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Shareholder Derivative Litigation: Keeping an Eye on the Parallel Class Action

by Donald Corbett, Daniel Roque | Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 4/26/2013

I. Introduction - Shareholder derivative actions rarely proceed in isolation. Typically, other related actions are pending simultaneously, including a parallel securities class action arising out of the same set of...more

Flawed Confidential Witness Allegations: A Crucial Issue in Securities Class Action Litigation

by Douglas W. Greene | Lane Powell PC - Securities / D&O Discourse on 4/4/2013

The recurring and pervasive problem of flawed confidential witness (“CW”) allegations tops my list of the key issues in securities class action litigation.* I don’t mean just notorious situations such as those recently at...more

Neutrals create streamlined process for resolving natural disaster cases

by JAMS, The Resolution Experts on 4/4/2013

Originally published in the Daily Journal on March 15, 2013. With more than 2,000 lawsuits filed by homeowners in the wake of the fires that ravaged San Diego County in 2007, attorneys for plaintiffs and San Diego Gas...more

Setback for Apple in iPhone MDL

by Evan Nadel | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 3/13/2013

In a case about exposing user data, Apple suffered a setback due to its concealment of information in litigation. Last week, in the multi-district litigation, In Re iPhone Application Litigation, Judge Lucy Koh of the...more

Inside The Courts - March 2013 | Volume 5 | Issue 1

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/11/2013

In This Issue: *U.S. SUPREME COURT - Class Certificaton - Amgen Inc. v. Conn. Ret. Plans and Trust Funds, No. 11 1085 (U.S. Feb. 27, 2013) - Statutes of Limitations - Gabelli v. Sec. & Exch. Comm’n, No....more

Trial Court Abuses Its Discretion by Forcing Insurer to Bear the Cost of Giving Notice to Putative Class Members

by David J. McMahon | Barger & Wolen on 1/23/2013

In In re Insurance Installment Fee Cases, 2012 DJDAR 16696 (2012), the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District decided an important class action cost recovery issue. The case arose in the insurance...more

Navigating Mass Torts and Product Liability (MTPL) Litigation in the U.S. Legal System: Litigation Challenges for Japanese MTPL...

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/17/2013

In This Presentation: • Challenges of U.S. Courts • Specialized and Aggressive Plaintiff’s Bar and Contingency Fees • Jury Trials • Pretrial Discovery • Personal Jurisdiction • U.S.-Based Subsidiaries •...more

McCarn v. HSBC USA, Inc.: A Federal Court Dismisses a Plaintiff's Attempt to Apply Antitrust-Conspiracy Principles to a Consumer...

by Sara Aliabadi, Christopher A. Reese | Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on 12/29/2012

On November 13, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, in McCarn v. HSBC USA, Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 162257, issued an important decision rejecting as inadequate a plaintiff’s attempt to...more

Doing Business in Canada: Fraud Law

by Bennett Jones LLP on 10/18/2012

Advances in technology, telecommunications and electronic fund transfer have brought about a marked increase in the amount of fraud perpetrated across borders. While Canada is not immune from these developments, combating...more

Shifting E-Discovery Costs to the Plaintiff in a Potential Class Action: a Pennsylvania Federal Court Tells Plaintiffs' Counsel to...

by Mike Zabel | Cozen O'Connor on 9/11/2012

In what could be a significant opinion for federal class action defendants seeking to limit their e-discovery costs, a court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently held in Boeynaems v. LA Fitness International, LLC,...more

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