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US Chamber Shoots the Latest Round in the Media Battles Over Litigation
In courtrooms, we are supposed to deal in provable facts. But, outside of court, some say perception matters far more than the facts...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 23, 20101 min read


Asbestos Product Catalogs For Sale Online – The Perfect Item For Claimants Against Chapter 11
For several years, it’s been well known that eBay traders could make some money selling to plaintifff and defense lawyers old...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 15, 20101 min read
Media and the Litigation Industry – Examples
Part of the llitigation industry today consists of vast amounts of media items to raise awareness of “issues.” On that subject, Levick...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 8, 20103 min read
CDG Wins For the Third Straight Time Against One Recalcitrant Insurer
A brief self-promotional note for Childress Duffy Goldblatt. Yesterday my partner Mike Duffy and his trial team won a first party...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 25, 20101 min read
Even Newer Uses of Social Media as a Marketing Tool for Law Firms Seeking Mesothelioma Clients
By now I trust everyone is used to many of he marketing approaches to reach mesothelioma victims. Here’s a new one for me - some members...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 20, 20103 min read
Cross Claiming Among Asbestos Defendants and Asbestos Trusts – A $ 2 Million (AU) Mesothelioma
Pasted below are key excerpts from a February 18 Wall Street Journal Australia article by Miland Rout which provides news of a $ 2...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 18, 20106 min read
Asbestos Litigation Risks – Some Companies Seek Unique Legislative Answers for Unique Risks
As described in this article, Crown Cork and Seal continues its efforts to obtain legislative solutions for its unique asbestos...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 9, 20101 min read
The Litigation Industry – Insurance Industry Behavior and Trials
A bit of shameless self-promotion today for my new law firm. One of my new partners, Mike Childress, had an interesting interview this...

Kirk Hartley
Jan 30, 20101 min read
Drs. Frank and Lemen Part of Global Plaintiff’s Advocacy Session for April 10 Asbestos Disease
Here is the entire press release (which includes links) regarding an April 10, 2010 asbestos disease awareness conference set for April...

Kirk Hartley
Jan 29, 20103 min read
UK Asbestos Working Party More Than Doubles Estimate to 11 Billion Euros
A summary article from Insurance Business Review is online here, and is pasted below. ___________________________________________________...

Kirk Hartley
Jan 26, 20102 min read
Propensity to Claim – By the Government – What’s Ahead ?
Lawyers thinking about mass tort policy and legal issues inevitably end up thinking and talking about private claimants and their...

Kirk Hartley
Dec 9, 20092 min read
Watch on Monday for A. M. Best Findings and Projections on Asbestos and Environmental Losses
This article from Business Insurance overviews points from an A.M. Best study to be released on Monday with data and projections on...

Kirk Hartley
Dec 5, 20091 min read


Whocanisue.com Founder Provides a Comment/Information on its Structure
When reading other blogs, I tend to miss comments on the posts, so te purposed of this post is to highlight a “comment” provided...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 30, 20091 min read
Whocanisue.com.com – Another Step in Tort Claim Marketing
The Internet is an amazing thing for marketing related to actual or potential legal claims. Here is a Madison County Record article that...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 30, 20091 min read
Consumer Arbitration and Financial Houses – Going, Going Gone ?
This post by Ashby Jones at the WSJ law blog updates on another big financial house moving away from imposing arbitration clauses. Some...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 23, 20091 min read
Korea to Open Law Firms to Outside Investment and Ownership, and Allow MDP Entities
Here is an interesting AmLaw post on the Korean government seeking to deregulate legal services and end restrictions on nonlawyers...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 4, 20091 min read
Delaware Catholic Diocese to Use Chapter 11 to Manage Tort Cases Regarding Priests
Law360 and various news services had articles over the last two days regarding the Delaware Catholic Diocese filing for chapter 11 due to...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 21, 20091 min read
Structured Settlements versus Lump Sum Settlements – What are the Facts ?
Thanks to the Empirical Legal Studies blog post here, here is the link for a student paper asserting that there no facts to back up the...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 20, 20091 min read
Massachusetts High Court Ruling Approves a New Medical Monitoring Claim Involving Smokers, Low Dose
Today was not a good day for the tobacco industry or certain other “mass tort” defendants and/or insurers involved with cancer claiming....

Kirk Hartley
Oct 19, 20094 min read
Report on Civil Justice in Scotland Calls for Class Actions and More Work on Litigation Funding and
Lord Gill’s report on civil justice in Scotland was issued on 30 September. The full report and the synopsis are available here. See...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 18, 20091 min read
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