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Litigation Economics: “Taking a Financial Position in Your Opponent in Litigation”
The economics of litigation continue to receive more attention. For example, an April, 29, 2016 post at CLS Blue Sky Blog brings news of...

Kirk Hartley
May 1, 20162 min read
Go See “Handy-Dandy Checklist for Admissibility of Electronic Evidence”
See the April 26, 2016 post from Jim Beck at Drug and Device blog.

Kirk Hartley
Apr 29, 20161 min read
Cancer Immunotherapy – in Pictures and Words
Immunotherapy for cancer is the new thing, and it shows great promise, but also difficulties. For a good overview explanation, see this...

Kirk Hartley
Apr 28, 20161 min read
“Same But Different” – an Overview of Epigenetics
Epigenetics. It’s a big deal, and is more and more becoming part of main stream conversations. For a very readable explanation, see Same...

Kirk Hartley
Apr 27, 20161 min read
VW’s $18 Billion Pain
An ounce of prevention versus ………. VW’s $18 billion charge for the emissions cheating scandal provides a timely example of the need to...

Kirk Hartley
Apr 22, 20161 min read
Cyber-crime: “Case Study: How To Catch an IP Thief”
Looking for a great, real cyber-crime story with lawyers as some of the good guys? Read Michael Goldhaber’s great account in the American...

Kirk Hartley
Apr 7, 20161 min read
Swinging Pendulums, Class Actions and SCOTUS
An April 4, 2016 Blue Sky blog article from Professor Coffee provides a cogent review of the end of the SCOTUS pendulum swinging against...

Kirk Hartley
Apr 6, 20161 min read
Statutes of Repose and Asbestos
Publicity is growing in regular media regarding the Indiana Supreme Court knocking out the state’s construction statute of reposed based...

Kirk Hartley
Apr 5, 20161 min read
A Brief, Easy to Read Synopsis of Finding the BAP1 “Meso Gene,” and Then Looking Backwa
A brief review of the BAP1 “meso gene” discovery story is provided – with links to key articles – in the April 1, 2016 issue of the...

Kirk Hartley
Apr 4, 20162 min read
“Surprising Revelations on Experts and Contingent Fees”
It can be interesting to peel back onion skin layers of law and find new legal rules. Consider for example the following two paragraphs...

Kirk Hartley
Apr 1, 20161 min read
“Posner Calls Bluebook ‘Rubbish’ In Legal Profession Critique”
This headline made my morning: “Posner Calls Bluebook ‘Rubbish’ In Legal Profession Critique” It’s from a LAW360 story online here. ...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 31, 20162 min read
D’s & O’s Face Increasing Criminal Prosecution Risks from US Prosecutors and Agenci
Directors and officers face increasing risks of criminal prosecution by DOJ and federal agencies, as described in a March 25, 2016 blog...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 29, 20161 min read
Updated Data on the False Claims Segment of the Litigation Industry
False claims litigation continues as a steady segment of the ever-growing litigation industry. New numbers and comments are set out in a...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 28, 20161 min read
Litigation Funders Firm Up in Securities Suits Targeting Plaintiff’s Firm Slater & Gordon
The ironic saga continues as litigation funders are firmed up for securities suits against Slater & Gordon, a well-known plaintiff’s firm...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 25, 20161 min read
Siddhartha Mukherjee’s New Book: Schizophrenia, Genes and the Immune System – Runs in th
Genes, the immune system, and schizophrenia; how are they linked? The New Yorker provides a compelling excerpt from the explanation set...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 24, 20161 min read
Statistical Arguments, SCOTUS, Tyson, and Be Careful What You Wish For
Excluding Justices Thomas and Alito, SCOTUS this week not surprisingly concluded that statistical proof can be used in class actions to...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 23, 20161 min read
The Ongoing Molecular Biology Revolution and Patents: The Fray Continues
Some members of the patent bar remain anxious to see patents sprawl across the ongoing revolution in molecular biology, as illustrated by...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 22, 20161 min read
Corporate Litigation Comments at Tulane
The world of corporate litigation continues to draw interesting comments, as described in a March 17, 2016 story at DealBook at the New...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 18, 20161 min read
Garlock Is Settled, Sort Of
A settlement, sort of, for Garlock and Coltec was announced late yesterday. The deal has multiple moving parts, including a new chapter...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 18, 20161 min read
GM Oral Arguments Suggest More to Come on When Bankruptcy Courts Can Cut Off Product Liability Claim
It appears more will soon be written on when, if ever, bankruptcy courts can cut off product liability claims against successor entities....

Kirk Hartley
Mar 17, 20161 min read
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