Rule 408 and analogous state law rules are intended to protect a good faith settlement offer from being used at trial to prove liability....

Facts are useful when debating the extent of fraud. Within the world of corporate fraud, a useful source for some facts is KPMG’s 2013...

The status of the litigation industry in Delaware in terms of changes in state court judges is covered in a July 30, 2014 post from...

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

The unsolved problem of conflicts between class members is amply illustrated by lawyers arguing back and forth about the “settlement”...

A July 25, 2014 post from The Northwest Policyholder provides good news for insureds, and potentially for defense counsel. The good news?...

Nature Genetics includes a free, very useful article on copy number variations across cancers of all types. The review is based on a...

Cross-border litigation with UK lawyers  and non-lawyers (and others) is becoming easier for US lawyers. An example arises from ABA...

A new review article that may someday be relevant to toxic tort litigation.   “Sustainability and human health issues pertinent to fibre...

Mark Plevin, Leslie Davis, Tacie Yoon and Rebecaa Suarez are the authors of the seventh edition of  the valuable series of papers...

The Garlock trial sealing order has been reversed. The order also provides that one judge will oversee Garlock’s  claims against...

According to a July 23, 2014 post at the highly reliable Krebs on Security, hackers made off with $10 million or so of electronic tickets...

Due to a Second Circuit ruling yesterday, Travelers is about out of rope in its effort to avoid paying $500 million to asbestos...

Globalization can reduce expenses and raise profits by purchasing goods from the cheapest supplier. But purchasing the cheapest product...

Amazing what’s out there on the web that may in the future provide interesting facts for lawyers.  A July 21, 2014 report at ProPublica...

At least for now, natural asbestos deposits are blocking highway construction near Las Vegas,  according to a July 20, 2014 story in the...

Need some legal humor?  Go read “Bankruptcy Beach Humor” from Weil’s bankruptcy blog!

Developments continue for asbestos litigation – and insurance  coverage for asbestos claims. Warren Buffet’s companies already have been...

The story of asbestos disease – and the resulting litigation – is part of the larger story of “occupational cancer.”  A new op-ed (free...

Tucker Ellis lawyers recently published a helpful summary of “take-mome” asbestos premises liability cases. It’s online here.