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17 Dec 2010, 2:54 am by admin
While very few states recognize causes of action on either of these grounds, that hasn’t stopped plaintiffs’ attorneys from filing such claims and seeking large settlements. [read post]
16 Dec 2010, 12:17 pm by Christine Hurt
  We can't imagine a United States without a mortgage product. [read post]
9 Dec 2010, 9:03 pm by Adam Thierer
“Again and again in the histories I have recounted,” he says, “the state has shown itself an inferior arbiter of what is good for the information industries. [read post]
7 Dec 2010, 1:38 pm by Josh Wright
  Governmental interventions run a gamut of intrusiveness, both along actors and actions. [read post]
7 Dec 2010, 6:33 am by John Jascob
The organizations noted that the federal Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 generally precludes the use of class action suits that seek recovery for securities fraud under state law. [read post]
30 Nov 2010, 12:24 pm by William Birdthistle
  But class actions might still have the benefit of providing deterrence in arenas that require it. [read post]
29 Nov 2010, 8:05 am by Kenneth Anderson
 And, “serial absolutist believer” that the UN is, it will believe so ... until it perceives that it has got whatever it can get in the way of leverage toward its own notions of global governance at the UN, and member state rent-seeking. [read post]
16 Nov 2010, 6:34 am by David Zaring
I don't know this area of the law as well as him, but we are talking about state action today in class. [read post]
5 Nov 2010, 1:04 pm by Ted Allen
Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable before addressing proxy access.Cox also expects that the SEC will be more cautious about bringing controversial enforcement cases, such as the commission's lawsuit against Goldman Sachs over mortgage-backed securities, to avoid the prospect of having to testify before a Republican-led House subcommittee.It also appears unlikely that Congress will pass legislation to expand or restrict the rights of investors to bring securities… [read post]
3 Nov 2010, 1:53 pm by Sergio Campos
 In his magnum opus, Mass Torts in a World of Settlement, Nagareda carefully shows the elusiveness of designing legitimate governance structures for "mass torts" like asbestos litigation in a wide range of contexts, jumping from class actions to bankruptcy to even suits bought by governmental actors on behalf of those injured. [read post]
26 Oct 2010, 10:46 am by Kenneth Anderson
Ben has pointed out that they are acting under perhaps the clearest, deliberately and (admirably, in my view) least deniable set of orders from the President of the United States in a long time on contentious national security matters. [read post]
26 Oct 2010, 9:54 am by Kenneth Anderson
 Ben has pointed out that they are acting under perhaps the clearest, deliberately and (admirably, in my view) least deniable set of orders from the President of the United States in a long time on contentious national security matters. [read post]
12 Oct 2010, 5:26 am by David G. Badertscher
While it reached the same conclusion, eight pages of material had been removed, including key passages in which the judge dismantled the government's case against the detainee.K&L Gates, Thompson & Knight Sued for Roles in 'Ponzi-Like' SchemeThe National Law JournalA group of investors in a now-bankrupt entity that controls about 500 real estate companies has filed a class action against K&L Gates and Thompson & Knight for allegedly aiding in a… [read post]
12 Oct 2010, 2:36 am by Gary Nitzkin
He seeks to make it easier to remove foreclosure defense actions from state to federal court, ending state court limited jurisdiction. [read post]
4 Oct 2010, 7:37 am by Lyle Denniston
Alien Tort Statute applies to private, non-state actors. [read post]
4 Oct 2010, 7:24 am by Anna Christensen
The Court took action this morning in 09-1238, Hollingsworth v. [read post]
2 Oct 2010, 8:43 am by Peter Rost
Rost has experience with class action, product liability, false claims/qui tam & criminal cases. [read post]