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The Recorder

Price Increases in a Crisis: The Regulatory and Criminal Risks

An understanding of the regulatory framework surrounding price gouging is imperative for companies that may find it necessary to raise prices on regulated products during a crisis.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Why Litigation Finance Transformed in the 2010s, And What 2030 Might Bring

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.
11 minute read

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What to Do While the Fate of AB 51—and Arbitration Agreements—Remains in Litigation Limbo

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California deftly articulated employers' dilemma: "continue to utilize arbitration agreements and risk criminal and civil sanctions or avoid arbitration agreements for fear of non-compliance with a statute that is likely preempted" under the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Holocaust-Era Art and Property Recovery Claims After 'Zuckerman'

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit's decision in Zuckerman v. Metropolitan Museum of Art, which held that the equitable doctrine of laches barred a claim to recover a Holocaust-era artwork, even though that claim was brought within the six-year statute of limitations that Congress enacted through the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act.
12 minute read

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A New Regime in Preference Litigation

To a layperson, the idea that a debtor can assert a cause of action against a company who supplied goods or services to a debtor before the bankruptcy case, whom the debtor then paid, seems preposterous.
10 minute read

The Recorder

On Appeals: Physical Laws v. Appellate Rules

For every claim or defense there is usually some type of legal rejoinder. But it's important to keep an eye on the rules of appellate procedure if you want to keep the momentum going in your favor.
6 minute read

The Recorder

How Important Are Career Goals After You Land That Top In-House Spot?

In this new and rapidly changing world, only the evolved survive. And evolution is a constant process of change. It doesn't stop with a title or company size or big book of business. It never stops.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Tangible Tactics to Grow Client Relationships

As the adage goes, 80% of business comes from just 20% of clients. Therefore, time spent thinking about and planning how to grow business with a small selection of critical clients is time well spent
7 minute read

The Recorder

Key Considerations When Attorneys Are Asked to Predict Litigation Outcomes

Even when attorneys carefully consider the facts and applicable law, in many cases there still remains a likelihood of an outlier result, especially when a jury is involved.
6 minute read

The Recorder

California Takes the Lead in Regulating PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water

California finds itself once again taking the lead by setting regulatory standards stricter than the rest of the nation. At issue is the nearly ubiquitous presence of certain PFAS chemicals in drinking water, a problem being addressed to varying degrees by many states and federal regulators.
5 minute read

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