Insights: Results

Warning Signs

by Antonio M. Romanucci

The Warning Signs and Legal Remedies of Mass Shootings

Is the Unseen Constitutional Crisis in Texas Spreading Across the US?

by Bryan Driscoll

For defendants, the consequences are devastating.

Opioid Settlement Clears One Obstacle, but There Is More To Go

by Rasha Aly

A recent court settlement is requiring a family most notable for their production of Oxycontin to pay billions to recovery organizations, a huge win in the battle against the opioid crises plaguing the country.

The Current Situation for Asylum Seekers in the U.S.

by Murali Bashyam and Allison Lukanich

The U.S. asylum system has a staggering over 1.3 million cases pending before immigration courts and the government must distribute more resources to aid this watershed and resolve asylum claims faster.

Jumping Hurdles toward the Finish Line

by Meredith Aldridge, Colleen Welch, and Alicia Hall

Forty-five years of progress with Title IX.

Gun Rights for Convicted Felons? The DOJ Says It's Time.

by Bryan Driscoll

It's more than an administrative reopening of a long-dormant issue; it's a test of how the law reconciles the right to bear arms with protecting the public.

The Immeasurable Impact of Advocacy

by Justin Smulison

Burg Simpson founder Michael S. Burg discusses how the firm’s results transcend the courtroom to improve life for consumers and professionals nationwide.

COVID-19 and a Cloud of Dust

by Theodore M. Becker and John J. Song

Think ERISA health plan litigation was convoluted before? The pandemic—and future pathogens such as the monkeypox virus currently causing consternation among health authorities worldwide—will further upend the legal landscape as new regulations and statutes take effect.

The Litigation Finance Mass Tort Gold Rush

by Justin Smulison

Third-party litigation funding is transforming mass torts, propelling the high-risk area into a multi-billion-dollar industry

Internet Speech in the Crosshairs

by Jamie Gorelick and Ari Holtzblatt

Charges of anti-right bias notwithstanding, online platforms are on solid ground when they defend their policies and procedures as neutral and protected by the First Amendment.

A Climate Duty

by Lara Douvartzidis and Samantha Daly

Converging trends in Australia and the Netherlands: reasonable foreseeability in climate change law and other novel developments.

Big Rig, Big Responsibility

by Theodore Babbitt

The nation’s highways are more clogged than ever with 40-ton 18-wheelers that don’t take safety seriously enough. This must change—and it’s up to both state governments and private industry to make it happen.

Will the Bristol-Myers Decision of Personal Jurisdiction Further Consolidate Litigation in MDLs?

by 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.

Q&A with Robyn Shapiro of Health Sciences Law Group

by Best Lawyers

Robyn Shapiro of Health Sciences Law Group shares about her work and achievements in the health care law sector.

Keep an Eye on AI

by Danielle Ochs and Jennifer G. Betts

Artificial intelligence tools—most notably the “generative AI” systems that have so captured the public imagination lately—are proliferating. How will legislators, regulators and employers deal with the changes these systems bring to the workplace?

Who’s Really Paying for That Lawsuit?

by Justin Smulison

The secret money behind America’s biggest cases.