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DRI Commercial Litigation and Intellectual Property Symposium - April 22-24,...
The Commercial Litigation Committee's April 2009 Symposium is open for registration. Running April 22-24, 2009, in Chicago, this seminar will include substantial presentations on the Financial and...
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Litigation Funding Equals Big Money
The Wall Street Journal (“WSJ”) reported in the October 3, 2011 edition of the paper about the start-up of three brand new companies that were started with the purpose of entering what is considered...
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When Everything Old is Not New Again: Advertising “buyback” Topps baseball...
The Topps Company (“Topps”) is suing fellow baseball trading card manufacturer Leaf Trading Cards (“Leaf”) for copyright and trademark infringement in a lawsuit recently filed in federal court (The...
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New Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence Short Shrifts Rule 703
In “RULE OF EVIDENCE 703 — Problem Child of Article VII (Sept. 19, 2011),” I wrote about how Federal Rule of Evidence 703 is generally ignored and misunderstood in current federal practice. The...
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Expert Witnesses in Mass Torts - The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
With recent amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 and a proliferation of Motions to Strike/Exclude Expert Testimony under the Court’s responsibility as a gatekeeper of information that is to...
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Top Ten Reasons to Attend the Business Litigation and IP Conference in NYC
Tell Us Why You’re Attending! #10: You can learn the latest trends in IP and business litigation. #9: CLE credit. #8: It’s a great opportunity to network with in-house counsel & more. #7: Cool...
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Looking Ahead To The Supreme Court’s 2013 Class Action Opinions
In recent years, the Court has provided important opinions for class action lawyers, including Dukes, Concepcion, Bayer Corp., Erica P. John Fund, and Janus Capital Group. The October Term 2012...
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Apple v. Samsung - What Happened - What's Next?
On Friday, August 24, a nine member jury entered a verdict in favor of Apple and awarded almost $1.05 billion in damages. Apple filed suit against one of its largest competitors, Samsung Electronics,...
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Cruise-line mishaps and the Difficulty Pursuing Claims
The recent experience of the passengers the Carnival Triumph debacle once again raises the question of remedies sought and available for cruise passengers who suffer harms while at sea. As with the...
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