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Technology: Can you learn to love a troll?

It is hard to love a troll, and some feel the same way about patent trolls, the pejorative term for a nonpracticing entity (NPE) that sues a company for infringing its patent.
11 minute read

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January Supreme Court Roundup: Environmental law and the Class Action Fairness Act take center stage

In this months Supreme Court roundup, we take a look at the arguments in Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District and Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles, both of which the court heard in January.
13 minute read

International Edition

Dealmaker: Paul Chow

The Davis Polk & Wardwell heavyweight reflects on Asia's 2013 prospects, Slaughter and May and sartorial panic
4 minute read

International Edition

Down but not out – global firms still eye Japan success despite a tidal wave of economic strife

When the Japanese Government allowed foreign law firms to open offices in the country in 1987 to provide international advice, UK and US advisers started piling onto the bustling streets of Tokyo, then lured by the presence of the world's biggest banks and insurance companies as well as its booming technology and automobile industries.
6 minute read

International Edition

The cab rank rule – what is it good for? (absolutely nothing?)

Before anyone jumps down my throat, there is a question mark at the end of the headline to this piece - I am asking a question: does the cab rank rule serve any purpose, or is it an ideal which is rarely really honoured? I decided to pen this post in response to some research commissioned by the Legal Services Board - The Cab Rank Rule: Its Meaning and Purpose in the New Legal Services Market. There has been an bullish response from the Criminal Bar Association and an excellent response by family law barrister Lucy Reed - A Trickle Not a Flood. There has also been a typically measured response from UCL professor of law and professional ethics Richard Moorhead - Cab Rank Rules or Bar Room Brawls?
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

NLRB ruling challenged in light of D.C. Circuit ruling

Last week, the D.C. Circuit issued a decision in which it found that President Obamas recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) last year are invalid.
11 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: Food false advertising class actions on the rise

Food companies will argue that these are harmless crimes the tobacco companies said the same thing.
7 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: Part 2—20 things to consider when negotiating arbitration provisions

In our last column, we listed 10 things to consider when negotiating arbitration provisions, including such items as the location of the hearing, a time limit to get to the hearing, attorneys fees awards and class action waivers.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: Spotting potential constitutional challenges to class actions

Although some lower courts disagree as to the scope and availability of these protections, a number of constitutional provisions may provide four key safeguards for defendants in class actions.
4 minute read

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Securities class action firms earned $653 million in fees in 2012

According to a report that NERA Economic Consulting released yesterday, plaintiffs firms that handle securities class actions last year collected fees and federal court-related expenses amounting to $653 million, a 4 percent increase from 2011.
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