Today, courtroom events are only part of the effort to control spin and perception, factors which can matter if one expects a trial...

Yesterday, a New York federal court jury issued a message urging the SEC to continue to investigate the financial industry. The statement...

Ken Feinberg has put out a new book on his work resolving claims related to actual or alleged mass torts. It’s titled: Who Gets What :...

Delaware’s chancery judges are continuing to push back against the idea that the first law firm to file a complaint will win the role as...

A Mondaq article from Mayer Brown brings news that "[t]he US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, in Consorcio Ecuatoriano de...

Perhaps the ultimate "Twiqbal" argument is now playing out in litigation regarding LIBOR fraud by several massive banks. Barclays and...

The litigation industry is now a major vehicle for delaying or seeking to renegotiate legislation. Conglomerate has a brief but pointed...

Kevin LaCroix at D & O Diary has an interesting post covering public comments by Delaware Chancery judge Leo Strine. Many of the comments...

Plaintiff’s asbestos firms are pouring money into an election for a seat on the intermediate Illinois appellate court that overseas...

Sex abuse cases against priests have resulted in over $ 2 bilion of settlements paid by various Catholic archdioces. So, now, the...

There are frequent complaints that "contingent fee" lawyers are ruining business. Is is therefore refreshing to read Fred Bartlit’s...

Now big tobacco is paying Ukraine and Honduras to oppose Australia’s plain label rules for cigarettes. The story is at Opinio Juris....

US Attorneys are an important part of the litigation industry, and few of them can match Pat Fitzgerald, the US Attorney in Chicago for...

The litigation industry is an increasingly quantifiable industry with actual metrics based on observed and recorded facts, as opposed to...

One piece of the litigation industry increasingly involves major lawsuits against law firms. For a single and massive example, consider...

Litigation industry forces continue to evolve. This week, 41 Attorneys General signed a letter supporting legislation to overturn the...

As if Delaware Chancery court is not unique enough, a special court for complex commercial litigation was created in Delaware two years...

Alert the US Chamber of Commerce – economists can see lawyers as an economic positive, as detailed below in a post from the Conglomerate....

Stewart Law used to be a UK only firm focused only on litigation, Today, it’s opening offices in New York and Delaware to do securities...

The American Bar Association has given up on pushing changes to allow non-lawyer ownership of law firms, and related activities....