Monday’s post (12/26) pointed out a variety of product liability, corporate law and compensation issues in the context of one nation...

I keep falling off the “global” side of things. So, this week, I’ll make a special effort to be more global. This week I’m also going to...

Here is an interesting NLJ article on the state secrets privilege from a law professor and dean with an impressive background in both...

Here is an interesting AmLaw post on the Korean government seeking to deregulate legal services and end restrictions on nonlawyers...

Here is an AmLaw article about the apparently fairly real possibility of chapter 11 type legislation in Hong Kong. This is getting ahead...

This summer brought the Chrysler and GM chapter 11 cases in which bankruptcy courts issued wide-ranging injunctions that seek to block...

Are anti-bribery statutes actually trade sanctions that discourage investment, and should such statues be modifed? For more on that...

The tort litigation industry is seeing new battles emerge at the micro and macro level regarding the techniques and rules used on Wall...

The following item from Crain’s Chicago Business speaks for itself as to today’s use of chapter 11 to manage/resolve risks and...

The world plainly is growing smaller and is more subject to empiric evaluation. To me, those are great trends for many reasons, including...

What will the global litigation industry look like in 10 years? My bet is that it will look increasingly entrepreneurial, and more like...

The UK is famous for assessing costs if a case actually goes to judgment. A new look at that topic is underway and is slated to produce a...

This month’s ABA Journal includes an article that stunned me, and it is set out below. The gist is that some physicians are trying to use...

An article in The Hill reports that product liability claimants are not happy with the developments in the Chrsyler and GM chapter 11...

An article on the BBC and an article on Scotsman.com report that trial has started on the insurance indsutry challenge to Scotland’s...

S. Todd Brown of Temple University has written an insightful law review article desribing in detail Congress’ incredibly costly error in...

My friend Steve Sellick points out that UCLA and RAND are teaming up for and presenting an interesting June 2 seminar at RAND in Santa...

Update: This post updates a Feb. 20 post. The new news is a Law.com article regarding a new Madoff-related lawsuit in Florida naming a...

Here is the link to the full text of the first ruling in the insurer’s lawsuit seeking a declaration to invalidate to the Scottish...

Monday’s post noted that the war on cancer is going slowly, at best. Little did I know that by the end of the day, President Obama would...