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Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

[Ongoing Program] Session 1: Managing Litigation as In-House Counsel — Best Practices and Strategies - May 20th, 12:00 pm - 1:00...

Session 1 of a 6-part series with Procopio and ACC San Diego: Best Practices and Strategies In-house counsel are the linchpin of effective litigation management. This session will focus on the best practices for overseeing...more

Jenner & Block

$17 Million Attorney Fee Award Aims to Deter Malicious Trade Secret Misappropriation

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Singapore-based XP Power has been ordered to pay $17 million in attorneys’ fees to opponent Comet Technologies, USA, following Comet’s victory at trial. The Northern District of California issued the order in January 2025,...more

Offit Kurman

Five Things to Know About Hiring a Litigator

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Did you get sued for the first time? Then you’ve got litigation on your hands. Litigation is just another word for a court case. Choosing an attorney to represent you in that litigation is tricky — and very important....more

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Suing Someone? Five Crucial Factors to Consider Before Proceeding

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So, you think you can sue. Maybe you had a contract, and the other side breached it. Or maybe someone owes you money, and you’re ready to go after them. Not so fast. Starting a lawsuit is a big step, and there are many...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

Business Breakups: Why Business and Commercial Cases Are Well-Suited to Mediation

Breaking up is hard to do, as the old song says, and perhaps especially so in the case of partnership breakups and business disputes. Emotion and pride can easily cloud sound business judgment and make it difficult to reach a...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Two Cases. Two Mammoth Fee Awards. Coup de Grâce or Pyrrhic Victory?

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Under a common-law doctrine successful litigants love to hate – the “American Rule” – a party to litigation cannot recover its legal fees unless a contract, statute, or court rule expressly authorizes fee-shifting to the...more

DarrowEverett LLP

A HIPAA Privacy Notice A Day Keeps The Doctor Away (And Out Of Trouble)

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The start of 2023 has brought with it significant changes to data privacy – new state laws concerning data privacy came into effect January 1 (the California Privacy Rights Act and the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act),...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Florida State Courts Limit Parties’ Abilities to Recover Attorneys’ Fees

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In a pair of recent decisions, Florida state courts reined in multiple statutes that allow for the recovery of attorneys’ fees. In one decision, the Florida Supreme Court adopted a relatively narrow reading of Florida’s...more

Jones Day

Victorian Supreme Court Denies First Ever Contingency Fee Applications in Class Actions

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The Facts  The plaintiffs in two separate class actions (Fox v Westpac Banking Corporation & Anor (Fox) and Crawford v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd & Ors (Crawford)) sought GCOs from the court pursuant to the...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Litigation Funding for Bankruptcy Litigation Gets a Boost from Recent Appellate Decisions

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Litigation funding has becoming increasingly common for general litigation matters, although its validity will still depend upon applicable state law.  See generally Robert Miller, J.D., Annotation, Enforcement and Funding of...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Interview with Lauren Bernstein, Director at Curiam Capital LLC

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One of the more noteworthy developments over the past few years in the litigation arena has been the rise of litigation funding. A newer name in the industry is Curiam Capital LLC, launched in 2018 by Owen L. Cyrulnik and J....more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Commercial Division Denies Pfizer's Motion To Dismiss, Holds Allergan's Claims for Defense Costs Are Ripe

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It’s back to business as usual for Commercial Division Justice Andrew Borrok, who recently issued a slew of decisions contributing to New York’s robust Commercial Division jurisprudence.  ...more

McAfee & Taft

Strategies for avoiding unnecessary litigation expenses

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Litigation is expensive, and concerns about the costs associated with litigation can deter both plaintiffs and defendants from vigorously pursuing their claims and defenses in court — even when those claims and defenses have...more

Morris James LLP

Do Funders Deserve Benefit Fees?

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The business of third-party funding of litigation is said to be rapidly growing. Typically, the entity putting up the money (a funder) signs a contract with a plaintiff to pay the costs of a lawsuit in return for a percentage...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: What US GCs Should Know About Litigation Funding in England & Wales

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The situation may be a familiar one: a client with a meritorious claim, but insufficient financial resources (or even C-suite support) to pursue matters. In this tip sheet, we explain how the continued growth of litigation...more

McManis Faulkner

To Litigate or not to Litigate: Practical Considerations for Every Business

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It should come as no surprise that business is booming in Silicon Valley, although with the growing number of businesses comes increased potential for conflict and litigation. Know that litigation is serious business. ...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

"But we have a solid legal case, right?"

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Business people with legal disputes often expect that when their legal position is very strong, litigating it to victory should be relatively quick and painless. That’s often not the case, however, as illustrated by a recent...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Litigation and enforcement in Japan: overview

What are the main dispute resolution methods used in your jurisdiction to settle large commercial disputes? Litigation - Litigation is the most frequently used dispute resolution method to settle large...more

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