By Leigh Jackson | July 3, 2008
Sean McGovern and his legal team at Lloyd's of London have long been used to handling international issues, given the nature of the insurance giant's impressive client base. But Lloyd's cur
By Victor M. Diaz Jr. | May 24, 2007
Before the ink was dry on the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, it was widely decried by plaintiffs attorneys and consumer groups as a blow to consumer rights and celebrated by tort reformers
By Peter Geier | February 7, 2006
A Florida state court judge has pledged to "ride herd" on alleged fraudulent silica claims, including those before him generated by a medical screening company that he said "reeks of fraud."
By Richard M. Strassberg and Yvonne M. Cristovici | June 10, 2009
Lawyers familiar with white-collar criminal investigations know well the dangers of engaging in client "proffers." A client proffer occurs when a client is interviewed directly by the
By Michael Starr and Christine M. Wilson | January 5, 2007
The culture wars are coming to a workplace near you. There was a time when religious discrimination cases arose from the claims of certain employees that their work requirements be waived or th
By Philip M. Berkowitz | May 18, 2006
Employers who are sued in Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower cases need to win in the first round. This is because a SOX whistleblower who establishes "reasonable cause" is permitted an extraordinary rem
By Beth Bar | July 20, 2007
A civil court judge has granted a default judgment against a corporation that was originally represented by an attorney but lost its "hired gun" and did not retain a substitute. In
By Alyson M. Palmer | April 26, 2006
Participants in the debate over illegal immigration will be paying attention to today's arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court about North Georgia's Mohawk Industries.The Calhoun, Ga.-based car
By Shannon P. Duffy | January 17, 2007
Overturning a $13.5 million jury verdict in a product liability case, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that although Pennsylvania law calls for judges to make an initial determinatio
By Anthony Lin | August 15, 2007
Like most hedge fund managers, James McBride and Kevin Larson expected to make a tidy sum. By the fall of 2003, they seemed well on their way. The series of Veras funds they had launched less than
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