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ACEDS invites you to join a panel of leaders in a discussion about the future of communication, advocacy, and judicial preferences in AI-empowered litigation. The participants will discuss...more
As one can easily glean, we here at the New York Commercial Division Practice Blog view New York’s Commercial Division as the heartbeat of business litigation in the United States. So, we think getting your business...more
Picture this: You’ve just been retained by a new client who has been named as a defendant in a complex commercial litigation. While the client has solid grounds to be dismissed from the case at an early stage via a...more
For foreign entities that need approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to pursue investments in the U.S., working with experienced legal counsel is essential. While CFIUS will approve...more
Texas has joined more than two dozen other U.S. states in creating a court system to handle certain business disputes. Companies with cases in the new Texas Business Court will appear before appointed judges with expertise in...more
OVERVIEW - Most civil litigators successfully avoid having to address criminal matters, but sometimes the collision of civil and criminal worlds cannot be avoided. For instance, you may represent a financial adviser being...more
In complex civil litigation, there’s a lot to manage: a huge wealth of people, events, documents and detail to encourage your fact finders to know and remember. All of them, or nearly all of them, will be important. But some...more
Privilege logs are often considered back-burner items in complex litigation and not addressed until discovery deadlines draw near. However, paying attention to privilege logs early on can be a hidden factor in in a successful...more
In one scenario, a worker is on a ladder, painting a ceiling at a local mall. The mall’s management did not order enough safety lines and the worker decides to go ahead and paint without one. After falling and being seriously...more
So the case is complex. Maybe it involves a tricky multi-stage legal question. Or maybe it requires understanding some arcane point on patents. Or perhaps it requires grappling with the workings of an unfamiliar technology....more
One of the challenges a Mediator faces is multi-defendant litigation where the defendants are consumed with the issues among and between each other and are drawn more to in-fighting than in addressing the claims of the...more
Assume that you are involved as a plaintiff or a defendant (carrier) in a serious injury case and that the injured party has collected workers’ compensation so the issue of a lien payback will be part of any settlement. Also...more
Volume is a great teacher. Nothing could have fully prepared me for the bench even though I tried many cases in private practice and spent a great deal of time in the courthouse. The sheer number of cases and the decisions...more
Business attorneys understand that complex business litigation involves complex issues, usually encompassing voluminous amounts of complicated financial data in the form of balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow...more
For a number of years now, I have enjoyed successfully resolving complex class action matters. The cases are challenging, the counsel astute and the results rewarding....more
As product liability multidistrict litigation becomes more prevalent, it is important for manufacturers to understand how the bellwether trial process works and how to use it to their advantage. The ongoing bellwether trials...more
Nexsen Pruet member (partner) Marcus A. Manos recently conducted a refresher for paralegals at the firm. Entitled "A Primer (Reminder) for Lead (and other) Paralegals," Manos took veterans and newer hires through each step...more
Businesses facing catastrophic losses, whether as a result of an accident or a natural disaster, or due to mass tort claims, frequently will engage both their insurance broker and legal counsel to identify and pursue...more
As discussed in earlier posts, trying class actions shares nearly all the same issues, tasks, and risks as other complex trials, but with heightened complexity and risk. Courts, in an effort to efficiently try classwide...more
This continues our series of blog posts on trial preparation and presentation as related to class actions. Preparing to try a class action case, in general, encompasses all of the issues and concerns inherent in trying...more
The complexity and importance of the risk-reward dynamic elevates significantly in the context of class actions. Once a class is certified, the risk assessment of inside and outside counsel focuses on the size of the class...more
There was a time not that long ago when lawyers representing parties in securities litigation and arbitration did not have to concern themselves too much with insurance coverage issues. Federal and state statutory securities...more
This four-part series will present a discussion on settling multidistrict litigations (“MDLs”). I will begin with Introduction to the MDL Settlement Process, followed by Best Practices for Settling, Ethical Obligations of...more
To settle or not to settle; that is the question, right? It is asked when you receive the demand letter threatening a class action, when the complaint is filed and served, at the initial scheduling conference, before the...more
This concludes our series of blog posts on effective partnering between inside and outside counsel to defend against class action lawsuits. An order granting class certification is not the end of the battle regarding...more