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Winning on the Road

Facing the prospect of a trial in a supposedly unfavorable venue, many defendants will agree to settle to avoid an unknown but potentially expensive and reputation-harming verdict. The authors describe what they think is a better way.

14 minute read April 02, 2017 at 12:02 AM
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Jacob Buchdahl, Arun Subramanian and Mark Hatch-Miller
Winning on the Road

Many in-house counsel and outside lawyers have experienced something like the following: After navigating your client's defense-side civil case through months or years of contentious discovery, the plaintiff survives summary judgment.

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