Litigation

International Edition

Full-Time Litigator, Part-Time Judge: Paul Hastings' Jason Raeburn on 'Pushing Your Boundaries'

By Kasvi Sehgal | November 16, 2023

The 36-year-old sits down with Law.com to discuss how he juggles his litigation work with being a part-time High Court judge, a training principle at his firm, general editor of The Green Book, and a dad of two.

4 minute read

International Edition

Supreme Court Sides with Top Law Firms in Overturning UK Government's Rwanda Asylum Policy

By Jack Womack | November 15, 2023

The controversial policy proposed that illegal immigrants or asylum seekers would be relocated to Rwanda for claim processing, asylum and resettlement.

3 minute read
International Edition

Litigation Funder Eyes Opportunities in the Middle East

By Peter Shaw-Smith | November 13, 2023

Burford Capital believes the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are well placed to need more of its financing options.

6 minute read

International Edition

Adviser to EU Top Court Sides With Commission in €13B Apple State Aid Case

By Linda A. Thompson | November 9, 2023

The case has been seen as key for EU Competition Chief Margrethe Vestager's state aid track record.

3 minute read
International Edition

Burford's Journey From a Hobby to Securing a Multi-Billion-Dollar Win

By Peter Shaw-Smith | November 9, 2023

The litigation financer that started out as a side-project to help a lawyer friend has turned into a multi-billion-dollar investment house which recently won a huge award.

6 minute read
International Edition

Media Lawyers Attack Law Society Over 'One-Sided and Misleading' SLAPPs Position

By Jack Womack | November 8, 2023

The group, including solicitors from Carter Ruck, Mishcon de Reya, CMS, and Osborne Clarke, has clashed with the likes of former Clifford Chance lawyer Dan Neidle.

5 minute read
International Edition

UK Competition Court Greenlights £853M Apple Class Action

By Jack Womack | November 2, 2023

Class representative Justin Gutman will argue that Apple deceived 23.8 million iPhone users by not informing them that software updates would diminish the performance of their phone.

2 minute read
International Edition

Latham Sues Domain Names After Fraudsters Impersonated Paris-based Partner to Divert Payments

By Dan Roe | November 1, 2023

Latham & Watkins filed a lawsuit against a series of domain names that aimed to draw payments from clients and suggested they pay immediately "to avoid other accusations."

2 minute read
International Edition

Argentina Soccer Star Fails to Provide 'Scintilla of Evidence' in Estate Match

By Michael A. Mora | October 25, 2023

The Miami state court judge wrote seven times in the 15-page order that the soccer star's estate provided "zero evidence" or "no evidence" of its claims.

4 minute read
International Edition

Standing Out From the Crowd: A Q&A with Dechert's Dorothy Cory-Wright

By Paul Hodkinson | October 25, 2023

After entering the Bar 'as a state-educated, non-Oxbridge girl' Cory-Wright has gone on to become one of the most senior women in Dechert. Here she tells her story.

6 minute read
New York Law Journal

Wilson Issues Call for 'Problem-Solving' Mandate in New York Courts

By Brian Lee | February 27, 2024

Sharing the stage with fellow judges and attorneys, a court officer and program participants, Chief Judge Rowan Wilson's focused on courts' need to arrive "at the best solution for each individual situation."

6 minute read
Law.com

'Start at Zero': PacifiCorp Protests Wildfire Damages in 3rd Class Trial

By Amanda Bronstad | February 27, 2024

A third trial opened on Tuesday involving a class action brought against PacifiCorp on behalf of 5,000 survivors of wildfires in Oregon over Labor Day 2020.

3 minute read
The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Judge Rejects 'Indignant, Self-Promotional' Challenge to $175M Roundup Verdict

By Aleeza Furman | February 27, 2024

"Aggressively blaming the court and plaintiff's counsel for the outcome as opposed to the ineffectiveness of defendant's trial tactics, strategic choice of trial witnesses, cross examinations or proffered defense evidence outcome is hardly a compelling basis for the court to overturn this jury's decision," Crumlish ruled.

3 minute read
Pro Mid Market

Who Got the Work: Trenam Steps in to Defend Citrix Systems in Data Breach Class Action

By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot | February 27, 2024

Amy L. Drushal of Trenam has entered an appearance for Citrix Systems in a pending data breach class action.

2 minute read
Texas Lawyer

Kirkland, Jackson Walker and Ex-Bankruptcy Judge Hit With Another Suit

By Adolfo Pesquera | February 27, 2024

A former CEO alleges Jackson Walker and Kirkland knew of a judge's relationship with a partner "and used it to profit" by bringing tens of millions of dollars through the "Jones'-Freeman conduit."

5 minute read
Law.com

Opioid Judge Has Concerns About Motley Rice: 'I Can't Understand Why You Don't See That'

By Amanda Bronstad | February 27, 2024

U.S. District Judge Dan Polster, who is weighing a disqualification motion in the opioid multidistrict litigation, raised concerns this month about Motley Rice obtaining confidential information while representing the state of Hawaii, the District of Columbia and the city of Chicago in other cases.

6 minute read
Connecticut Law Tribune

'Her Vacation Getaway Turned Out to Be a Death Trap': Airbnb Hit With Wrongful-Death Suit

By Emily Cousins | February 27, 2024

"When she rented the property, Airbnb promised her a safe and secure home away from home," the complaint alleged. "Unbeknownst to Debra, the Airbnb property she rented for her vacation getaway turned out to be a death trap."

3 minute read
Daily Business Review

U.S. Senate Elevates These Florida Attorneys to Federal District Court Judge

By Michael A. Mora | February 27, 2024

The attorneys will fill the vacancy created when U.S. District Judges Marcia Cooke and Federico Moreno moved to senior status.

3 minute read
Daily Business Review

'We Didn't Fail You—Amazon Did': Plaintiffs End Bid for Mass Arbitration in Miami

By Lisa Willis | February 27, 2024

"There is a kind of a war going on right now in the E commerce space," said Ascend corporate counsel, Jonathan D. Herpy Sr

4 minute read
New York Law Journal

A Career-Ending Collision at Sea

By James E. Mercante | February 27, 2024

In his Admiralty Law column, James E. Mercante discusses the collision between Navy warship USS John S. McCain and oil and chemical tanker Alnic MC, as well as the trial that followed in the Southern District of New York.

9 minute read

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