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ABA, West Host Reception For AuthorsOf Business-Commercial Litigation Treatise

Thomson West and the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Litigation last month hosted a reception to honor the 190 authors of the upcoming second edition of the critically acclaimed treatise Business and Commercial Litigation in the Federal Cour ...

Announcements - 2005-09-01 00:00

The Alien Tort Statute - Corporate Social Responsibility Takes On A New Meaning
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Jordan Cowman

Recently, Corporate Social Responsibility took on a new and enhanced meaning when Royal Dutch Shell settled with the plaintiffs for over $15 million in an Alien Tort Statute (ATS) lawsuit filed in New York federal court. Businesses with operations, suppliers or other dealings with the developing ...

Articles - 2009-06-30 00:00

Civil Justice Reform - Law Firms A Revolutionary, Not Evolutionary, Idea: How Defendants Can Achieve Tort Reform In The Courts
Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
Victor E. Schwartz; Leah Lorber

counsel to target their litigation strategies and bring about tort reform in the courts. Business ...

Articles - 2005-11-01 00:00

Proposed Ban On Consumer Arbitration Would Further Clog Overburdened And Underfunded Courts
National Arbitration Forum
Mark Fellows

2008. 10 Pam Louwagie , Got Some Court Business? Better Check Hours First, ...

Articles - 2008-11-01 00:00