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September 07, 2010 | Law.com

Rulings Differ Over GlaxoSmithKline's Corporate Citizenship

Since the U.S. Supreme Court established the "nerve center" test as the definitive test for determining corporate citizenship, two Eastern District of Pennsylvania federal judges have issued conflicting rulings on whether GlaxoSmithKline is a corporate citizen of Pennsylvania or Delaware. One judge ruled two Brooklyn plaintiffs should not have their case removed from the Philadelphia Commons Pleas Court because GSK operations were primarily conducted in that city, while a second judge ruled that Delaware was where significant decisions were made.
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September 07, 2006 | Law.com

Tort Reform's Next Big Push

Tort reform groups and lawyers representing some of the largest U.S. corporations are working with state legislators to amend consumer protection laws, seeking to curb what they see as costly class actions. The new momentum represents continuing fallout from California's Proposition 64, a landmark 2004 initiative that tightened the reins on consumer cases there. Tort reformers are circulating model legislation and hope to introduce proposed amendments as early as December in some states.
8 minute read
August 22, 2006 | The Recorder

Medical Device Maker Seeks to Dismiss Suits

Boston Scientific Corp. is fighting hundreds of products liability suits by claiming most plaintiffs were not injured by using the recalled pacemakers.
3 minute read
January 20, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Judge strikes DuPont defense, citing 'unconscionable' fraud

A Miami-Dade judge struck DuPont's defenses Wednesday as a sanction for discovery violations in a Benlate crop damage case and will hold a trial only on damages in June.
2 minute read
March 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer

My One And Only

How the U.K.'s Eversheds became Tyco's firm of choice in Europe and landed $20 million in fees.
8 minute read
June 20, 2011 | National Law Journal

MOVERS

Ethan James joins Debevoise & Plimpton's insurance industry practice as partner in the New York office. Pus more law firm movers in this week's column.
3 minute read
December 27, 2010 | Daily Business Review

Billing rates climb, but at a fraction of increase during boom years

It's the second straight year of growth rates less than 3 percent, which is a far cry from the standard 6 percent to 8 percent increases from 2004 until 2008.
8 minute read
November 25, 2009 | Daily Business Review

At torney credits financial breakdown for $300M award

Last week, a Broward Circuit Court jury ordered Philip Morris to pay a whopping $300 million - $56 million in compensatory damages and $244 million in punitive damages - to Cindy Naugle, who quit smoking in 1993 but claimed the company's negligence was to blame for her emphysema.
3 minute read
March 11, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

How Eversheds Became Tyco's Firm of Choice in Europe

When Tyco International named Eversheds its adviser of choice for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the American security and fire business slashed its legal advisers for day-to-day matters in the region, such as commercial contracts and intellectual property, from around 250 to one. It handed the U.K. firm a two-year mandate estimated to be worth more than $20 million in total. Eversheds' innovative pitch to Tyco represents a model tailor-made for midmarket firms with a strong international presence.
8 minute read
October 06, 2006 | Legaltech News

How a Single Critical Document Is Handled Can Turn a Trial

Document management starts long before the first discovery request, as Denise J. Talbert of Shook Hardy & Bacon explains. Sometimes a party's files contain a document that, when viewed differently than intended at its creation, could divert attention from the merits of the case.
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