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Silicosis: Breathing Down on California; Texans Charge into State with Sometimes Shady Silicosis Suits
Brent Coon sees the future of lung litigation, and it's far beyond his Beaumont, TX, headquarters. Right now, he's hoping it's in San Francisco. “California's just another expansion in our drive to become a one-stop shop,” the plaintiff lawyer said recently as he prepared for his June 1 takeover of another Texas firm's San Francisco office and caseload. Coon's presence ' and the recent filing of about 35 suits by the East Bay, CA, plaintiff firm Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer in conjunction with a Texas firm ' are the latest signals that California is the Texans' testing ground for silicosis lawsuits.
The prospect of a move to California worries local California lung lawyers. They say a Texas litigation flood ' and the controversial tactics used by some silicosis lawyers ' will make it difficult for attorneys representing the relatively small number of actual silicosis sufferers to pursue their cases. California suits brought by Texas law firms include several involving a doctor who has made diagnoses without personally examining patients, and a gill-net approach to screening ' testing just about anyone in a random search for a speck on a lung X-ray.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Protecting Innovation in the Cyber World from Patent Trolls
With trillions of dollars to keep watch over, the last thing we need is the distraction of costly litigation brought on by patent assertion entities (PAEs or "patent trolls"), companies that don't make any products but instead seek royalties by asserting their patents against those who do make products.