Personal Injury – May 24, 2012

by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 5/4/2012

Jane Doe v. Princess Cruse Lines, Ltd., Jane Doe v. Princess Cruse Lines, Ltd., No. 10-10809 (11th Cir. 2011), addresses the important necessity of careful corporate drafting of international arbitration provisions, a topic...more

by Cogent Legal on 4/16/2012

Generally speaking, there are two ways to prevail at trial: (1) have better evidence and demonstratives than your opponent, and (2) keep your opponent’s evidence out. This article describes a couple of Cogent Legal's recent...more

by Lawyers.com on 4/4/2012

Nursing homes are free to use binding arbitration agreements in their contracts with residents, barring victims and their families from suing the homes even in extreme cases of personal injury and wrongful death, the Supreme...more

by Cogent Legal on 3/12/2012

Having myself been a partner at a small five-attorney plaintiff firm for years, I certainly know the feeling of going against the big firms on cases that can attempt to overwhelm you with discovery, but that often have more...more

by Collins & Collins, P.C. on 3/6/2012

In many cases the decision to enter a nursing home is made under extremely difficult conditions. When signing admission contracts patients and their families are often in a state of extreme vulnerability, where their...more

by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 2/27/2012

In the ongoing battles between Chevron and Ecuadorian plaintiffs and, relatedly, with Ecuador itself, an international arbitration tribunal has issued a Second Interim Award on Interim Measures.  The matter is...more

by Miles Cooper on 2/22/2012

Protecting your family’s financial safety and security in the face of uncertainty and risk takes planning and effort. Unfortunately, we frequently meet with people who have suffered an injury or death that, in...more

by Cogent Legal on 2/9/2012

Many trial or ADR PowerPoint presentations could benefit from recapturing the craft of the “Show & Tell.” Too often, what we should be “telling” we put on the screen. And sometimes, what we should be “showing” we ignore all...more