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Advice for Independent Counsel on Dealing with Insurer Guidelines

A new article from policyholder counsel at Neil Gerber (Seth Lamden) “offers advice to independent defense counsel (often referred to as...

Kirk Hartley

Sep 10, 20141 min read

Corporate Executives and Criminal Charges – Some Issues are Highlighted by an Ongoing Crimina

When should corporate officers face criminal charges? Judge Rakoff famously commented on DOJ not indicting bankers from the 2008...

Kirk Hartley

Aug 11, 20148 min read

Limiting Bankruptcy Court Exculpations Against Liability – Objections from a US Trustee to Req

Bankruptcy lawyers are seldom shy in asking for too much in chapter 11 plan confirmation orders. And, too often, the lawyers and their...

Kirk Hartley

Jul 31, 20141 min read

When Should Suit Be Filed by a Potential Pharma Plaintiff?

The yin and yang of litigation creates interesting alternatoives. Today, we hear some on the defense side complain bitterly that...

Kirk Hartley

Jul 10, 20142 min read

For-Profit Public Enforcement

The Conglomerate blog brings forward yet another interesting topic, paper and author in a July 7, 2014 post. The topic is “For-Profit...

Kirk Hartley

Jul 8, 20142 min read

Cancer Subrogation Claims – Health Insurer Hires Plaintiff’s Firm to Sue Takeda and Eli

Subrogation claims and liens of various kinds continue to assert a growing influence on mass tort litigation. In a new example, Blue...

Kirk Hartley

Jul 2, 20141 min read

Consequences for Ignoring Science and Technology – Corporate Boards and Other Leaders –

It may be the corporate boards are starting to get the message about the need to pay attention to science, technology and cybersecurity....

Kirk Hartley

Jul 1, 20143 min read

“Call for Papers – A Conference on The ALI’s Principles of the Law of Liability Insura

The point of this post is to spread the word about a call for papers on topics related to liability insurance and the ALI’s ongoing work...

Kirk Hartley

Jun 27, 20142 min read

An Important New Paper on Mesotheliomas: “Germline Mutation of Bap1 Accelerates Development of

A June 13, 2014 paper by Dr. Joseph Testa and colleagues expands the ongoing investigation into the relationships among mesothelioma,...

Kirk Hartley

Jun 24, 20142 min read

Update on the Federal Loss on GM – and Relevance to the GM Switch Issues

April 30, 2014 news reports say that the US treasury now reports losing $11.2 billion on the GM takeover fiasco, and has written off its...

Kirk Hartley

Apr 30, 20142 min read

Vaginal Mesh Litigation Takes a Moment in the Mass Tort Spotlight

Vaginal mesh cases are taking a turn in the spotlight. The events include J & J being hit for $ of compensatory damages, and about $ 7.6...

Kirk Hartley

Mar 1, 20131 min read

FASB and IASB Failing to Achieve Convergence – Possible Consequences of Stall and Delay

Stall and delay. It’s a time honored litigation technique for some defendants, but a technique that may not be wise, as evidenced by the...

Kirk Hartley

Jul 20, 20122 min read

Michael Goldhaber’s Assessment of the Future for ATS-Type Claims, and Brief Overview of Chevro

Here is a pithy summary at Opinio Juris from Julian Ku of discussions at an ASIL session regarding Chevron v. Ecuador. On the general...

Kirk Hartley

Apr 3, 20124 min read

Chevron and Ecuador – The Spin Battle Continues at OpinioJuris

Chevron and Ecuadorian plaintiffs remain entwined in a massive battle of lawyers and spinners. A new installment of the battle has...

Kirk Hartley

Mar 18, 20121 min read

Upcoming Australian Decisions on Securities Law Issues Related to Mass Torts

Two significant, upcoming securities law cases in Australia are relevant to corporations and their officers and directors coping with...

Kirk Hartley

Oct 7, 20112 min read

Focus on Piracy – Specialized Courts Needed ?

Opinio Juris includes this interesting post on a high-level pro bono effort to focus on confronting the growing problem of piracy. One...

Kirk Hartley

Aug 24, 20111 min read

Bloomberg Finds the Facts and Tells the Story on the Massive Financial Crisis Loans to Wall Street a

DealBook this morning drew attention to the finally-emerging numbers published by Bloomberg on the loans granted to Wall Street and...

Kirk Hartley

Aug 22, 20112 min read

Banks as MDL Defendants – The Countrywide Example

Multidistrict litigation panels manage mass claims. The legal community is used to seeing MDLs involving product liability claims related...

Kirk Hartley

Aug 18, 20112 min read

Bank of America as a Mass Tort Defendant – Lessons Related to Public Companies Seeking Mass Se

Public companies feel pressure through stock price, and mass tort litigation can put stock price under enormous pressure. Stock price...

Kirk Hartley

Aug 17, 20113 min read

Update – Pfizer’s Trust to Resolve Tort Claims for Africans Claiming Improper Testing

A NYT story by Donald G. McNeil, Jr. provides an update on a trust created by Pfizer to resolve alien tort claims arising from drug...

Kirk Hartley

Aug 13, 20112 min read

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Advice for Independent Counsel on Dealing with Insurer Guidelines

Corporate Executives and Criminal Charges – Some Issues are Highlighted by an Ongoing Crimina

Limiting Bankruptcy Court Exculpations Against Liability – Objections from a US Trustee to Req

When Should Suit Be Filed by a Potential Pharma Plaintiff?

For-Profit Public Enforcement

Cancer Subrogation Claims – Health Insurer Hires Plaintiff’s Firm to Sue Takeda and Eli

Consequences for Ignoring Science and Technology – Corporate Boards and Other Leaders –

“Call for Papers – A Conference on The ALI’s Principles of the Law of Liability Insura

An Important New Paper on Mesotheliomas: “Germline Mutation of Bap1 Accelerates Development of

Update on the Federal Loss on GM – and Relevance to the GM Switch Issues

Vaginal Mesh Litigation Takes a Moment in the Mass Tort Spotlight

FASB and IASB Failing to Achieve Convergence – Possible Consequences of Stall and Delay

Michael Goldhaber’s Assessment of the Future for ATS-Type Claims, and Brief Overview of Chevro

Chevron and Ecuador – The Spin Battle Continues at OpinioJuris

Upcoming Australian Decisions on Securities Law Issues Related to Mass Torts

Focus on Piracy – Specialized Courts Needed ?

Bloomberg Finds the Facts and Tells the Story on the Massive Financial Crisis Loans to Wall Street a

Banks as MDL Defendants – The Countrywide Example

Bank of America as a Mass Tort Defendant – Lessons Related to Public Companies Seeking Mass Se

Update – Pfizer’s Trust to Resolve Tort Claims for Africans Claiming Improper Testing

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