December 15, 2016 | New York Law Journal
With Burford Purchase of Gerchen, Litigation Finance Comes of AgeObservers greeted the announcement that Burford Capital would buy litigation funder Gerchen Keller as a sign that the nascent industry is maturing.
By Ben Hancock and Roy Strom
12 minute read
December 14, 2016 | The American Lawyer
With Burford-Gerchen Deal, Litigation Finance Comes of AgeObservers greeted the announcement that Burford Capital Ltd. would buy rival Gerchen Keller as a sign that the nascent litigation finance industry is maturing.
By Ben Hancock and Roy Strom
12 minute read
December 14, 2016 | Daily Report Online
CNN Can't SLAPP Down Employment Suit, Appeals Court RulesA California appeals court on Tuesday ruled that CNN Inc. cannot fend off an employment discrimination lawsuit brought by a former producer by invoking the state's anti-SLAPP statute.
By Ben Hancock
10 minute read
December 13, 2016 | The Recorder
CNN Can't SLAPP Down Employment Suit, Appeals Court RulesThe 2-1 decision from an L.A. appeals court revives a 2014 discrimination suit against CNN by an Emmy Award-winning news producer.
By Ben Hancock
10 minute read
December 13, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Wells Fargo Scandal Spins Off Work to Web of Law FirmsLawyers at Shearman & Sterling, Munger, Tolles & Olson and Williams & Connolly are among those tapped by the bank and its executives to defend government investigations and class action suits.
By Ross Todd and Ben Hancock
39 minute read
December 08, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Sullivan & Cromwell Joins Another Emissions CaseFiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. has turned to the lawyer behind Volkswagen's $14.7 billion settlement to defend claims that it used similar "defeat devices" to cheat U.S. emission regulations.
By Ben Hancock
6 minute read
December 07, 2016 | The Recorder
After Oakland Fire, Long Legal Battle Looms With Uncertain ProspectsPotential targets for civil suits include the warehouse owner, concert organizers and the makers of any products tied to the deadly conflagration, lawyers said.
By Ben Hancock
11 minute read
December 07, 2016 | The Recorder
Last-Minute Deal Ends Bid to Block Virgin-Alaska Air ComboOne day after securing DOJ approval, attorneys for Alaska Air Group told a federal judge that they have also reached a settlement in a civil antitrust lawsuit.
By Ben Hancock
7 minute read
December 07, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Sullivan & Cromwell's Giuffra Steps in for Fiat Chrysler in Emissions SuitHit with accusations that it cheated U.S. emission rules, the company has turned to a lawyer familiar with the issue—Volkswagen's lead attorney, Robert Giuffra Jr., a leader of Sullivan & Cromwell's litigation group.
By Ben Hancock
6 minute read
December 06, 2016 | The Recorder
Apple Fined for Environmental BreachesCompany will pay $450,000 for violations of the state's hazardous waste law.
By Ben Hancock
4 minute read
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