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Litigation Daily

New Competition, and Recognition, for Litigation Funders

Newcomer Gerchen Keller Capital vaulted to the big leagues of third-party litigation finance, and rival Burford Capital released a survey showing the practice making inroads in corporate America.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Use These Tips to Cut Defense Costs

Although in-house counsel may desperately want to say "no" to a high settlement demand from an employee-turned-plaintiff, defense costs can force a company to settle for nuisance value. Getting a handle on those costs can empower a company to do the right thing, say attorneys Alan Bush and Morgan Culbreth.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Matter of Collazo v. Suffolk County

Alleged Ex Parte Conversations by Arbitrator Did Not Go to Merits of Claim; Vacatur Denied
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Norcast S.À.R.L. v. Castle Harlan Inc.

Court Rejects Attempt to Compel Arbitration Over Sale of Firm's Subsidiary to Competitor
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Firms Eschew Mandatory Arbitration Clauses With Clients

Mandatory arbitration clauses have found a home in some law firms' standard engagement letters, but one malpractice case in Philadelphia federal court is challenging whether such clauses violate public policy, or at least should be more detailed in explaining to a client what he or she is giving up by agreeing to arbitration.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Prize Money Still at Issue in Lance Armstrong Litigation

Lance Armstrong, his cycling team's company and his business agent filed a motion Dec. 30 to stay proposed arbitration proceedings. At stake is some $12 million in prize money previously awarded to the disgraced athlete before his doping scandal.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Fifth Circuit Shoots Down Statistics-Based Challenge to Arbitration

"The only saving grace about the decision is it's an unpublished decision," which does not have precedential value, said John Crouch, who represents a former employee who challenged a motion to compel arbitration. "There is that to be thankful for."
2 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: Henry Weisburg of Shearman & Sterling

Weisburg preserved a $120 million win for his client, and protected the reputation of Debevoise's David Rivkin as an arbitrator to boot.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In Mediation, Being Prepared Is Your Best Defense

As Confucius (or Oprah) once said, without preparation there is sure to be failure—especially when it comes to mediation.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Circuit Refuses to Vacate $120 Million in Awards

Adriano Giannetti Dedini Ometto had argued that the award should be tossed because the arbitration panel's original chairman didn't disclose that his colleagues at Debevoise worked on deals involving Ometto's adversary in the case.
2 minute read

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