Legal experts expect a spurt in privacy-related litigation following the Supreme Court (SC) verdict. “Every government action could now be challenged in a court, if it is seen as violating a person’s privacy,” says cyber law expert and SC advocate Pavan Duggal. For instance, if a person gets a call on …
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Litigation ban leaves civil rights center future in question
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) – The civil rights center at the University of North Carolina that helps the poor and disenfranchised can no longer litigate cases – a move that supporters say jeopardizes the center’s future. The policy-making board of the UNC system voted overwhelmingly Friday to ban litigation by the UNC Center for Civil …
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Minimising risk of litigation – The Star Online
THE letter “Caught in dilemma of medical defence insurance” (The Star, Sept 4) is referred. Medical Defence Malaysia Berhad (MDM) is the first local medical defence organisation (MDO) that offered occurrence-based indemnity to Malaysian doctors from 2002 till 2016. Effective January 2017, MDM ceased to offer occurrence-based indemnity in view of the increased litigation rate …
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Initial Coin Offerings Set Stage for Litigation Wave – Bloomberg BNA
By Michaela Ross Initial coin offerings are attracting billions of dollars in financing, a growing pool of unsophisticated investors, and increased regulatory scrutiny. That’s a recipe for a wave of private litigation, financial services and commercial litigation attorneys and policy researchers analysts told Bloomberg BNA. The nascent technology is drawing legal scrutiny as it becomes …
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Firms fare better in litigation with lawyers CEOs, study finds
Firms with lawyer CEOs may have an advantage in navigating litigation environments, a recent academic study suggests. Researchers from four universities across the US found that lawyer CEOs are associated with both lower litigation frequency and less severe litigation. The reduction was observed among the nine most common types of litigation: antitrust, contract, employment civil …
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The future of Litigation funding
Litigation funding is on the increase. But what is its potential, asks Christopher Bogart of Burford? Le Moal Olivier Much of the commentary about litigation focuses on its growth—and it has indeed grown. More interesting than where litigation finance has come from, however, is where it is going. That ongoing evolution reflects many of …
U.K. Personal Injury Litigation Analysis by Focusing on Market-Changing Reform in 2017
Albany, NY — (SBWIRE) — 08/09/2017 — It has been noted that, in the U.K., total number of personal injury claims recorded during 2016-17 has fallen, but its categorized motor claims have marginally risen by 1.2% in 2016-17. This has affected the U.K. personal injury litigation market to some extent. To study in-depth, Market Research …
NH Legal Perspective: Top 10 best practices to help employers avoid litigation – The Union Leader
By ELIZABETH A. BAILEYSheehan Phinney August 19. 2017 9:48PM Unfortunately, employment-related litigation has become a cost of doing business. Here are ten best practices that will help an employer operate its business, avoid litigation, or put itself in a better position if the employer is sued. 1. Implement an Effective Employee Handbook: Employee handbooks …
Litigation Said to Create Surprise Windfall For Deutsche Bank – Bloomberg Big Law Business
By Eyk Henning and Steven Arons, Bloomberg News Deutsche Bank AG’s legal issues haven’t all been one-way traffic. The German lender, which has posted two consecutive annual losses amid rising misconduct fines, booked a surprise windfall of more than 100 million euros ($117 million) in the first half related to an out-of-court settlement with a former …
Ceres Global Ag Provides Update on Scoular Litigation – Markets Insider
TORONTO, Aug. 18, 2017 /CNW/ – Ceres Global Ag Corp. (TSX: CRP) (“Ceres” or the “Corporation”) provided an update today on the status of the pending action commenced by The Scoular Company (“Scoular”) in the United States District Court of the District of Minnesota in 2014. In the action, Scoular is seeking injunctive relief and damages …
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