Litigation Law 
Bridge collapse litigation nears end – Minneapolis Star Tribune
A scramble to find the cause — and assign blame — for the bridge collapse began soon after the catastrophe that took 13 lives and injured 145. Now the litigation phase is winding down. The Minnesota Legislature created a $37 … Continue reading
NZX flags smaller earnings on Clear litigation, CEO transition – National Business Review
BUSINESSDESK: Stock exchange operator NZX expects smaller first-half earnings than a year earlier as it stumps up as much as $3 million to pay for its Clear Grain Exchange litigation and to cover the costs of installing a new chief … Continue reading
DePuy ASR Recall Hip Litigation Update: Trial Date Set For First Federal ASR Hip Recall Lawsuit – San Francisco Gate
DePuy ASR recall hip litigation continues with new rulings issued in the federal ASR hip lawsuits following a July 25, 2012 status conference, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports. DePuy ASR hip recall lawsuits moving towards trial in the federal consolidated …
Know Your Enemy: Lex Machina Raises $2 Million For IP Litigation Analytics – TechCrunch
It is a common perception that IP litigation is exploding, in part because the patent system is allegedly broken. Enter Lex Machina, a Palo Alto based company providing IP litigation data and analytics to help companies ”anticipate, manage …
Commerce to spend $5.7 million on credit card settlement – The Business Journal
Commerce Bancshares has established a liability fund of $5.7 million to pay for costs associated with litigation over a credit card settlement. The bank is required to reduce its credit card fee by 0.1 percentage point for eight months, which … Continue reading
MF Global trustees resolve fight over $130 mln CME settlement – Reuters
While Freeh is tasked with recovering funds for creditors, Giddens’ jobs is to recoup money for customers, including through litigation and settlements with banks, counterparties, MF Global affiliates and others. With both sides facing …
What U.S. General Counsel Need to Know About Offshore Litigation – Law.com
General counsel of U.S. corporations contemplating litigation in offshore jurisdictions like Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, and the Cayman Islands may be reminded of the Cole Porter song “So Near and Yet so Far.” Much will be familiar—attorneys …
Samsung accuses Apple of ‘ambush litigation’ – ZDNet
Samsung’s Australian lawyer Neil Young has accused Apple’s legal team of “ambush litigation” by bringing up new defences mid-trial to disprove infringement upon Samsung’s 3G patents. The Federal Court in Sydney returned on Thursday and Friday …
Directors and Officers Insurers Win Summary Judgment on Specific Litigation Exclusion – jdsupra.com
Directors and Officers policies are typically claims-made policies which attempt to exclude coverage for wrongful acts which occur after the inception of the policy but arise from a nucleus of facts which preceded the inception of the policy. As a … Continue reading
Thompson Co-sponsored Government Litigation Reform Proposal included in House-passed Regulatory Reform Package – Gant Daily
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson has voted to support H.R. 4078, the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act, a package of bills that reduce or streamline the federal regulatory process and require greater …
