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“ACI’s 18th Asbestos Claims & Litigation forum … is the highest-level event wh
It’s delightful (and sort of flattering) that ACI is now aggressively presenting and marketing its asbestos litigation seminars based on...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 4, 20141 min read
Will Switzerland Create a 20 or 30 Year Statute of Limitations for Asbestos Disease?
If one can believe the Google translate version of this web page from Swiss media, senior Swiss officials are thinking about creating an...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 3, 20141 min read
“KrebsOnSecurity Honored for Fraud Reporting”
One person can make a difference. Brian Krebs has been reporting on cyber fraud for several years, most recently on his always...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 3, 20141 min read
The Garlock Chess Game: Belluck Firm Seeks a New York Federal Court Forum for Allegedly Fraudulent
Garlock has grown to like North Carolina courts. The Belluck asbestos plaintiff’s firm, not so much. The result is what would appear to...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 3, 20141 min read
Patent Litigation – Statistics Update
Patent litigation is dropping, but remains a significant sector in the litigation industry. Links to patent litigation statistics are...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 31, 20141 min read
Laurie Kazan-Allen on iMig 2014 and 2016
See iMig 2014 and 2016 through the eyes of Laurie Kazan-Allen; the October 29, 2014 post is here at IBAS. It’s well worth reading for...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 30, 20141 min read
Two Astonishing Events
Interesting reading on two astonishing events, at the October 30, 2014 D&O Diary

Kirk Hartley
Oct 30, 20141 min read
“Dartmouth researchers unveil first real-time secondhand smoke sensor”
An online press release describes a new, real-time sensor to identify the presence of second hand or third hand smoke from tobacco or...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 30, 20141 min read
Defense Publication Says: “Defense attorneys give up on jurisdictional fight in Madison County
Defendants have given up on moving cases out of Madison County, at least for now. That’s the headline and message from an October 29,...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 30, 20141 min read
Big Banks Oppose Business Method Patents – the Patent Litigation Sector Rolls On
When are patents good, or not so good, for businesses? An October 29, 2014 article at AmLaw describes big banks attacking purported...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 29, 20141 min read
A New Study on the Race to the Bottom in Corporate Law – the “Lax Law” of Nevada i
“Aggressive” companies prefer the “lax law” of Nevada. That’s the bottom line of a new paper on the race to the bottom in corporate law....

Kirk Hartley
Oct 29, 20141 min read
Hearing Transcript – Unsealing Everything (except some medical records)
Here is the transcript from the October 16, 2014 hearing at which the Garlock record was ordered unsealed.

Kirk Hartley
Oct 29, 20141 min read
D&O Diary – “A Whole Bunch of Interesting Litigation and Enforcement Statistics and
The title is apt – see this October 20, 2014 post at D&O Diary for a summary of – and links to – a variety of litigation industry...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 29, 20141 min read
“Who’s the Client? Former CEO Not Entitled to Company’s Privileged Documents”
What can a former corporate CEO do with privileged documents after being fired? Not much, or nothing, according to Nevada’s Supreme...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 29, 20141 min read
AACR Sees Number of US Cancers Increasing by 50% in the Next 20 Years
A key quote from AACR’s 2014 Cancer Progress Report: “During a telephone news briefing, the association’s leadership said that with an...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 28, 20141 min read
“Cosmetic” Damage is Compensable Damage Under Property Insurance Policies
“Cosmetic” damage is compensable damage under property insurance policies. For useful links and authorities, see this October 22, 2014...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 27, 20141 min read
Mass Torts – DePuy Hip Device – One Trial is Not the Outcome
Some post-trial comments from the lawyers in DePuy hip trial are included in an October 24, 2014 post at Torts Today. Note the measured...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 27, 20141 min read
A No Direct Cost Way to Support More Mesothelioma Research
Investing in more mesothelioma research should be a no brainer. Investments in research should be flowing from many, including especially...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 26, 20142 min read
A Zero in DePuy Hip Litigation for the Lanier Firm and Simmons Hanley Conroy
No one wins them all. Congratulations to the defense in the DePuy hip bellweather trial. LAW360 has the story in detail. According to...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 24, 20141 min read
Videos – Best of iMig Day 1 – For Chrysotile Defendants, Good News and Not So Good News
iMig has posted videos of plenary sessions from Day 1 iMig 2014, and summaries of some other sessions. Best of Imig 2014 – Day 1 is...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 23, 20142 min read
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