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New Bill Targets California Litigation Financing

Backers of Senate Bill 581 say consumers need more transparency from the legal-financing industry. But members of the plaintiffs bar warn that a key provision in the legislation would give defense counsel an unfair tactical advantage.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

US Judge Clears Path for Recovery of Damages for Argentine Oil Contract Breach

Plaintiffs represented by King & Spalding alleged that Argentina violated its contractual obligations while retaking control of the oil company YPF.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Appeals Court Overturns $731K Legal Malpractice Judgment Against Manhattan Law Firm

The Appellate Division, First Department court has ruled in part that "issues of fact exist" regarding the soundness of the law firm's advice given to a former client about nonsolicitation of customers after the client was bought out of her partnership in a high-value investment and financial management group.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

First Dept. Rules Nonparty Rep's 'Egregious' Mediation Behavior Not Enough to Warrant Dismissal

The appeals court said it was "readily apparent" a judge had tossed out the lawsuit based on a mediator documenting "egregious" behavior by plaintiff's nonparty representative, but that "plaintiff was never apprised of any ADR rule" that she'd purportedly broken, and she wasn't "given any opportunity to refute or otherwise respond to the allegations in the mediator's email."
5 minute read

Law.com

Law.com Radar Adds State Court Coverage

The expansion includes more than 100 courts in New York, New Jersey, California, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Texas. More states will be added in the coming weeks and months.
2 minute read

International Edition

ECIJA Leads Major Environmental Collective Action Against Spain

In one of the nation's biggest ever collective actions, the firm is arguing that the Kingdom of Spain has not complied with reuse and recycling targets mandated for 2020.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Definitional Problem'? Defense Attorneys Feel Report on Thermonuclear Verdicts Paints With Too Broad of a Brush

By the numbers, the top industries for these thermonuclear verdicts are automobiles, security and alarm services and insurance.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Shareholders Argue Chancery Decision Gave Tesla a License for Self-Interested Deals

Lawyers for the automaker argued that the shareholders' complaints, including the lack of an independent committee to steer negotiations, couldn't be examined in isolation.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

White & Case Quickly Ends $8M Suit Against Former SPAC Client, Saying It Was 'Amicably Resolved'

"White & Case LLP hereby affirms that the parties have amicably resolved their disputes and the above-entitled action, including all causes of actions, are hereby voluntarily discontinued with prejudice," said the firm's filing, in part.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

'Frustrated' by 'Generalist' Arbitrators, This Am Law 200 Firm Is Starting Its Own ADR Practice

Atlanta-based Morris, Manning & Martin aims to fill a gap in arbitration and mediation services by offering technical expertise. The new leader of the American Arbitration Association says lawyers are divided in their preference for "generalists" vs. "specialists" as neutrals.
7 minute read

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