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Cozen O'Connor

Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Holding Shares in Corporate Conglomerates Can End Up a “Conflict Nightmare” for Federal Judges

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On the heels of an unflattering report by the Wall Street Journal reporting that 131 federal judges or their family members had some kind of financial ties to cases over which they presided, and President Biden’s efforts to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Third-Party Litigation Financing: Mandatory Disclosure on the Horizon?"

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The use of third-party litigation financing — generally defined as the funding of litigation activities by entities other than the parties themselves, their insurers or their counsel — continues to increase in the United...more

BakerHostetler

Balancing Transparency and Secrecy in Class Action Settlements

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Companies have the right to protect their trade secrets against public disclosure, while class action members (and the judges who must determine the fairness and adequacy of proposed class action settlements) have the right...more

King & Spalding

Patent Pending: The Outlook for Patent Legislation in the 114th Congress

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The field of patent law is in a state of flux. Just four years after the America Invents Act (“AIA”) went into effect, Congress is taking up the issue once again, this time seeking to pass legislation to curb abusive patent...more

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