "most feared" plaintiff firms. The list includes Motley Rice, of...

Lists. Modern life is full of lists. For the litigation industry, a relevant list was put together in 2010 – it’s a list of top plaintiff...

Kevin LaCroix at D & O Diary is on a roll this week on big picture subjects for the litigation industry. His post today focuses on the...

At D & O Diary, a new post from Kevin LaCroix presents various facts about cross-border enforcement of statutes and rules. The post...

Pennsylvania sees plenty of litigation, and is one barometer for the pendulum swings that are part of mass tort litigation. Tow new...

A good topic for a Friday – lessons from wine. A new article in Wine Spectator describes pesticide chemicals found in wines after...

What’s the insurance industry thinking about vis a vis toxic torts? Some ideas can be gleaned from the FETTI seminar in Chicago this...

Over the past five years, the six largest US banks have paid out more in settlements and legal fees ($103 billion) than in dividends. So...

There are rhythms, ebbs and flows to litigation, and global, national and regional attitudes and perceptions. All corporate defendants...

One rule of litigation today involves distraction. When you don’t want to talk about the merits, create other issues for use by your...

Torts involving repeat circumstances create some unique challenges for lawyers. One frequent question boils down to the famous Watergate...

Mortgage-related securities are a continuing gift to lawyers. In the early 2000s, hundreds or thousands of lawyers made a living just...

At Litigation and Trial, Max Kennerly writes some some (not all) great posts from a plaintiff’s perspective. This post on deposition...

Happy Friday – here’s a story with irony that can be enjoyed by all sides to mass tort and class action litigation. The Madison County...

As described by Law360, leadership of the American Association for Justice continues to include string ties to the asbestos plaintiff’s...

This Forbes post provides a very "pro-business" view of the term at SCOTUS. The substantive analysis is lacking, but the article provides...

So, what will fracking create for the litigation industry? Tea leaf readers may be interested in a Forbes.com article reporting on NIOSH...

Oil drilling devices are amazing. Some are moveable and go around the world, sometimes with the same people. Some were or are centers...

I missed it then, but back in 2010, the NYT focused an article on some clever, humorous advertising by some plaintiff’s personal injury...