The Litigation Daily
Top Stories May 23, 2013
Susan Beck's
Summary Judgment
In Smoking Cases, Interminable Delay Is the Real Due Process Violation
By Susan Beck | May 22, 2013
Will the Eleventh Circuit break the bargain that the Florida Supreme Court reached in the Engle litigation, or will it side with the tobacco industry and force thousands of plaintiffs to start from scratch?
Litigator of the Week
Litigator of the Week: John O'Malley of Fulbright & Jaworski
By Jan Wolfe | May 16, 2013
Most visitors to Las Vegas wind up losing money. O'Malley has a habit of showing up, bickering with casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, and leaving with multimillion-dollar jury verdicts.
The Global Lawyer
The Global Lawyer: Kiobel's Continental Cousins
By Michael D. Goldhaber | May 15, 2013
The Supreme Court's ruling in Kiobel has everyone thinking about civil alternatives to alien tort. But can criminal law hold corporations accountable for war crimes? Human rights advocates in Europe think it can.
After Defections, CalPERS Wants Winston Disqualified
May 22, 2013 :: Bankruptcy / Law Firms / Other
The nation's largest public pension fund wants to bar Winston & Strawn from further work on bankruptcy proceedings involving the California cities of Stockton and San Bernardino.
Quinn Emanuel Hits Banks with New LIBOR Fraud Suit
May 22, 2013 :: Contracts / Other
Big banks have flat out admitted to regulators that they rigged LIBOR, but so far litigation over the global benchmark interest rate has been a major disappointment for investors. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan wants to turn things around.
Vermont Sees Red, Sues Troll over Alleged Patent Shakedown
May 22, 2013 :: IP
By asserting dubious patents against countless small businesses around the country, MPHJ Technology has developed a reputation as one of the most shameless "patent trolls" around. But has it broken the law? The state of Vermont clearly thinks so, and it intends to do something about it.
In Smoking Cases, Interminable Delay Is the Real Due Process Violation
May 22, 2013 :: Susan Beck's Summary Judgment
Will the Eleventh Circuit break the bargain that the Florida Supreme Court reached in the Engle litigation, or will it side with the tobacco industry and force thousands of plaintiffs to start from scratch?
