Public confidence in the integrity of jury verdicts and the justice system as a whole is eroded by stories of irresponsible Internet behavior, such as the juror who conducted a survey on Facebook seeking input as to what her verdict should…

The hospital urged the Court to apply the proportionate-share approach, while the plaintiff urged the setoff-with-contribution approach. The Court adopted the latter system. It held that the proportionate-share approach was not consistent …

Yet you have some hurdles to clear in order to get jurors to view your case through that “frame.” The defense “frame,” which many jurors will naturally adopt on their own, is that lawsuits against governmental entities threaten the communi…

While there isn’t an easy way to change public perception, there is, however, a secret weapon. That would be you. To understand the business, company and corporation law, hire a business law attorney. Eight years ago I wrote in a column th…

In most consolidated drug cases, the plaintiffs’ leadership performs an enormous amount of work. Even in the most haphazard MDL, millions of pages of documents are reviewed, scores of depositions are taken and numerous experts are develope…