Q&A

Labaton’s Eric Belfi on Running Case Investigation, Analysis and Delaware Presence

“Our dedicated case evaluation team conducts a thorough review of all public information, collaborating with experts to assess financial and operational aspects. The team works closely with our in-house data and investigative units to build a comprehensive case analysis.”
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Litigator of the (Past) Week: A $34.7M Defamation Win For Former Walmart Truck Driver

David deRubertis of The deRubertis Law Firm and Mohamed Eldessouky of Eldessouky Law convinced jurors in San Bernardino, California, that the company defamed client Jesse Fonseca by claiming he committed a fireable “integrity” violation of Walmart’s ethics code when he took pre-planned, disclosed family trips while on worker’s compensation.
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Quick Takes

Litigator of the (Past) Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs

A look back at a batch of big wins from before the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Q&A

Litigation Leaders: Labaton’s Eric Belfi on Running Case Investigation, Analysis and Evaluation In-House

“Our dedicated case evaluation team conducts a thorough review of all public information, collaborating with experts to assess financial and operational aspects. The team works closely with our in-house data and investigative units to build a comprehensive case analysis.”
9 minute read

Analysis

Will Trump Be a Boost to Quinn Emanuel's Fortunes in China?

Tit-for-tat regulations between China and the U.S. have helped Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan thrive in China. Will the second Trump administration expedite its growth?
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Q&A

Litigators of the Week: A Trade Secret Win at the ITC for Viking Over Promising Potential Liver Drug

Eric Dittmann and Kecia Reynolds of Paul Hastings helped client Viking Therapeutics Inc. secure a seven-year exclusion order from an administrative law judge at the ITC against Ascletis—a rival also developing a potential treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
11 minute read

Quick Takes

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs

Litigators at Sidley Austin capped a 24-case winning streak for Aspen American Insurance Co. in COVID-19 business interruption litigation with no case surviving past a motion to dismiss.
7 minute read

Analysis

Voir Dire Voyeur: I Find Out What Kind of Juror I’d Be

Summing up its findings about me, JuryScout concluded: “Her tendency to weigh the duty of care and institutional responsibility, along with her potential for empathy, could make her a moderately favorable juror for the plaintiff but with a balanced approach given her analytical background.”
6 minute read

Best Practices

Helping Lawyers Move Away from ‘Grinding’ and Toward a ‘Flow’

Plaintiffs lawyer Tom Drew of the Drew Law Firm in Des Moines, Iowa, discusses the changes in fitness, nutrition and mindset he’s made with the help of a lifestyle coach.
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Profile

Trying a Case for Abu Ghraib Detainees Two Decades After Abuse

Patterson Belknap partners Muhammad Faridi and Michael Buchanan discuss the firm’s work that helped three men held prisoner at the notorious Iraqi prison win a $42 million verdict against a military contractor.
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David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson. The complaint alleges that had Sunrun informed the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection that the plaintiff's employment had ended in 2017 and that he no longer held Sunrun's home improvement contractor license, he would not have been hit with charges, which were dismissed in May 2024. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, is 3:24-cv-01423, Steins v. Sunrun, Inc. et al.

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