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

Changes in the world of science mean that tort lawyers of today and tomorrow soon will see and learn far more about genomic mutations in...

A new study provides data on second hand smoke remaining in residences. The article is  Semple et al, How Long Does Secondhand Smoke...

As the cyberheists continue at Home Depot and JPMorgan, an Amazon.com sort of site exists to sell the stolen credit cards, as detailed by...

Kevin LaCroix published a September 3, 2014 post with his prognostications about a range of D&O issues. Of note, he included litigation...

Bloomberg has a helpful September 2, 2014 article by Steven Church on the legal and social issues in the Detroit bankruptcy case now...

As RAND and others long ago explained, the asbestos litigation wars generate massive expenses.  With aggregate professional fees now at...

Now that the litigation industry is just another business, there are problems with low end claimants in various specialty areas of...

What happens when financial regulators are trying to look at and regulate the wrong subject? Even more financial fraud? The point is...

Can/should lawyers be able to use subpoena power to access underlying data from medical research studies at issue in litigation?  The...

“No brainer.” That phrase often was used when I was a baby lawyer.  It’s an apt phrase regarding whether to read a new article from...

Law is about economics. Therefore, Alex Tabarrock and others are writing about towns that impose heavy fines against the people least...

As any asbestos lawyer knows, the  writings of former executives often provide material evidence for litigation. It turns out the same is...

Ken Feinberg draws lots of attention for his settlement broker role in mass tort situations. However, there is more – according to an...

Years ago, Joe Rice very correctly said something to the effect of:  “Why would Congress ever end asbestos litigation. It’s the nation’s...

An August 13, 2014 post at Krebs on Security provides news – and some legal analysis  from a lawyer – on more cyberheist litigation....

How much faster and smaller is a 2014 supercomputer when compared to a 2011 supercomputer? The quick answer is:  24x faster, and 90%...

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

“Over a billion email accounts stolen.” The phrase sounds somewhat like the old McDonald’s ads about the number of burgers sold. For now,...

11,000 persons are said to be seeking to join a class action against Facebook, in Europe. See here. This outcome, if true, provides a...