Lawsuits are filed in 96% of mergers and acquisitions valued over $500 million, according to a new report from Cornerstone Research (D & O Diary). In October, ILR released a paper analyzing the remarkable M&A litigation explosion, finding that “trial lawyers hold transactions hostage until they collect a ‘litigation tax,’ draining a share of the merger’s economic benefit away from shareholders and into the lawyers’ own pockets.”
Protect the Integrity of the Bankruptcy System. Don’t Let Trial Lawyers Destroy It
Other Issues
West Virginia Wants to Pay Jurors More---That’s a Good Thing
Asbestos, Other Issues
Episode 23: Torts of The Future: Drones
Class Action Litigation, Other Issues
US Chamber of Commerce Institute For Legal Reform Issues Statement on West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s Appointments to the Intermediate Court of Appeals
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EPISODE 21: Summit XXI: Litigation Line of Sight: Class and Mass Action Trends in Europe
Class Action Litigation, Data Privacy, International Initiatives, Other Issues
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