Oladimeji Ramon The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Opeyemi Oke, has urged lawyers to disabuse their minds from the notion that the practice of Alternative Dispute Resolution will cause them loss of revenue. She said rather, by embracing ADR, lawyers would be earning as much money as they earn in litigation, but with much …
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Tuesday, November 21, 2017 Just as one flood of lawsuits against Arizona businesses finally dries up, another downpour begins. Peter Strojnik of Phoenix, the same attorney who filed more than 1,100 lawsuits that drew the attention of the Arizona attorney general, has filed approximately 60 new lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against motels and …
Investor funded litigation is not new, but its use is expanding, according to experts in the field. Panelists at the 2017 Risk Management Summit in Las Vegas, Nev., addressed the growing trend of investor funded litigation, particularly in the area of commercial auto claims, during the session, “Investor Funded Litigation Update.” Insurance Journal was a …
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Meaningful diversity and inclusion efforts in the workplace have evolved from being the right thing to do to being the smart thing to do—and now they are quickly moving toward being the essential thing companies must do to ensure success. As of this writing, more than 300 chief executive officers and/or senior executive officers of …
Partner Hermes Marangos and Associate Tom Rotherham’s article examines the 2017 hurricane season and the resultant litigation likely to arise from these events, published in Lawyer Monthly. Hermes and Tom’s article was published in Lawyer Monthly, 15 November 2017, and can be found here. The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane season has witnessed a cluster of exceptionally …
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While Australia’s impressive record of tobacco control legislation has seen the national daily smoking rate fall from 24% in the early 90s to 12.2% in 2016, there’s still more that could be done. In a commentary in the Medical Journal of Australia today, we’re arguing governments should consider litigation against the tobacco industry to recover …
How many times have I seen this? Parties to family cases so determined to ‘win’ that they embark upon long and disastrous litigation, utterly oblivious of the effect it is having upon their finances, their emotions and their children. Of course, there are no winners in such situations. Everyone loses save, of course, the lawyers. …
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Mexico: Commercial Litigation 2018 This year’s research sees 31 leading litigation specialists recognised for their exceptional work in the field. Most Highly Regarded 1. José Antonio García Alcocer Garcia Alcocer y Asociados SC, Mexico City 2. Claus von Wobeser Von Wobeser y Sierra, Mexico City 3. José Antonio García Luque …
I sound like a broken record. I am so very tired reading about the latest “initiative” to figure out why experienced women are leaving Biglaw and/or the profession. I am so very tired reading the latest survey results that lament the slow tortoise-like progress of women and minorities in the profession. Why is this so …
The Government of Belize, this week, sustained its latest in a series of court battle losses, totaling over $360 Million.On Wednesday, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) overturned the Belize Court of Appeal’s ruling in the case of GOB vs. the Belize Bank on the controversial Universal Health Services (UHS) loan agreement, signed under the …
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