LegalReader

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Commercial litigation case filings have declined steadily throughout the last ten years to the lowest number in a decade, while the total amount of damages awarded each year has remained steady.

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HowAppealing

AUGUST 2, 2023

“Supreme Court Roundup (October Term 2022)”: William S. Dodge and Maggie Gardner have this post at the “Transnational Litigation Blog.” ” The post “Supreme Court Roundup (October Term 2022)” appeared first on How Appealing. ” And Maggie Lee and Martina E.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Litigation Paralegal Career Accelerator is a framework that I developed a while ago when I was outlining the curriculum for the Litigation Paralegal Boot Camp program. Do any of these sound familiar when you’re starting out your career: You’re a new or fairly new litigation paralegal, and you THOUGHT they would train you.

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ABA Journal

AUGUST 30, 2023

Supreme Court’s October 2022 term ended just a couple of months ago, but it’s already apparent that the decisions are leading to a great deal of litigation. What are the major issues left open by the cases that are likely to be litigated in state and federal courts?

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JURIST

MARCH 16, 2023

The New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) Thursday released data showing that the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) rejected over half of the CCRB’s disciplinary recommendations in 2022. She failed to follow CCRB recommendations in 425, or 56 percent, of cases.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 21, 2023

Credit: Tobias Reich, Unsplash The Sabin Center’s Global Climate Change Litigation Database currently lists over 2000 cases. And what do they say about the future of climate litigation in the country? The country also has a strong tradition of public interest litigation , with roots in the anti-apartheid struggle.

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LawTechnologyToday

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The 2022 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report is now available for purchase! The 2022 edition features five volumes, each with detailed charts, tables, and trends: 2022 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report: Combined Volumes I-V. V: Litigation Technology & E-Discovery. I: Online Research.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Pre/Dicta , a litigation analytics platform that predicts how federal court judges will rule, is expanding to cover new motion types and also to predict litigation timelines. Until now, the product, which launched in July 2022 , covered only motions to dismiss, claiming to predict how a judge will rule with an accuracy rate of 85%.

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Sterno

JULY 27, 2022

Hosted at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa from July 14-17, this event invites medical and legal experts to converse and educate one another on the trends and findings connected to personal injury litigation. Though the festivities have come to a close, we can’t help but reminisce on the lessons Law-Di-Gras 2022 taught us.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The post further explores the potential implications of this clarification for climate litigation, while highlighting the key provisions that underscore the responsibilities of states in safeguarding children’s rights within the ever-evolving environmental landscape. 6), and the highest attainable standard of health (art.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A monthly (online) seminar series on Trends and Challenges in Costs and Funding of Civil Justice will be launched on 15 December 2021 and run till June 2022. Access to Justice and Costs and Funding of Civil Litigation – 15 December 2021, 15.30-17.30 OTHER UPCOMOMING SEMINARS: 19 January 2022: Legal Mobilization:?A

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LegalReader

MAY 25, 2022

Judge Albright continued to lead in patent filings with his highest number of patent cases yet in 2021 (23% of patent litigation overall).

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Law 360

JANUARY 19, 2022

Amid broken supply chains, pandemic-induced bankruptcies and a rise in regulation by litigation, strong commercial litigators — strategists who are adept in trying a range of tortious and contractual disputes — are becoming a must-have for many law firms, making this year an opportune moment to make the career switch, say Michael Ascher and Kimberly (..)

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LegalTalkNetwork

MAY 18, 2022

The American Bar Association’s Litigation Section hosts its Section Annual Conference once a year and like so many gatherings, it was on hold during COVID-19. For those not familiar, the Section Annual is a premier gathering for litigators featuring elite professionals discussing trial work, strategies, and the latest innovations.

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Fordham Law News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Over the last decade, commercial litigation funding has become an essential tool for plaintiffs to pursue meritorious legal claims. [1] 2] While most lawyers believe that litigation funders enable plaintiffs with meritorious legal claims access to justice, some remain skeptical. [3]

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 5, 2022

The next session is scheduled for Wednesday, 20 April 2022 (14:00-16:00 CET) on the topic: Austerity policies and litigation costs reforms. The relationship between access to justice, efficiency of courts, and litigation costs has never been an easy one.

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 1, 2022

On Tuesday, 4 January 2022 at 11 am (CET) Max Planck Institute on Comparative and International Private Law will host a virtual workshop in the series “Current Research in Private International Law”. Professor Zhe ng Sophia Tang (Wuhan University) will speak on “Smart Court in Cross-Border Litigation”.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 1, 2022

The Supreme Court of Japan may soon weigh in on a growing field of climate litigation in Japan against coal-fired power plants. On May 6, 2022, the Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant filed an appeal to Japan’s Supreme Court in Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. By Yumeno Grace Nishikawa, LLM*.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

Do defendants and the court have the right to ask who is funding a particular patent litigation? The party must identify the third-party funder and whether the third-party funder has the right to approve litigation or settlement decisions. The issue arose as a result of two standing orders issued by Judge Connolly.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The decision, formally communicated to the parties on July 27, marks a pivotal moment in climate litigation. This blog post analyzes the Supreme Court’s decision and its implications for climate litigation efforts in Spain and beyond. On March 7, 2022, the Supreme Court decided that Greenpeace v. Spain I and Greenpeace v.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 27, 2022

But this year, they seem to span the gamut of topics I cover, from analytics to artificial intelligence, from legal ethics to legal research, from new companies starting up to established companies shutting down, from products designed for litigation to products embroiled in litigation. Note that I have two lists here.

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Above The Law

MAY 24, 2022

The thoughtful use of litigation analytics can be a very effective way of making sure that we are in the best possible position as IP litigators to advise our colleagues and clients. The post 3 Takeaways From The Lex Machina 2022 Patent Report appeared first on Above the Law.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 9, 2022

From March 15 to May 19, 2022, as part of the three-year European project called Jean Monnet Module on Multilevel, Multiparty and Multisector Cross-Border Litigation in Europe, will take place the 2nd edition of the cycle of online seminars on transnational civil and commercial litigation in Europe.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JANUARY 17, 2023

In December 2021, the Sabin Center launched the Peer Review Network of Global Climate Litigation (Network) , through which practitioners and scholars from the around the world act as “rapporteurs” for their jurisdictions, helping to update and maintain the Global Climate Change Litigation database (see also here and here ).

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 28, 2022

On March 30, 2022, the Brazilian Supreme Court, the most important judicial body in the country, will hear seven cases, and all of them are environmental cases. Two climate litigation cases are included on the docket on March 30th: PSB et al. By Isabela Soares Bicalho, Gabriel Mantelli, Maria Antonia Tigre and Carmem Añon Brasolin.

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LegalReader

AUGUST 4, 2022

While employment case filings declined throughout the pandemic to the lowest number in a decade, COVID-19 cases and damages awards have remained robust.

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Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 1, 2022

On 1-2 September 2022, the HCCH Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean organised a judicial training on the 1980 Child Abduction Convention and 1996 Child Protection Convention in Barbados, attended by judges and senior practitioners in the field of child abduction from Barbados, the Bahamas, Belize and Trinidad and Tobago.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JANUARY 23, 2023

The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law posted its Summer/Fall 2022 Semi-Annual Report, which includes a su mmary of the Center’s key activities between June and December 2022. Amy Turner has taken on a leading role in advising local governments on the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). It is available for download here.

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Mondaq

JANUARY 12, 2022

This guide to Bermuda dispute resolution and litigation includes commentary on litigation funding, initiating a lawsuit, statutes of limitations, representative or collective actions.

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Mondaq

JANUARY 12, 2022

This guide to Guernsey dispute resolution and litigation includes commentary on litigation funding, initiating a lawsuit, statutes of limitations, representative or collective actions.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 31, 2022

Law firms are enjoying strong and steady market-based tailwinds as 2022 unfolds. Advances in food technology are driving IP, regulatory work, transactions, and capital raising along with litigation. The top growth practices for 2022 include: M&A. Litigation. Food/Agritech. Private Equity. Data privacy/Cybersecurity.

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Courtroom5 is a unique justice tech company that addresses that problem by providing pro se litigants with the training, tools, documents and support they need to represent themselves. For litigants who need extra help, it also offers access to à la carte lawyer services.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The post Litigation Boutique Offers Bonuses Of Up To $575K To Hardworking Associates appeared first on Above the Law. Talk about an eye-popping bonus!

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CourtTechBulletin

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Slow and steady wins the court tech race This post includes news about court text messaging in Colorado, a TurboCourt anniversary, nine justice reform programs to review, some free court subject public service announcements, a study on remote hearings costs and benefits, and innovations from the HiiL Demo Day 2022. Read more ».

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LegalReader

JULY 14, 2022

2021 was a record year for insurance case filings with increases in cases concerning hurricanes, automobiles, and business liability.

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Court-MartialTrialPractice

JANUARY 29, 2022

28, 2022) The government has filed for and received a stay of proceedings in this case based on the military judge’s decision in United States v. In United States v. ARMY MISC 20220034 (A. Dial, ” that he will instruct the jury that they must have a unanimous vote for guilty to any of the charges. Dial, ARMY MISC 20220001 (A.

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HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

“Johnson & Johnson and a New War on Consumer Protection: The company has spent billions on cases about one of its most popular products; As its executives try a brazen new legal strategy to stop the litigation, corporate America takes note.” ” Casey Cep has this article in the September 19, 2022 issue of The New Yorker.

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