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Bank of America mortgage deal goes before judge

A proposed $8.5 billion settlement between Bank of America Corp. and investors angry about faulty mortgage securities will go before a judge on Monday.
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Supreme Court won’t hear consumer case against Sears

Its a tough break for Sears customers who found themselves saddled with what they claim is a bum washing machine.
2 minute read

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Oprah ensnared in trademark case

Oprah Winfrey is heading to court.
1 minute read

International Edition

Department of Health appoints 14-strong cross-department roster

The Department of Health and the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) have appointed a new panel to provide legal advice to 16 health organisations. In total, 14 firms have won places on the panel, which replaces the previous roster which advised the NHSLA alone. The panel is sub-divided into clinical liability, non-clinical liability and regulatory, health and disciplinary. Eleven firms will advise on the clinical negligence roster, while six firms have taken places on the non-clinical panel. Meanwhile, 11 firms have taken places on the newly created regulatory, health and disciplinary panel.
3 minute read

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Quiz: How well do you remember May's legal news stories?

It's that time again--time to test your knowledge of May's most significant (or strangest) legal happenings.
28 minute read

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Think twice before calling the Supreme Court “pro-business”

Is the current Supreme Court pro-business? That assertion has been made with increasing frequency, most recently in a New York Times article headlined Corporations Find a Friend in the Supreme Court.
12 minute read

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Technology: Defensible disposal should minimize risks and improve litigation readiness

Hanging on to data unnecessarily can be risky and expensive.
4 minute read

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Court rules Wisconsin’s voter ID law is constitutional

Proponents of Wisconsins voter ID law have reason to celebrate after a state appeals court ruled yesterday that the law is constitutional.
3 minute read

International Edition

Lessons in litigation – NHSLA's legal chief Catherine Dixon on learning from the past

As chief executive of the NHS Litigation Authority, Catherine Dixon spends £75m a year on lawyers and pays out more than £1bn in compensation. Far from looking to haggle down claims, Dixon says the role is about learning from the mistakes of the past. Grant Murgatroyd reports
9 minute read

International Edition

One size fits all? – some countries are still unsure of the benefits of an EU unitary patent system

A single patent that covers all of Europe has been a goal for more than four decades – and now with the unitary patent, we are almost there. The unitary patent and unified patent court (UPC) will have a significant impact on the litigation landscape and patent filing strategies in Europe. The main aim behind the development of the unitary patent system is to make Europe more competitive with the US and China, by reducing the cost of obtaining patent protection and also enforcing patents. Under the current system, a patent obtained via the European Patent Office (EPO) is in effect a bundle of separate national patents. There are fees and translation costs for each of these patents, meaning costs could go up to £200,000. In contrast, there are no validation costs in either the US or China and renewal fees are less than £10,000 (over the life of a patent).This disparity has led to sustained criticism of the European patent system and has been a major motivating factor for development of the unitary patent.
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