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DAVID B. PARKER is a trial lawyer and founder of Parker Mills LLP in Los Angeles. His practice is focused on commercial, professional liability and insurance litigation. Often described as a "lawyer’s lawyer," his practice extends to counseling and litigation in legal ethics and disputes between and among lawyers.
David B. Parker and William K. Mills 1. Malicious Prosecution Long referred to as a disfavored tort, malicious prosecution is one of the challenges any lawyer, especially including entertainment and other high profile lawyers involved in high stakes litigation, must consider in advance of planning and executing a litigation strategy. Attempting
EXCEPTION IN SECURITIES CLASS ACTIONS 23 The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA) reverses the presumption favoring discovery. ³In any private action arising under this chapter, all discovery and other proceedings shall be stayed during the pendency of any motion to dismiss,
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This survey of law has been prepared by the Products Liability Group of the Primerus International Society of Law Firms, Defense Institute and replaces the earlier April 2012 survey. Although our focus is the defense of products liability litigation, this survey of law applies generally to any company that finds itself the target of litigation in
Group of Rivkin Radler LLP in New York City, and they have experience litigating product liability issues in the Korean courts. Mr. Majkowski is a member of DRI’s Product Liability and Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Committees. Korea International Litigation of Product Liability Claims those jurisdictions seems apt to increase,
Recent Trends in Securities Class Action Litigation: . regulatory issues, or missed earnings guidance were not the most common allegation included in federal securities class action complaints. . of filings observed in recent years or a short-term byproduct of the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic is yet to be determined. See Figure 1. .
should be made by the dispute resolution body. In 2007, Congress broke with the FOIA dispute resolution structure that had been in place for forty years, creating a dispute resolution body external to the agencies that is available as a non-exclusive alternative to litigation--the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS).
6 A Guide to Civil Litigation: Six ey Steps Step Three: Discovery Discovery is often the longest part of a case. Both parties have the opportunity to learn all the details and gather evidence about the case. The length of the discovery process can vary widely depending on the
debt collection system is in serious need of reform and set out concrete proposals to improve the system. With regard to debt collection litigation and arbitration, the Commission concluded that “certain debt collection litigation and arbitration practices appear to raise substantial consumer protection concerns.”
Volume 74 Number 2 Eastern District of Louisiana: The Nation's MDL Laboratory - A Symposium Winter 2014 Common Benefit Fees in Multidistrict Litigation Eldon E. Fallon This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Revi
LITIGATION REALITIES REDUX ants, removal is complete.16 The state court can proceed no further with the action unless and until the federal district court remands it to the state court, as upon a finding that it was by law not removable. 17 A decision to remand, however, is typically not appealable.'8 Normal