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Lawyers Pursues Bad-Faith Claim After Geico Delay

Geico acted in bad faith by failing to settle a claim against a policyholder quickly enough to avoid litigation, a Miami federal jury found.
9 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: The Biggest Patent Verdict in U.S. History--By a Lawyer Who Never Tried an IP Case Before

Don't hate her -- but Jones Day partner Stephanie Parker had never tried an IP case before she convinced a jury to award her client, a Merck subsidiary, $2.54 billion in a patent infringement suit against Gilead Sciences.
21 minute read

The American Lawyer

Tips From Star Litigators

How to succeed with judges and juries.
28 minute read

Litigation Daily

Secrets from the Other Side of the 'V'--Plaintiffs Firms Open Up

Top plaintiffs lawyers share how they see themselves, how their work has changed and their biggest concerns for the future.
39 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Lessons Politicians Can Learn from Trial Lawyers

Reflections on the presidential eletion and the importance of messaging.
17 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: Robert Van Nest Cements Himself as Silicon Valley's Copyright Defense Lawyer

Facing a $335 million damages demand from networking giant Cisco Systems Inc., Robert Van Nest and his team at Keker & Van Nest mounted a multi-pronged defense for Arista Networks Inc.
13 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'Judicial Hellholes' Report Trains Fire on South Texas County

Texas tort reformers couldn't have hoped for more favorable confluence of events. One month before Texas lawmakers are scheduled to start a new session, during which tort reformers are expected to lobby to curb hail-damage lawsuits filed against insurers, a Texas federal judge issued a stern warning to Steve Mostyn, a well-known Houston plaintiffs lawyer who files such suits and financially supports Democratic candidates. And then on Thursday the American Tort Reform Association issued its annual report on "judicial hellholes."
13 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Grant & Eisenhofer Named Lead Counsel in Appraisal of Rouse Properties

Vice Chancellor Joseph R. Slights III of the Delaware Court of Chancery has appointed Grant & Eisenhofer as lead counsel in the appraisal of Rouse Properties Inc., turning away a bid from Ashby & Geddes to head a parallel proceeding that Slights said "smacks of free riding."
16 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Tort Reformers, Trial Lawyers Offer Rival Wish Lists for Texas Lawmakers

Tort reformers and trial lawyers have drafted competing wish lists for the 85th legislative session set to begin for Texas lawmakers the second week in January.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Kirkland Litigators Take on Sumner Redstone in Ugly Fight Over Gifts to Ex-Lover

A pair of top litigators from Kirkland & Ellis struck back on behalf of the ex-girlfriend of media mogul Sumner Redstone in a court filing that veers from romantic to lewd to vaguely threatening. It's a quite a read--and a reminder that while corporate litigation can be fierce, it's nothing compared to the blood sport that is family law.
13 minute read

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