Sentences with phrase «court discussed litigation»

Although the Court discussed litigation funding, champerty and maintenance, this matter provided a twist on third party agreements.

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Topics to be discussed include: Court Procedure: An understanding of the civil litigation process in New Jersey as it pertains to negligence claims; Damages: Understanding the standards for, and the differences between Compensatory and Punitive Damages; Facility Maintenance: Identifying potential safety hazards related to facilities and grounds, and taking reasonable steps to address common problems; Indemnification: Identifying when the school district is responsible for the actions of its employees, and when it may disclaim coverage; Insurance Coverage Issues: Understanding what is, and is not covered under a school district's insurance policy, and understanding whether your district will be allowed to choose its attorney or be required to utilize the attorney assigned by the Insurance Company; Negligent Supervision: Examples of school district negligence liability lie within the school, on the athletic field, in the locker room, and on school trips; Sovereign Immunity: Understanding the effect of the New Jersey Torts Claims Act on negligence claims against school districts.

Two years ago, I wrote a post titled, In Litigation and Legal Research, Judge Analytics is the New Black, in which I discussed three products — Lex Machina, Ravel Law and ALM Judicial Perspectives — that were extracting data from court dockets and applying analytics to reveal insights about judges, such as how they might rule on a specific type of motion or how long they might take to issue a decision.

Blog discusses civil litigation in the District of Columbia, including Court of Appeals cases, legislative news and judicial nomination updates.

Western Canada Business Litigation Blog — Supreme Court of Canada Backs Securities Commission Enforcement — Marco Vessely discusses McLean v. British Columbia (Securities Commission), 2013 SCC 67 and the issue of the degree to which courts should defer to decisions of a provincial securities commission.

Useful reasons for judgement were released this week by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, discussing the scope of litigation privilege when a Plaintiff attends an independent medical exam arranged on their behalf in the course of a personal injury lawsuit.

8.4 None of us will use threats of litigation as a way to force settlement, although each of us may discuss the likely outcome of going to court.

Most posts cover corporate finance litigation; occasional posts discuss the U.S. Supreme Court or note issues of interest to the individual investor.

His panel, «Ethics Hour,» will discuss ethical questions and dilemmas that arise in the context of corporate restructuring litigation, the duty to be candid with a court, duties to the client, and potential exploitation of ethical rules governing lawyers by other parties - in - interest.

In the article, Cantor discusses the recent slowdown in patent litigation, stemming from recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings and legislation...

The panelists discussed trends in filings, key court rulings, and the future for such litigation.

If you have any questions about our South Houston court reporting services at Stratos Legal, we would be more than happy to discuss your litigation support options with you.

Even though the piece seems very focused on litigation and court processes it is important for lawyers to discuss with clients other process options, including negotiation and mediation.

Specifically will a Canadian court take an adverse inference against a party who has deliberately used an ephemeral messaging platform to discuss matters that are at issue in litigation?

Silicon Valley IP Litigation partner Shawn Hansen provides commentary in this article discussing how two Supreme Court rulings have helped accused patent infringers gain leverage to resolve weak cases earlier and get attorneys» fees awarded.

Los Angeles IP litigation partner Shawn Hansen is quoted in the following articles discussing the Supreme Court's decision in the patent case TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Food Brands Group LLC, which limits where plaintiffs can file patent lawsuits.

In this video interview, litigation partners Ken Gallo and Craig Benson discuss the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act, including how courts have interpreted the law over time and its real - world consequences for companies...

Court Mandated Alternative Dispute Resolution - In Vermont federal courts, after an opportunity for limited discovery, the parties, their lawyers, and representatives from insurance companies covering the defendant must meet with a neutral evaluator who is knowledgeable in the subject matter of the litigation to discuss all aspects of the case.

Reasons for judgement were released last week by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, addressing this and discussing litigant's duties to canvass these documents in the course of litigation.

The Caron language rights saga discussed in previous posts on ABlawg (see here) continues, as the next development in his continuing litigation was recently released by the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta.

In the article entitled, «Take caution with pension committee email ``, Dan and Terra discuss the implications of a recent decision by the Nova Scotia Supreme Court which provides an important reminder to employers and pension plan administrators about the costs and burdens associated with email communications in the context of pension plan litigation.

She will also describe your legal strategy and discuss your options, from the most aggressive litigation to the fastest and most efficient ways to negotiate a successful amicable settlement and proceed to file your uncontested divorce in the NY Supreme Court.

Kim discusses a recent Ontario court ruling that allows U.S. plaintiffs» firms to provide administrative support and legal expertise to their Canadian counterparts for class action litigation in Canada.

Providence Commercial Litigation counsel Steve Richard authored this column discussing developments in and results of a court decision regarding a political consultant's First Amendment challenge to South Carolina's anti-robocall statute.

Boston Commercial Litigation partner Matt McLaughlin provides commentary in this piece discussing a Second Circuit decision on securities lawsuits over rosy corporate projections that fail to pan out in light of the Supreme Court's landmark Omnicare ruling.

San Francisco counsel and leader of the ERISA Litigation team Chuck Dyke discusses the Supreme Court's ruling that a retirement plan can not sue under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act for reimbursement of medical expenses from a third - party settlement that a plan participant has already spent.

Kent v Kent 2017 BCSC 1392 discussed converting a Petition to an Action when a court action has been commenced by a Petition and becomes mired in the litigation process, usually due to disputed facts, and requires the petition process to be converted to an... Read more

Rochester commercial litigation partner David Tennant is quoted in this article discussing a decision to allow the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head to build a casino on Martha's Vineyard and the state's plan to challenge the decision by taking the case to the Supreme Court.

New York City commercial litigation associate Danielle McLaughlin discusses President Barack Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court of the United States.

In this monthly «Law» column, Rochester partners Jeff LaBarge and David Tennant discuss efforts by the New York State Supreme Court Commercial Division to improve the litigation process.

Government investigations and white collar defense partner Tina Sciocchetti and commercial litigation associate Michal Ovadia co-authored this column that discusses a federal district court's dismissal of a putative class action filed on the heels of the health insurer's disclosure of a data breach involving approximately 1.1 million plan members.

The course also discusses the roles of state and federal courts in hearing public law litigation, including principles of judicial federalism limiting federal court interference with state judicial proceedings.

In their latest New York Law Journal column on Federal E-Discovery, litigation partners Christopher Boehning and Daniel Toal discuss a recent district court decision that applied the new version of Rule 26 (b)(1) of the...

We will discuss how your litigation teams can protect themselves and your firm against dropping the ball by discussing the significance of smart litigation management, using real - world examples from recent court decisions, reinforcing best practices, and highlighting intuitive technology solutions for staying on top of it all.

In their latest column on Federal E-Discovery, litigation partners Chris Boehning and Dan Toal discuss two recent federal district court decisions, including one from the Southern District of New York, that threaten sanctions on...

(1) extending negligent misrepresentation beyond «business transactions» to product liability, unprecedented in Texas; (2) ignoring multiple US Supreme Court decisions that express and implied preemption operate independently (as discussed here) to dismiss implied preemption with nothing more than a cite to the Medtronic v. Lohr express preemption decision; (3) inventing some sort of state - law tort to second - guess the defendant following one FDA marketing approach (§ 510k clearance) over another (pre-market approval), unprecedented anywhere; (4) holding that the learned intermediary rule does not apply whenever a defendant «compensates» or «incentivizes» physicians to use its products, absent any Texas state or appellate authority; (5) imposing strict liability on an entity not in the product's chain of sale, contrary to Texas statute (§ 82.001 (2)-RRB-; (6) creating a claim for «tortious interference» with the physician - patient relationship, again utterly unprecedented; (7) creating «vicarious» breach of fiduciary duty for engaging doctors to serve as expert witnesses in mass tort litigation also involving their patients, ditto; and (8) construing a consulting agreement with a physician as «commercial bribery» to avoid the Texas cap on punitive damages, jaw - droppingly unprecedented.

Unlike the traditional litigation approach where each party is represented by an attorney and the matter proceeds through the courts, mediation allows the parties to work together with the help of a trained professional, to discuss their issues and to arrive at an agreement that works best for both of them and for their family.