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How Appealing

How Appealing

Covers appellate litigation. By Howard J. Bashman.

http://howappealing.law.com/
Rank this Week: 13

Point of Law Forum

Point of Law Forum

Provides information and opinion on the U.S. litigation system. By the Manhattan Institute and AEI Liability Project. Contributors include Professors Michael Krauss, David Bernstein, Lester Brickman, Michael DeBow, Richard Epstein, Daniel P. Kessler and Stephen Presser.

http://www.pointoflaw.com/
  • Nov 27

    Chairman Schapiro's Troubled Tenure at the SEC

    Chairman Schapiro's Troubled Tenure at the SEC
    Chairman Schapiro announced yesterday that she will be stepping down as head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in several weeks. Accompanying her announcement, was a nine-page list of her accomplishments during her nearly…
  • Nov 26

    The Philadelphia Story

    The Philadelphia Story
    The success of trial lawyers in Philadelphia has come at the expense of the Pennsylvania economy. Our own Jim Copland explains in an op-ed and at great detail in Trial Lawyers Inc. - Philadelphia....
  • Nov 25

    Senator-elect Warren's Quandary

    Senator-elect Warren's Quandary
    There has been a lot of speculation about whether Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren will get a seat on the Senate Banking Committee, a perfect forum to go after the financial industry. If Ms. Warren does get the coveted spot, she may...
Rank this Week: 19

ICT for Peacebuilding

ICT for Peacebuilding

Exploring the use of technology for conflict transformation, focusing on the use of information communications technology (ICT) for peacebuilding. From Sanjana Hattotuwa.

http://ict4peace.wordpress.com
  • May 9

    Safety tips and security guidelines for Facebook

    Safety tips and security guidelines for Facebook
    Given the vituperative pushback of the BBS online against those who participated in the vigil in Colombo a few weeks ago, immediate measures to secure content posted on to web based social media platforms are essential to protect one’s…
  • May 9

    New media and citizen journalism: The case of Groundview

    New media and citizen journalism: The case of Groundview
    Presented the work I had done with Groundviews to a group of activists from South Asia recently, noting that using social media platforms on the web, combined with mobiles, it is increasingly possible to bear witness to and report on…
  • Mar 16

    Pitfalls of privacy online

    Pitfalls of privacy online
    The Ceylon Today newspaper quotes me in what is becoming a familiar story – identity theft and the unauthorised use of photos posted to various online social media fora for nefarious activities. Women and Media Collective‘s Sepali…
Rank this Week: 42

SCOTUSblog

SCOTUSblog

Covers the Supreme Court of the United States. By Bloomberg Law.

http://www.scotusblog.com/
  • May 24

    Petition of the day

    Petition of the day
    The petition of the day is:
  • May 24

    Solicitor General files invitation briefs for June 13 Conference

    Solicitor General files invitation briefs for June 13 Conference
    Last week I reported on the three cases in which the Solicitor General had filed invitation briefs that will be considered at the Justices’ June 6 Conference.  The Solicitor General has now filed four briefs in cases that will be…
  • May 24

    Friday round-up

    Friday round-up
    Coverage continues of Monday’s decision in City of Arlington v. FCC, in which the Court held by a vote of six to three that courts must apply Chevron deference to an agency’s interpretation of a statutory ambiguity…
Rank this Week: 60

Expert Witness Blog

Expert Witness Blog

Covers Daubert, expert witness marketing, and expert witness testimony. By JurisPro Expert Witness Directory.

http://www.expertwitnessblog.com/
  • May 25

    Insurance Expert Witness On Recurring Insurance Litigation Themes Part 8

    Insurance Expert Witness On Recurring Insurance Litigation Themes Part 8
    In Property & Casualty Insurance Procurement & Litigation (Ten Recurring Themes Every Lawyer Should Know) insurance expert witness David L. Stegall, CPCU, ARM, ARe, RPA, of Risk Consulting & Expert Services writes on ten recurring…
  • May 24

    Transportation Construction Expert Witnesses & I-5 Bridge Collapse

    Transportation Construction Expert Witnesses & I-5 Bridge Collapse
    Transportation construction expert witnesses may provide reports and testimony regarding design, surveying, construction, operation, and maintenance of highways, roadways, bridges, and tunnels, as well as associated matters. In the news, a…
  • May 23

    Patent Protection Expert Witnesses & "Patent Trolls"

    Patent Protection Expert Witnesses & "Patent Trolls"
    Patent protection expert witnesses may write reports on software patents, invention patents, patentability requirements, license agreements, and correlated matters. In Startups and Patent Trolls, Santa Clara University Assistant Professor of…
Rank this Week: 80

JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We…

JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)

Edited by University of Miami School of Law Professor Michael Froomkin, The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)–JOTWELL–invites law professors to join us in filling a telling gap in legal scholarship by creating a space where legal academics will go to identify, celebrate, and discuss the best new legal scholarship.

http://jotwell.com/
  • May 24

    Colonial and Postcolonial Constructions of Family Law

    Colonial and Postcolonial Constructions of Family Law
    Sylvia Wairimu Kang'ara, Beyond Bed And Bread: Making The African State Through Marriage Law Reform -- Constitutive And Transformative Influences of Anglo-American Legal Thought, 9 Hastings Race & Poverty L. J. 353 (2012),…
  • May 22

    Provoked Intimate Femicides: A Privatized Version of “Honour”?

    Provoked Intimate Femicides: A Privatized Version of “Honour”?
    Pascale Fournier, Pascal McDougall & Anna R. Dekker, Dishonour, Provocation and Culture: Through the Beholder’s Eye?, 16(2) Can. Crim. L. Rev. 161 (2012), available at the University of Ottawa.Isabel GrantIn their…
  • May 20

    The Care and Feeding of Sticky Defaults in Information Privacy Law

    The Care and Feeding of Sticky Defaults in Information Privacy Law
    Lauren Willis, When Nudges Fail: Slippery Defaults, 80 U. Chi. L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming 2013) available at SSRN.Paul OhmIf Jotwell is meant to surface obscure gems of legal scholarship, which might go unnoticed otherwise, I might be missing…
Rank this Week: 130

Structured Settlements 4Real

Structured Settlements 4Real

Provides structured settlement information, provocative commentary, news and opinion about structured settlements and settlement planning. By John Darer.

http://structuredsettlements.typepad.com/structured_settlements_4r/
  • May 25

    Does E=Cash, or is a Structured Settlement the "Money Pulse"?

    Does E=Cash, or is a Structured Settlement the "Money Pulse"?
    Cash is like a carbohydrate in your diet, a source of energy that you can burn through too quickly... A structured settlement is gives you a slower burn rate. This is a content summary only. Please click on the title for the full content,…
  • May 23

    "Secondary Market Annuity" / "InForce Structured Annuity" Disclosure

    "Secondary Market Annuity" / "InForce Structured Annuity" Disclosure
    The financial products that are referred to as Secondary Market Annuities and Inforce Annuities ARE NOT ANNUITIES and a company that markets such products to investors admits that in this excerpt... This is a content summary only. Please…
  • May 22

    Targets of Settlement Purchasing Companies: It's All "Relative"

    Targets of Settlement Purchasing Companies: It's All "Relative"
    Settlement purchasers are known for ad buys in so-called "unemployment TV" This is a content summary only. Please click on the title for the full content, If you find yourself on FAEMM community, back out and type in www.…
Rank this Week: 156

Trial Advocacy Blog

Trial Advocacy Blog

Focuses on trial advocacy. From Temple University's Beasley School of Law.

http://indexhtml.blogspot.com/
  • May 23

    March/April 2013 Law Library Acquisitions List

    March/April 2013 Law Library Acquisitions List
    AbortionAbortion in the United States : a compilation of federal and state laws / edited by Tobe Liebert .Buffalo, NY : William S. Hein, 2013.KF9315 .A3 2013Administrative LawA guide to federal agency rulemaking / Jeffrey S. Lubbers.Lubbers,…
  • Apr 8

    Temple Law Professor and Juvenile Lifer Ruling

    Temple Law Professor and Juvenile Lifer Ruling
    Professor Sarah Jacobson was quoted in Paula Reed Ward's recent article about Jeffrey Cristina, who was found guilty of second-degree murder and robbery.  He was 17 years old and faced a mandatory prison term of life without parole --…
  • Mar 6

    January/February 2013 Law Library Acquisitions List

    January/February 2013 Law Library Acquisitions List
    Administrative LawRegulation : why and how the state regulates / by Barak Orbach.[New York, NY] : Foundation Press, 2013.KF5402.O73 2013 AntitrustDOJ civil antitrust practice and procedure manual / [editor, Kenneth M. Vorrasi].Chicago, Ill. :…
Rank this Week: 174

Chicago IP Litigation Blog

Chicago IP Litigation Blog

Covers Northern District of Illinois intellectual property cases. Published by attorney R. David Donoghue.

http://www.chicagoiplitigation.com/
  • May 1

    Preliminary Injunction Partially Entered in Trademark Suit

    Preliminary Injunction Partially Entered in Trademark Suit
    DR Distributors, LLC v. 21 Century Smoking, Inc., No. 12 C 50324, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 14) (Kapala, J.). Judge Kapala granted the agreed portions of plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction in this trademark case involving…
  • Apr 29

    Courtesy Copies of Complaints Required by Local Rule 5.2(f)

    Courtesy Copies of Complaints Required by Local Rule 5.2(f)
    Eiserman & Assocs., LLC v. Rosen, No. 13 C 1315, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 12, 2013) (Shadur, Sen. J.). Zambezia Film Pty. Ltd. v. Does 1-33, No. 13 C 1323, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 12, 2013) (Shadur, Sen. J.). Zambezia Film Pty. Ltd. v.…
  • Apr 26

    Arguments Disclosed in Summary Judgment are Preserved

    Arguments Disclosed in Summary Judgment are Preserved
    CBOE v. ISE, No. 07 C 623, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 6, 2013) (Lefkow, J.). Judge Lefkow granted in part plaintiff CBOE’s motion to strike defendant ISE’s expert witness in this patent case, as follows: This case was not governed…
Rank this Week: 180

Tort Talk

Tort Talk

Provides updates and trends in Pennsylvania civil litigation law. By Daniel E. Cummins.

http://www.torttalk.com/
Rank this Week: 231

Day on Torts

Day on Torts

Covers issues relating to tort law, regulations, and trials. Published by John A. Day of Day & Blair.

http://www.dayontorts.com/
Rank this Week: 278

Blawgletter

Blawgletter

Offers business trial law with a sense of humor. By Barry Barnett.

http://blawgletter.typepad.com/bbarnett/
  • May 23

    Good Faith Would Not Defeat False Opinion Claim Under Securities Act, Sixth Circuit Hold

    Good Faith Would Not Defeat False Opinion Claim Under Securities Act, Sixth Circuit Hold
    The Sixth Circuit split with the Second and Ninth Circuits today on what a plaintiff must plead under section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 in cases that involve opinions, views, and other "soft" info. The panel looked at...
  • May 21

    Using Amateur Athlete's Avatar in Video Game Could Violate Right of Publicity, Third Circuit Rule

    Using Amateur Athlete's Avatar in Video Game Could Violate Right of Publicity, Third Circuit Rule
    Electronic Arts, Inc., makes video games, including the NCAA Football series. EA put an avatar of Ryan Hart, an ex-quarterback at Rutgers, in the series. Hart sued EA for "violating his right of publicity as recognized under New Jersey…
  • May 20

    WSJ Equates Filing Empty Seats with Court-Packing

    WSJ Equates Filing Empty Seats with Court-Packing
    About 76 years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt hatched a plan for bending to his will a recalcitrant and obstructive (by his lights) U.S. Supreme Court. The Court at the time consisted of seven Republican appointees and two Democratic…
Rank this Week: 293

Southern California Appellate News

Southern California Appellate News

Features news and resources for the Southern California appellate lawyer. By Nate Scott.

http://socal-appellate.blogspot.com/
  • May 22

    Bizarro: Egregious juror misconduct

    Bizarro: Egregious juror misconduct
    Check out People v. Pizarro for an especially egregious (the court says "criminal") instance of juror misconduct:, in which naughty Juror No. 9 looked up a prior appellate opinion in the murder case that was being retried.What would Client #9…
  • May 22

    Certified Chutzph?

    Certified Chutzph?
    Imagine a defendant removing a case from state to federal court, and then asking the federal court of appeals to certify a question to the state supreme court. Further, imagine that the defendant's request for certification came only after an…
  • May 21

    2d District Pro tem updates (extensions through July)

    2d District Pro tem updates (extensions through July)
    The following are currently sitting on assignment:Judge Edward A. Ferns of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Two until July 31, 2013. Judge Brian M. Hoffstadt of the Los Angeles County Superior…
Rank this Week: 296

Federal Evidence Review Blog

Federal Evidence Review Blog

Covers cases and issues on the Federal Rules of Evidence.

http://federalevidence.com/blog
  • May 24

    Disputed FRE 408 Coverage Of Third Party Settlement Activitie

    Disputed FRE 408 Coverage Of Third Party Settlement Activitie
    Cattle-Limpurgerkopf.jpg Are third party settlement claims covered by FRE 408? In a civil RICO fraud action alleging defendant bank withheld information concerning the deteriorating condition of a lender which resulted in…
  • May 23

    Circuit Split: Looking Beyond The Record In Administrative Proceeding

    Circuit Split: Looking Beyond The Record In Administrative Proceeding
    U.S.ICELogo.svg_.png The Ninth Circuit joins the Third, Fourth and Eleventh Circuits in rejecting an Immigration Judge's look outside the record to determine if an acknowledged conviction was one "involving moral turpitude"…
  • May 21

    Authenticating Recorded Conversation

    Authenticating Recorded Conversation
    SeventhCircuitSeal.png Seventh Circuit highlights two options to authenticating recorded conversations and voice identification, in a case where the recordings were obtained by a cooperating witness and provided to law…
Rank this Week: 327

The Trial Warrior Blog

The Trial Warrior Blog

Covers law and justice in Canada. By Antonin I. Pribetic.

http://thetrialwarrior.com/
Rank this Week: 364

Translation For Lawyers

Translation For Lawyers

Translation For Lawyers covers various topics related to language translation, interpretation, and culture in the Legal Sytem. By All Language Alliance, Inc.

http://www.translationforlawyers.com/
  • May 22

    Swedish Translation Services and Why Many Are Looking North for International Arbitration

    Swedish Translation Services and Why Many Are Looking North for International Arbitration
    We've blogged about legal translation services in the context of international arbitration in France and India. The need for Swedish legal translation services comes up in the context of international arbitration in Sweden. According to a…
  • May 21

    Professional Technical Translation Helps Get on the Same Page with Engineering Client

    Professional Technical Translation Helps Get on the Same Page with Engineering Client
    Technology in the world today is making exciting advances at a rapid pace. New and innovative ideas are being shared around the world, with improvements and innovations in many technical fields. One of the key elements to that advancement is…
  • May 16

    The Verdict Is in: Human Translation Still Far Superior to Machine Translation

    The Verdict Is in: Human Translation Still Far Superior to Machine Translation
    We've compared professional document translation services by professional human translators with the process of challenging computer generated foreign language translations. Machine translation first came into being during the Second World…
Rank this Week: 433

Conflict of Laws .net

Conflict of Laws .net

Covers news and discussion on the conflict of laws in private international law cases. Editor is Martin George of the University of Birmingham. Published in association with the Journal of Private International Law.

http://conflictoflaws.net
  • May 24

    Science Po PILAGG Workshop Series Final Conference 2013

    Science Po PILAGG Workshop Series Final Conference 2013
    The Law School of the Paris Institute of Political Science (Sciences Po) will hold the final meeting of its workshop series for this academic year on Private International Law as Global Governance on May 31st, 2013. This day long conference…
  • May 22

    First Issue of 2013’s Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale

    First Issue of 2013’s Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale
    (I am grateful to Prof. Francesca Villata – University of Milan – for the following presentation of the latest issue of the RDIPP) The first issue of 2013 of the Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale (RDIPP,…
  • May 20

    Liber Amicorum Alegría Borrá

    Liber Amicorum Alegría Borrá
    On the occasion of the retirement of Prof. Alegría Borrás a collective book entitled “Entre Bruselas y La Haya. Estudios sobre la unificación internacional y regional del Derecho internacional privado. Liber…
Rank this Week: 443

Appellate Law & Practice

Appellate Law & Practice

Covers appellate law and advocacy.

http://appellate.typepad.com/appellate/
  • Dec 10

    Giving it up.

    Giving it up.
     I am going to be discontinuing my participation in this blog in the next week or so.  If you want someone to blame, blame 1) non-lawyers; 2) furries; and 3) the victims rights/tort reform industry. 
  • Dec 8

    CA1: large law firm loses case on behalf of client

    CA1: large law firm loses case on behalf of client
     US Securities & Exch v. Tambone, No. 07-1384. This is a close case. On the one hand, the government is bringing an enforcement action regarding misleading prospectuses to sell mutual funds. On the other hand, the defendants are represented…
  • Dec 8

    CA1: It’s official. Everything is mail fraud.

    CA1: It’s official. Everything is mail fraud.
    US v. Hebshie, 07-2339 (12/4/08). This is a federal arson case. As you know, the framers of the constitution really envisioned the federal government prosecuting insurance fraud (or, as they say, “mail fraud”). The first says that pretty…
Rank this Week: 448

Mississippi Litigation Review &…

Mississippi Litigation Review & Commentary

Covers developments in Mississippi civil litigation. By Philip Thomas.

http://www.mslitigationreview.com/
  • May 22

    Study: Courts Should Not Rely on Rehabilitation that Jurors Can Be Fair

    Study: Courts Should Not Rely on Rehabilitation that Jurors Can Be Fair
    Here is a study asking Can Jurors Self Diagnose Bias? Two Randomized Controlled Trials.” The study tries to determine whether the common practice of asking jurors who otherwise appear biased if they can be fair works to…
  • May 20

    Defense Verdict in Washington County Malicious Prosecution Trial

    Defense Verdict in Washington County Malicious Prosecution Trial
    On April 4, 2013 a Washington County Circuit Court jury rendered a defense verdict in White v. Greenville Riverboat, LLC.  On May 13, 2009, Plaintiff was playing the card game (21+3) at the Lighthouse Point Casino in Greenville. Sidebar:…
  • May 16

    Jackson Attorney Debra Brown Nominated for U.S. District Judge

    Jackson Attorney Debra Brown Nominated for U.S. District Judge
    On Thursday President Obama nominated Jackson attorney Debra Brown to fill the vacant judgeship in the Northern District of Mississippi. Here is the press release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama nominated Debra M. Brown,…
Rank this Week: 463

ClassActionBlawg.com

ClassActionBlawg.com

Features class action news, commentary, and analysis. By Paul Karlsgodt.

http://classactionblawg.com
Rank this Week: 471

Workplace Class Action Blog

Workplace Class Action Blog

Covers class action litigation issues, including class certification, discovery and defense strategies. By Seyfarth Shaw LLP.

http://www.workplaceclassaction.com/
Rank this Week: 559

CEB blog

CEB blog

Covers practice tips and new legal developments of particular interest to California legal professionals. The CEB blog covers a wide range of practice areas from estate planning to civil litigation, along with posts relating to the practice of law generally.

http://blog.ceb.com
  • May 24

    Organizing Discovery

    Organizing Discovery
    For discovery to be useful in a case, it must be organized. One effective way to organize discovery is with an issue table. Issue tables are a way to keep track of the main issues, the elements of the claims and defenses, and the relevant…
  • May 22

    Immigration Issues Dos and Don’ts for Job Interview

    Immigration Issues Dos and Don’ts for Job Interview
    There are many subjects that require care when conducting a job interview. Immigration is definitely one of them. Given the increased awareness and sensitivity to immigration status issues, employers need to watch their questions. Although…
  • May 20

    Keep an Eye Toward an Appeal

    Keep an Eye Toward an Appeal
    Trying a case is hard enough, but throughout trial you should also keep in the back of your mind the need to preserve the record for appeal. Why is it so important to pay attention to the record during trial? It all comes down to a major…
Rank this Week: 550

Western Canada Business Litigation…

Western Canada Business Litigation Blog

Covers issues emerging in the legal and business communities. By Lawson Lundell LLP.

http://www.westerncanadabusinesslitigationblog.com/
  • May 23

    "Relief from Forfeiture" under the Civil Forfeiture Act

    "Relief from Forfeiture" under the Civil Forfeiture Act
    Posted by Peter RobertsEarlier this year, I blogged about the civil forfeiture case of B.C. (Director of Civil Forfeiture) v. Wolff.  That appellate decision set guidelines for the trial courts on what and how to consider the…
  • May 21

    How should a Strata Deal with the Owner from Hell? - Part 3

    How should a Strata Deal with the Owner from Hell? - Part 3
    Posted by Peter RobertsIn my January 2012 and July 2012 blog posts, I discussed the ongoing saga of the Jordisons, arguably the epitome of strata owners from hell.  For a period of years, the Jordisons continually behaved…
  • May 1

    Is it a Fixture or is it a Chattel?

    Is it a Fixture or is it a Chattel?
    Posted by Peter RobertsLandlords, tenants and law students all wrestle over what it means to be a fixture as opposed to a chattel.  It matters to landlords because, at the end of a tenancy, fixtures can become their property and enhance…
Rank this Week: 602

Information Governance Engagement…

Information Governance Engagement Area

Established with the goal of aggregating key compliance and electronic discovery news for further review, study, and consideration by legal and corporate professionals. Published by Rob Robinson.

http://infogovernance.blogspot.com/
  • May 8

    Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - May 8, 2013

    Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - May 8, 2013
    Compiled  from online public domain resources, provided for your review/use is this week’s update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and…
  • May 1

    Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - May 1, 2013

    Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - May 1, 2013
    Compiled from online public domain resources, provided for your review/use is this week's update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and announcements.  Follow…
  • Apr 24

    Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - April 24, 2013

    Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - April 24, 2013
    Compiled from online public domain resources, provided for your review/use is this week's update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and announcements.  Follow…
Rank this Week: 597

Class Action Fairness Act Blog

Class Action Fairness Act Blog

Offers information, cases and insights on the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA). By McGlinchey Stafford.

http://www.cafalawblog.com/
Rank this Week: 598

Court Technology and Trial…

Court Technology and Trial Presentation Blawg

Covers court and trial technology, and trial presentation. By Ted Brooks.

http://trial-technology.blogspot.com/
  • Apr 9

    Managing Exhibits in Trial

    Managing Exhibits in Trial
    Exhibits are the building blocks of litigation, and if you end up at the short end in the battle of admitted evidence, you lose the trial. Like many sports, coming in second place in trial is not really a good thing. While you may have to…
  • Mar 25

    Using Deposition Video in Trial

    Using Deposition Video in Trial
    There are several ways in which deposition video designations may be used in trial. The first and perhaps most frequently used technique would be using it for impeachment purposes. When compared with reading back some testimony of a solid…
  • Feb 13

    What’s Up with Trial Technology? CourtLogger, JuryPad, LinkedIn, LegalTech, MyLegal

    What’s Up with Trial Technology? CourtLogger, JuryPad, LinkedIn, LegalTech, MyLegal
    Here are several recent items of interest to attorneys, paralegals, and other legal professionals. LegalTech 2013 has just wrapped up, and attendees say this year was as good as ever. The Law Technology Newssite is currently filled with…
Rank this Week: 606

At Counsel Table

At Counsel Table

Covers the craft and business of the courtroom lawyer. By Alex Craigie.

http://atcounseltable.wordpress.com
  • May 25

    Could The Legal Profession Ever Become Extinct?

    Could The Legal Profession Ever Become Extinct?
    Could licensed lawyers ever go the way of the Dodo and S & H Green Stamps? I came across this recent article in the Wall Street Journal about the growing interest by non-traditional law school students in signing up for selected law…
  • May 22

    Preparing Your Witness For A “Reptile” Deposition

    Preparing Your Witness For A “Reptile” Deposition
    In my last post, I attempted to describe what has come to be known as the Reptile technique of discovery and trial presentation, as advocated in the book, Reptile: the 2009 Manual of the Plaintiff’s Revolution. Again, the goal with…
  • May 20

    Beware The “Reptile” Lawyer

    Beware The “Reptile” Lawyer
    For many, the words “lawyer” and “reptile” are probably synonymous. Since 2009, however, some lawyers have sought to transform the courtroom into a reptilian battleground. That year, attorney Don Keenan and jury…
Rank this Week: 662

Federal Civil Practice Bulletin

Federal Civil Practice Bulletin

Covers federal civil practice and procedure. By Washington & Lee University School of Law, Professor A. Benjamin Spencer.

http://federalcivilpracticebulletin.blogspot.com/
  • Mar 19

    SCOTUS Decides Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowle

    SCOTUS Decides Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowle
    From BNA's Supreme Court Today:Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles, No. 11-1450: A would-be class plaintiff's stipulation that he and the class he seeks to represent will not seek damages greater than $5 million total, which is the…
  • Dec 4

    Kaplow on Multistage Litigation

    Kaplow on Multistage Litigation
    Professor Louis Kaplow (Harvard) has posted an article entitled Multistage Litigation on SSRN.  Here is the abstract:Legal proceedings often involve multiple stages: U.S. civil litigation allows motions to dismiss and for summary…
  • Nov 27

    Issacharoff and Miller Post Motion to Dismiss Article on SSRN

    Issacharoff and Miller Post Motion to Dismiss Article on SSRN
    Professors Samuel Issacharoff and Geoffrey Miller (both of NYU) have just posted an article entitled An Information-Forcing Approach to the Motion to Dismiss on SSRN.  Here is the abstract:
Rank this Week: 656

The 10b-5 Daily

The 10b-5 Daily

Covers securities class action litigation. By Lyle Roberts.

http://www.the10b-5daily.com/
  • May 24

    Reading the Tea Leave

    Reading the Tea Leave
    Section 11 of the '33 Act creates liability for material misrepresentations in a registration statement. According to the Second Circuit (Fait) and Ninth Circuit (Rubke), however, if the alleged misrepresentation is an opinion, the plaintiff…
  • May 17

    Shrug, Concur, and Move On

    Shrug, Concur, and Move On
    In a famous market manipulation that lead to multiple criminal convictions, the A.R. Baron brokerage engaged in a pump-and-dump scheme to induce customers to purchase the securities of small companies at artificially inflated prices. Among…
  • May 10

    What Next?

    What Next?
    Based on the Supreme Court's recent decisions, a plaintiff is not required to prove the existence of loss causation (Halliburton) or materiality (Amgen) to certify an investor class. In the Halliburton case, however, the defendants pursued a…
Rank this Week: 685

New York Probate & Estate…

New York Probate & Estate Litigation Blog

Covers probate news, procedures and resources. By Philip M. Bernstein.

http://www.nyprobatelitigation.com/
  • May 20

    Surrogate Refuses To Nullify Testator's Choice Of Fiduciary

    Surrogate Refuses To Nullify Testator's Choice Of Fiduciary
    The New York Law Journal has reported a decision of Nassau County Surrogate Edward McCarty III in the matter of the Will of Barboni, 2013-373014(April 25) which upheld the nomination of an executor whose two children both contested the…
  • May 12

    Summary Judgment Granted To Void Trust For Lack Of Capacity

    Summary Judgment Granted To Void Trust For Lack Of Capacity
    Richmond County Surrogate Robert J. Gigante has ruled that a trust executed by an 88 year old decedent 61 days before her death was void for lack of mental capacity in the Matter of the Estate of Muriel Donaldson reported at 956 NYS2d…
  • Apr 4

    Adjournment Of 1404 Examination Extends Time To File Objection

    Adjournment Of 1404 Examination Extends Time To File Objection
    The Supreme Court's Appellate Division has affirmed an order issued by Nassau County Surrogate Edward McCarty in the Matter of Palma A. Pascale 102 AD 3rd 796 which granted objectant's motion to compel production of certain documents…
Rank this Week: 681

Bailey Class Action Daily

Bailey Class Action Daily

Covers class action issues, both in California and Nationwide. By Matt C. Bailey.

http://www.baileydaily.com/
Rank this Week: 724

Dispute Resolution in Germany

Dispute Resolution in Germany

Covers litigation, arbitration and mediation in Germany. By Peter Bert.

http://www.disputeresolutiongermany.com/
  • May 23

    Don’t Mention the War – On England, Germany and Football

    Don’t Mention the War – On England, Germany and Football
    Occasionally on this blog, we mention football (and here and here). And occasionally, we mention Monthy Python. The old English cliches about German krauts, however, appear to be fading away, thanks to a strange combination of…
  • May 22

    Human Rights, Flattr and amnesty international

    Human Rights, Flattr and amnesty international
    Dispute Resolution Germany is supporting amnesty international.     You may have noticed that there is a new “flattr” button on the website. If you “flattr” on Dispute Resolution Germany, I will…
  • May 16

    Porsche Hedge Fund Litigation: New York, Braunschweig – Now It’s Stuttgart Again

    Porsche Hedge Fund Litigation: New York, Braunschweig – Now It’s Stuttgart Again
    We had reported earlier that Porsche had struck a deal with some of the New York hedgde fund claimants to discontinue their US actions. In return, Porsche had agreed not to invoke the statute of limitation if the actions were ……
Rank this Week: 699

Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure…

Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure Blog

Covers how the new Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure are being interpreted and applied in recent cases. By Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP.

Rank this Week: 748

For the Defense

For the Defense

Features civil defense attorneys' perspectives on employment law, intellectual property, and product liability. From DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar.

http://forthedefense.org/ftd.aspx
  • May 23

    Ethics in the Virtual Office

    Ethics in the Virtual Office
    Attorneys who practice out of the “virtual” office are becoming more common. Perhaps it is the overhead costs deterring some from shelling out for a physical address, or the ease with which one can practice entirely online, or…
  • May 20

    Employers Challenging the Authority of NLRB

    Employers Challenging the Authority of NLRB
    With the DC Circuit having invalidated President Obama’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board, employers are finding increasingly more ways to challenge the Board’s authority to act. The Court’s decision…
  • May 17

    Thoughts on the Supreme Court’s Long Awaited Decision Regarding Patent Exhaustion: Monsanto V. Bowman, -- S.CT. -- (2013)

    Thoughts on the Supreme Court’s Long Awaited Decision Regarding Patent Exhaustion: Monsanto V. Bowman, -- S.CT. -- (2013)
    In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court affirmed both the lower court and Federal Circuit decisions rejecting Bowman’s patent exhaustion defense relating to his harvesting of second generation soybean seeds featuring Monsanto’s…
Rank this Week: 797

Consumer Goods & Retail…

Consumer Goods & Retail Industry Litigation Blog

Covers litigation-related issues concerning consumer packaged goods manufacturers, retailers, advertisers, consumers and attorneys. By Daniel Low.

http://cpg-retail-litigation.kotchen.com/
  • Apr 29

    Advertisers Expanding Case Against News America to Become a Class Action

    Advertisers Expanding Case Against News America to Become a Class Action
    An antitrust lawsuit brought by Dial Corporation and Heinz against News America Marketing is being expanded to include as Plaintiffs a proposed class of all domestic entities that purchased in-store promotions from News America. Last…
  • Dec 27

    Dial Corp. Sues News America Marketing for Monopolization and Tying

    Dial Corp. Sues News America Marketing for Monopolization and Tying
    Last week, Dial Corporation filed suit against News America Marketing for monopolizing the market for in-store advertising and free-standing inserts (“FSIs”) and engaging in unlawful tying in violation of the antitrust laws. In…
  • Feb 5

    Discovery Sanctions Ordered Against Delta Air Line

    Discovery Sanctions Ordered Against Delta Air Line
    On Friday, the Northern District of Georgia ordered that sanctions be imposed against Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) for its discovery misconduct, awarding Plaintiffs certain fees and expenses related to Delta’s failure to timely…
Rank this Week: 817

Litigation and Trial - Max…

Litigation and Trial - Max Kennerly

Covers topics related to civil litigation. Published by Maxwell S. Kennerly, Esq. of the Beasley Law Firm, LLC.

http://www.litigationandtrial.com/
  • May 23

    A Litigator Reviews John Grisham’s The Litigator

    A Litigator Reviews John Grisham’s The Litigator
    © Max Kennerly. The original for this post is A Litigator Reviews John Grisham’s The Litigators at Litigation & Trial Lawyer Blog.A few months ago I was talking with a retired lawyer with a mass tort claim that fit squarely…
  • May 15

    Never Trust A Vampire Squid: Merger Clauses & Fraudulent Inducement

    Never Trust A Vampire Squid: Merger Clauses & Fraudulent Inducement
    © Max Kennerly. The original for this post is Never Trust A Vampire Squid: Merger Clauses & Fraudulent Inducement at Litigation & Trial Lawyer Blog.Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi described Goldman Sachs as “a great…
  • May 14

    Software Patents Are “The Plaything Of The Judges”

    Software Patents Are “The Plaything Of The Judges”
    © Max Kennerly. The original for this post is Software Patents Are “The Plaything Of The Judges” at Litigation & Trial Lawyer Blog.Last week, a bunch of banks won a major federal appellate court victory. That’s no…
Rank this Week: 885

e-discovery 2.0

e-discovery 2.0

Covers electronic discovery. By Aaref Hilaly.

http://www.clearwellsystems.com/e-discovery-blog
Rank this Week: 874

Asset Search Blog

Asset Search Blog

Covers asset searches, fraud investigations, and legal strategies for recovering hidden assets. By Fred L. Abrams.

http://www.assetsearchblog.com/
  • Apr 20

    Asset Search News Roundup: April 20, 2013

    Asset Search News Roundup: April 20, 2013
    This Asset Search News Roundup discusses the Secrecy for Sale Project and the indictment of a NY attorney along with a Swiss banker: I)  The US-based  International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, (“ICIJ”),…
  • Mar 2

    Swiss Banks, Smuggling & Other Asset Recovery Issue

    Swiss Banks, Smuggling & Other Asset Recovery Issue
    “Swiss Banks, Smuggling & Other Asset Recovery Issues” will be presented from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM on April 18, 2013 in New York City, at the New York County Lawyer’s Association.  Jack Blum, Esq., Advocate Robert…
  • Feb 3

    Receiver Says To Associated Bank, Show Me The Money

    Receiver Says To Associated Bank, Show Me The Money
    The September 2009 Asset Search Blog article “Money Laundering By Minneapolis Money Managers?”, raised the issue of whether Associated Bank had violated federal anti-money laundering regulations.  This article discussed…
Rank this Week: 903

eDiscovery Daily Blog

eDiscovery Daily Blog

Provides eDiscovery news, analysis and educational tips. By Trial Solutions.

http://www.ediscoverydaily.com/
  • May 24

    Just a Reminder to Think Before You Hit Send – eDiscovery Best Practice

    Just a Reminder to Think Before You Hit Send – eDiscovery Best Practice
    With Anthony Weiner’s announcement that he is attempting a political comeback by running for mayor on New York City, it’s worth remembering the “Twittergate” story that ultimately cost his congressional seat in the…
  • May 23

    Google Compelled to Produce Search Terms in Apple v. Samsung – eDiscovery Case Law

    Google Compelled to Produce Search Terms in Apple v. Samsung – eDiscovery Case Law
    In Apple v. Samsung, California Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal granted Apple’s motion to compel third party Google to produce the search terms and custodians used to respond to discovery requests and ordered the parties to “meet…
  • May 22

    Litigation 101 for eDiscovery Tech Professionals: Multi-district Litigation (MDL)

    Litigation 101 for eDiscovery Tech Professionals: Multi-district Litigation (MDL)
    Last week’s blog post covered class action litigation – that is, a case that is filed on behalf of a group (or class) of members who have a common grievance or have suffered a common injury. One lawsuit is filed and there is one…
Rank this Week: 944

New Jersey Attorney Law Review…

New Jersey Attorney Law Review Blog

Reviews published and unpublished civil law decisions of importance issued by the New Jersey Appellate Division and New Jersey Supreme Court. By Glenn Reiser.

http://newjerseylawreview.blogspot.com/
  • May 23

    Home Improvement Contracts: The Nuts and Bolts of New Jersey's Regulatory Requirement

    Home Improvement Contracts: The Nuts and Bolts of New Jersey's Regulatory Requirement
    New Jersey has strict rules when it comes to home improvement contracts in excess of $500, the overriding purpose of which is to protect consumers from unscrupulous contractors.  The New Jersey Administrative Code §…
  • May 21

    New Jersey Appeals Court Spares Eviction of 89-Year Old Blind Man

    New Jersey Appeals Court Spares Eviction of 89-Year Old Blind Man
    In an unpublished decision issued on May 21, 2013, a New Jersey appeals court held that a landlord was not entitled to evict his residential tenant, an 89-year old blind man with diabetes, because of the tenant's refusal to sign a new…
  • May 16

    What is Wrong With Our Judicial System?

    What is Wrong With Our Judicial System?
     I couldn't find a better example to illustrate the problem with our judicial system.  In a recently unpublished decision of the New Jersey Appellate Division,  Hernandez v. North Jersey Neurosurgical Associates, Superior…
Rank this Week: 965

E-Discovery Beat

E-Discovery Beat

Covers electronic discovery. By Exterro.

http://www.exterro.com/e-discovery-beat/
  • May 24

    eDJ Group’s Predictive Coding Bootcamp in Boston a Home Run

    eDJ Group’s Predictive Coding Bootcamp in Boston a Home Run
    By Scott Giordano, Esq., Corporate Technology Counsel, Exterro Following is a guest blog from Exterro’s Corporate Technology Counsel Scott Giordano who recently participated in eDJ Group’s Predictive Coding Boot Camp, held in…
  • May 23

    4th Circuit Follows 3rd Circuit’s Lead Concerning 28 U.S.C. §1920(4)

    4th Circuit Follows 3rd Circuit’s Lead Concerning 28 U.S.C. §1920(4)
    By Mike Hamilton, J.D. In the ongoing saga of defining whether “costs” under 28 U.S.C. §1920(4) include e-discovery-related expenses (e.g. collection, processing and review), the 4th Federal Circuit has provided some clarity.…
  • May 21

    EDRM Kicks Off 2013 Annual Meeting with an Eye Towards the Big Picture

    EDRM Kicks Off 2013 Annual Meeting with an Eye Towards the Big Picture
    Earlier this month, EDRM held its 9th annual kickoff meeting in St. Paul, Minn. Bob Rohlf, Exterro’s E-Discovery Counsel, and Tom Cohen, Exterro’s Channel Manager, attended the meeting and spoke with the E-Discovery Beat editors…
Rank this Week: 1039

Juries

Juries

Discusses jury-related issues.

http://juries.typepad.com/juries/
  • May 24

    Jury New

    Jury New
    USA Today: Jodi Arias Juror #9 exits alone and aloof Connecticut Law Tribune: Juror's Online Research Forces New Trial Emporia Gazette: Judge: Juror committed contempt at murder trial New York Post: Joe Francis 'deeply regrets' explosive rant…
  • May 17

    Motion to Investigate Juror

    Motion to Investigate Juror
    Prosecutors in the Whitey Bulger trial recently requested that they be permitted to run criminal background checks on prospective jurors. Not surprisingly, Bulger's attorneys are opposing the government's request. Bulger's attorneys claim…
  • May 15

    MD Judge Prohibits Attorney from Researching Jurors Online

    MD Judge Prohibits Attorney from Researching Jurors Online
    According to the news story below, a judge in Montgomery County, Maryland has denied a defense attorney's request to research jurors online. Apparently, the judge finds the practice "totally inappropriate." The case in which the…
Rank this Week: 1023

California Business Litigation…

California Business Litigation Blog

Covers a wide range of business litigation issues in the Southern California area. By Sylvester, Oppenheim, & Linde.

http://www.californiabusinesslitigation.com/
  • May 23

    Federal Judge Decides in Facebook's Favor in Typosquatting Case: Awards $2.8 Million

    Federal Judge Decides in Facebook's Favor in Typosquatting Case: Awards $2.8 Million
    As technology evolves and society relies more and more on the Internet for work and play, scam artists seem to dream up increasingly creative ways to derive a profit from it. Most regular Internet users have become familiar with the term…
  • May 17

    Retaliation Lawsuit Filed After Social Media Posting

    Retaliation Lawsuit Filed After Social Media Posting
    Sometimes, social media, employers and workers just shouldn’t mix. At least, that’s the logical conclusion in the case of a lawsuit filed by former employees of Coyote Ugly Saloon. The trouble began when several current and…
  • May 9

    High School Teacher Files an Appeal in Case of Social Media Related Resignation

    High School Teacher Files an Appeal in Case of Social Media Related Resignation
    A legal quagmire in Georgia over a teacher, her Facebook profile and student access to that profile is deepening. The tale starts at the beginning of the 2009 school year when Ashley Payne, a high school English teacher, befriended a student…
Rank this Week: 1022

Lawsuit Finance Blog

Lawsuit Finance Blog

Covers lawsuit funding. By Lawsuit Financial Corp.

http://www.lawsuitfinanceblog.com/
  • May 23

    Take Control of Your Lawsuit and Your Life

    Take Control of Your Lawsuit and Your Life
    Reaching a settlement and just compensation in a personal injury lawsuit can take years – time many cash-strapped plaintiffs do not have. For those who need to make ends meet as they wait for a fair outcome of their case,…
  • May 21

    Attorney Supports Lawsuit Funding for Plaintiffs Seeking Justice

    Attorney Supports Lawsuit Funding for Plaintiffs Seeking Justice
    "My client was being offered $200,000 on a case I knew was worth at least $700,000, but they didn't have the financial means to wait for a fair settlement. Lawsuit Financial provided an initial lawsuit cash advance of $5,000 and an…
  • May 21

    Lawsuit Funding Can Help Victims of Faulty Valve Explosion at Paper Mill

    Lawsuit Funding Can Help Victims of Faulty Valve Explosion at Paper Mill
    May 19, 2012 began like any other Saturday morning for four employees of the Resolute Forest Products paper mill near the Catawba River. The three men and their supervisor were to work on a fiber line that soaks wood chips into pulp using…
Rank this Week: 1045

Civil Procedure & Federal…

Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog

By Professors Robin Effron, Cynthia L. Fountaine, and Adam Steinman

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/civpro/
  • May 22

    Pereyra and Sunshine on Settlement Rates After Twombly and Iqbal

    Pereyra and Sunshine on Settlement Rates After Twombly and Iqbal
    Victor Abel Pereyra and Benjamin Sunshine, of University of Illinois College of Law, have posted on SSRN their paper Access-to-Justice v. Efficiency: An Empirical Study of Settlement Rates After Twombly and Iqbal. Abstract: A party’s…
  • May 17

    Coleman on Hoffman on Civil Rulemaking After Twombly and Iqbal

    Coleman on Hoffman on Civil Rulemaking After Twombly and Iqbal
    Now available on the Courts Law section of JOTWELL is an essay by Brooke Coleman (Seattle) entitled Celebrating Civil Rulemaking. It reviews a recent article by Lonny Hoffman (Houston), Rulemaking in the Age of Twombly and Iqbal, which will…
  • May 17

    Meyn on Comparing Civil and Criminal Discovery

    Meyn on Comparing Civil and Criminal Discovery
    Prof. Ion Meyn (Wisconsin) has posted on SSRN a draft of his article Discovery and Darkness: The Information Deficit in Criminal Disputes, which will appear in the Brooklyn Law Review. Here’s the abstract: Scholarship has long recognized a…
Rank this Week: 1073