Campaign contributions – direct and indirect, and transparent or hidden – are frequent topics for charges and counter-charges of bias and...

When thinking about the litigation industry, it’s also helpful to think about the increasing ease of becoming licenses to practice law in...

As litigation becomes more global, new issues arise as parties seek to use local discovery processes in aid of cases in other countries....

For many years, astute observers  pointed out that “change” is the one constant in asbestos litigation. With that in mind, one might...

These are interesting times, as a nominally Republican President calls for more lawsuits against domestic and overseas drug makers. The...

After months of procedural wrangling and negotiations about settlement, the asbestos plaintiff’s bar has now attacked the...

Some day I would love to find a law review or treatise capturing and summarizing the various industries which hold legislative immunity...

September and October 2018 trials are approaching for federal court litigation regarding State Farm’s 2004 contributions used for...

A new aspect of the practice of law is applying AI to sets of cases. That trend is now being applied to insurance coverage cases,...

The “mass tort” litigation industry continues to grow. Back in the 1980s and 1990s, many big law firms disdained “mass tort” defense...

As litigation becomes more global, new issues arise as parties seek to use local discovery processes in aid of cases in other countries....

A cogent summary of statutes of repose for drugs and devices is online at a July 16, 2018 guest post at Drug & Device blog.

Jury trials ahead? Very interesting to read Steve McConnell’s April 18, 2018  post about his experiences when serving as a juror in a med...

As the litigation industry continues to expand, efforts continue to recruit plaintiffs also continue. One example involves a meeting of...

A list of the all time top Canadian class action settlements is summarized and linked to in a June 28, 2018 post at D&O Diary. The report...

As explained by Laurie Kazan Allen at the Ban Asbestos Secretariat, the UK’s annual Parliamentary Asbestos Seminar took place on June 26,...

Yesterday, it was Wisconsin. Today, it’s yet another chapter in the saga of medical malpractice statutes lies in ongoing issues in...

The U.S. could perhaps enter a new chapter in disclosures related to funding of research via NIH and CDC. STAT News explained the...

The media exchanges continue as to what the rules should or should not apply  as to disclosure and funding related to research and...

A June 28, 2018 post at Drug & Device blog is a must read for anyone involved in mass tort cases. It starts with cogent comments as...