By Andrew Denney | May 29, 2018
Supporters of third-party litigation funding and representatives from the industry argue that fronting consumers funds from their potential settlements can help cash-strapped litigants make ends meet while they wait for their settlements to get paid out.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 29, 2018
U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf in Boston said he would address concerns by three plaintiffs firms currently serving as class counsel to State Street customers about the deadline to propose redactions to the report, which the special master filed under seal on May 14.
By Greg Land | May 29, 2018
In a three-vehicle wreck that left a motorcyclist dead, the jury awarded a total $7.5 million in damages, dividing 25 percent of the blame between the deceased biker and another truck driver involved.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Yodi S. Hailemariam and Amy Ramsey Marcos | May 29, 2018
In Part II, we explore how several core components of an information governance program can foster consistent e-discovery practices, with an explanation of how the changes to FRCP 37(e) make sanctions less likely in the face of demonstrated IG efforts.
By New Jersey State Bar Association | May 28, 2018
Oral argument can be absolutely critical, according to a panel of expert jurists who spoke at the NJSBA annual meeting.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jeffrey Campolongo and Alisha L. McCarthy | May 25, 2018
It has been perhaps a disorienting couple of weeks for those keeping track of where, and how, employers can be sued by their employees. Take, for example, the May 10 step toward transparency in the #MeToo era by Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber), which announced that it will not push for individual sexual harassment and assault claims to be determined through private arbitration proceedings going forward.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | May 25, 2018
An insurance carrier has no obligation to defend against a lawsuit aimed at holding a motel liable for sex trafficking that occurred on its premises.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Ryan Boland | May 25, 2018
The Pennsylvania Superior Court decided an issue of first impression in Pennsylvania—what is the standard for the authentication of social media postings at trial.
By Katheryn Tucker | May 25, 2018
It was a heated contest. But on Tuesday, Ken Hodges, 52, a former district attorney in Albany who worked as a prosecutor for 15 years and a civil trial lawyer for the last 12 years, defeated trial lawyer and former state bar president Ken Shigley, 67, with nearly 70 percent of the vote.
By Ross Todd | May 24, 2018
Although U.S. District Judge William Alsup appeared to lean the way of the six oil companies defendants on the merits at a hearing Thursday, he said he'll hold off ruling until he clears up jurisdictional issues that five of them have raised.
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