Litigation Daily | Expert Opinion
By Yvette Ostolaza, Daniel Driscoll & Tayler Green | April 1, 2020
A historical parallel exists that potentially sheds light on the approach courts may adopt when interpreting contracts in light of an epidemic: the Spanish flu, writes Sidley Austin's global litigation co-head Yvette Ostolaza and associates Daniel Driscoll and Tayler Green.
Litigation Daily | Expert Opinion
By Jay Greenberg | March 16, 2020
As recently as 10 years ago, the term "litigation finance" was more likely met with puzzled looks than an understanding nod in the United States.
Litigation Daily | Expert Opinion
By John Berry and Elaine Goldenberg | February 28, 2020
While the SEC's civil-penalty remedy is firmly grounded in the statutes, the disgorgement remedy at the heart of the case up for argument on March 3 has a far murkier basis.
Litigation Daily | Expert Opinion
By Jay B. Kasner, Scott D. Musoff, and Susan L. Saltzstein | January 9, 2020
Even though more Securities Act suits are being filed in state courts, there are few signs that the federal courts will be any less active.
Litigation Daily | Expert Opinion
By Jenna Greene | January 6, 2020
The next waves of FCA activity—both at the federal and state levels—are building and signaling even more potential exposure and active litigation. Here are four emerging trends.
By Matthew T. Nelson and Jarrod Trombley | November 11, 2019
A new U.S. Supreme Court term has started with just three U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decisions on the court's docket. Gone are the days when the Sixth Circuit challenged the Ninth as the most reversed federal appellate court.
Litigation Daily | Expert Opinion
By Brian S. Kabateck and Stephanie Charlin | March 5, 2019
The death of a defendant before a lawsuit is filed or during the pendency of a lawsuit creates very complex issues and is procedurally taxing for any plaintiff lawyer.
Litigation Daily | Expert Opinion
By Michael Mallow and Rachel Straus | November 26, 2018
With little fanfare, the Northern District of California recently issued guidance on class action settlements. The Guidance—by far the most comprehensive in the country—has the potential to have a significant impact, not just on class actions filed in the Northern District of California, but in class actions filed throughout the country.
Litigation Daily | Expert Opinion
By Myron Moskovitz | September 13, 2018
Recently, I was brought in by an appellant's attorney to review his draft opening brief. I noticed that the precise language of a settlement agreement would play a very important role in how the appellate court decided the case.
By Terence N. Hawley and Joshua D. Anderson | May 11, 2018
Approval is not a given, and these cases illustrate some of the important factors practitioners should consider in connection with proposed class settlements in an environment of heightened scrutiny.
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