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The Global Lawyer: Sanctions Against Arab Bank Boost Plaintiffs' Chances in Anti-Terror Trial
Publication Date: 2010-09-07
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The Jordanian bank, represented by Dewey & LeBoeuf, claims that severe sanctions imposed by federal judge Nina Gershon of the Eastern District of New York will deprive the bank of a fair trial. "This is an erroneous discovery ruling that has metastasized into something of enormous international implications," said Dewey's Kevin Walsh.

October 17, 2006 |

A Different Sort of Trial for Plaintiffs

The National Law Journal's fifth annual Plaintiffs' Hot List highlights recent difficulties brought by tort reform advances: once friendly jurisdictions that have grown cold; the trend toward removing class actions to less accommodating federal courts; and the increasingly combative mindset that the defense bar is bringing to cases. Plus the full-on train wrecks, like the indictment of Milberg Weiss. Nevertheless, the plaintiffs bar showed glimmers of real brilliance over the past year.
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April 04, 2011 |

D.C. CALENDAR

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November 14, 2005 |

New Strategies Sought for Asbestos Torts

Life may never be the same for lawyers who litigate silica and asbestos cases. With the passing of the World War II shipyard generation, which made up the bulk of past asbestos cases, and more than 80 asbestos defendants in bankruptcy or out of business, plaintiffs are digging deeper to find new defendants in specialized industries responsible for different kinds of asbestos illness.
8 minute read
September 29, 2010 |

Scores of Lawyers Apply for Lead Counsel in BP Litigation

More than 100 lawyers who are suing BP over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill have applied for coveted places on the committee that will lead the multidistrict litigation, citing either the extensive work they've already done or the unique role they would fill as the representative of a specific group of alleged victims. The plaintiffs' steering committee will conduct discovery, decide which motions to file and pocket the largest attorney fees in what stands to become one of the largest mass torts in history.
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May 29, 2007 |

N.J. Judge Faults Lawyers, Voids Congoleum�s Pact With Asbestos Claimants

A New Jersey judge has ruled that Congoleum Corp.�s insurance carriers don�t have to fund a $500 million settlement with the company�s asbestos claimants because it was a bad faith deal engineered by lawyers acting collusively.
4 minute read
September 29, 2010 |

Scores of Lawyers Apply for Lead Counsel in BP Litigation

More than 100 lawyers who are suing BP PLC over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill have applied for coveted places on the committee that will lead the multidistrict litigation, citing either the extensive work they've already done or the unique role they would serve as the representative of a specific group of alleged victims. The litigation involves about 300 lawsuits so far. Francis McGovern, a professor at Duke Law School and expert on multidistrict litigation, will be named special master.
6 minute read
November 07, 2005 |

Vioxx Verdict Postmortem: Weak Case, Tough Jury

Merck & Co.'s slam-dunk win on Thursday in the nation's second trial over the health effects of its drug Vioxx had as much to do with jury selection and a less-than-sympathetic plaintiff as it did with trial evidence and lawyering, say legal experts who followed the trial.
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