Earlier this week I attended the Mass Tort Litigation Conference in my home base of Philadelphia; this is the annual conference chaired by former Judg
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Federal Circuit to Rehear Judges’ Pay Raise Issue
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While our usual focus is mass torts, product liability, class actions, and complex commercial litigation, readers know we always keep an eye on issues…
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FJC Releases Report on Juror Use of Social Media
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Here at MassTortDefense we have observed the many ways in which the evolution and spiking popularity of social media has affected the practice of law.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Approves “Sunshine” Bill That Clouds Up Settlements
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Here at MassTortDefense we know that while not the “sexy” part of litigation, the nuts and bolts of settlement agreements are crucial to cli…
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$700 Billion for “Stimulus” – Apparently None Left For Judiciary
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We’ve had our disagreements with the ABA, in particular with inappropriate policy positions the Association has taken on issues that have divided thei…
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House Holds Hearing on Recusal Standards
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Although not strictly a mass tort issue, a number of our readers have followed with great interest the judicial recusal issues raised by Caperton v. A…
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