By Andrew Denney | December 19, 2017
Hogan Lovells' class action expertise is backed up by strength in a number of other litigation specialties, earning it a spot as a finalist in our Litigation Department of the Year contest.
By Miriam Rozen | December 19, 2017
No longer "your grandmother's" Sullivan & Cromwell, the firm is mixing things up, landing it a place as finalist for the Litigation Department of the Year.
By Lizzy McLellan | December 19, 2017
Mayer Brown leads the charge in industry-changing litigation, earning it a spot as finalist for the Litigation Department of the Year.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Jordan M. Engelhardt and Muhammad U. Faridi | December 18, 2017
Jordan M. Engelhardt and Muhammad U. Faridi write: The CPLR does not define the phrase “documentary evidence.” Commentators on the CPLR have attempted to fill the void by offering their own take on the issue. And the First and Second Departments have split on whether certain types of paper qualify as “documentary evidence.”
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Max Mitchell | December 14, 2017
Sports-related concussion litigation has been expanding across the country, with everything from the NFL and colleges to high schools and youth sports programs becoming defendants. But, even as the number of cases continues to climb, some see hurdles if attorneys want to push concussion litigation beyond basic negligence claims.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Stephen J. Pokiniewski Jr. | December 14, 2017
In an opinion by Justice Sallie Mundy, the Supreme Court held in Dubose v. Quinlan that the statute of limitations in a medical professional liability case for both a wrongful death and a survival action is two years from the date of the decedent's death.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Joseph M. McLaughlin and Shannon K. McGovern | December 13, 2017
Corporate Litigation columnists Joseph M. McLaughlin and Shannon K. McGovern write: Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held as a matter of first impression in this circuit that direct evidence of price impact is not always necessary to demonstrate market efficiency (as required to invoke the 'Basic' presumption), and a defendant's rebuttal burden is one of persuasion (not production), and defendant must show the absence of price impact by a preponderance of the evidence.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 12, 2017
The ruling upheld a decision routing a case into arbitration that brought false advertising claims against AT&T over its “unlimited” service plans.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Stephen Bergstein | December 12, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has agreed to decide whether its 2015 decision requiring that federal judges approve settlements under the Fair Labor Standards Act applies to settlements reached under Fed. R. Civ. P. 68.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | December 12, 2017
A Harvard Law professor has issued a report recommending a cap on all contingent fee contracts for attorneys representing former players individually and rejecting arguments that parties should pay an additional set-aside toward a common benefit fund for class counsel attorneys.
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