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Negotiating in Mediation: Why Did We Stop Talking?
Mark LeHocky
A successful mediation typically depends upon three key steps: engaging the client on why and when to mediate; actively engaging the adversary prior to the mediation; and advocating at the mediation session itself.
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What Happens to Credit Card Debt When I Get a Divorce?
Hossein Berenji
In a community property state like California, credit card debt may be shared between partners.
Morrison Foerster Wins Jury Trial for University of California Davis
Morrison & Foerster
Jury trial won for the University of California Davis in—yes—a strawberry patent infringement case.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, San Francisco
Clifford J. Zatz and Josh Thomas Foust
The decision “may make it impossible to bring certain mass actions at all.”
All Aboard
Patricia Brown Holmes
What effect is California’s new law mandating more women in corporate boardrooms likely to have?
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Roundup, Dangerous Products
Joseph Fantini
In recent years, there’s been a significant increase in product liability lawsuits filed in California.
The Impact of Duran on the Certification Process in Wage and Hour Class Actions
Tim Freudenberger and Nancy Lubrano
In May 2014, class action defense attorney Tim Freudenberger from Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP, obtained a very favorable decision from the California Supreme Court in Duran v. U.S. Bank Nat. Assn., 59 Cal. 4th 1 (2014).
The Parade of Horribles
Amy Gunn
Lawsuits about a blood-thinning drug that prevents platelets from clumping together now prevents plaintiffs from joining together to bring state law claims against a corporation when not every plaintiff was harmed in that state.
Supreme Court further Restricts Where Plaintiffs Can Sue in Mass Torts
Gregory Bubalo and Katherine A. Dunnington
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California will significantly impact the plaintiffs’ choices of forums for the filing of mass torts actions.
Driven, Obsessed, and Loving Every Minute
Arguedas, Cassman & Headley
Cris Arguedas on defending the accused.
Will the Bristol-Myers Decision of Personal Jurisdiction Further Consolidate Litigation in MDLs?
Jeffrey Travers and Michael J. Miller
We were able to obtain a verdict for Mr. Cooper within a year of opting for the state courts.
Divide and Conquer: Plaintiffs Need a Single Forum that Accommodates the Realities of Contemporary Economic Activity
David A. Mazie and David M. Estes
The growth of mass tort litigation tracks with industries’ shift to mass marketing and distribution of pharmaceutical and consumer products on a national scale.
Water Futures
John Ettorre
By themselves, desalination, conservation, and system re-engineering won't solve our water puzzle. But together, they just might work.
Seeking Help from a Dog Bite Attorney
Sophia Wright
When is the dog's owner responsible for your injury, and what might that win you in court?
New York Takes Leave
Sharon P. Stiller, Rachel Demarest Gold, & Stephanie Nott
How empire state businesses are preparing to implement the country's most progressive paid-leave program.
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Supreme Court Slams Door on Out-of-State Plaintiffs’ Suits
Dona Szak
In Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, multiple plaintiffs sued Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMS) in a California state court to recover damages allegedly caused by their use of BMS’ anti-clotting drug, Plavix.
