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Preparing a Medical Witness for Deposition and Trial: A Different Approach Image

Preparing a Medical Witness for Deposition and Trial: A Different Approach

Gary Riveles & Mark G. Phillips

While the deposition testimony usually does not win the case, in a medical negligence matter, it can definitely lose it. The stakes for a physician today are higher than they have ever been. It is not an infrequent occurrence that any report to the Databank gets a review by both the State Board of Medical Examiners and any health insurer on whose panel the provider has privileges. Our clients deserve better.

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The Impact of <i>TC Heartland</i> on Copyright Venue Image

The Impact of <i>TC Heartland</i> on Copyright Venue

J. Alexander Lawrence

The Supreme Court sparked a seismic shift in patent litigation recently when it upset the long-standing interpretation of 28 U.S.C. §1400(b), the special patent venue statute. TC Heartland held that for the purposes of patent venue, the meaning of "resides" in Section 1400(b) is not supplemented by the broad definition of "resides" in the general venue provision, 28 U.S.C. §1391.

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Eminent Domain Law Image

Eminent Domain Law

ljnstaff

Analysis of a case involving condemnation.

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What's New in the Law Image

What's New in the Law

Robert W. Ihne

Who's doing what; who's going where.

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Supreme Court Limits Forum Shopping with Plavix Lawsuit Decision Image

Supreme Court Limits Forum Shopping with Plavix Lawsuit Decision

Janice G. Inman

OnJune 19, the U.S. Supreme Court upended years of jurisprudence to hand corporations a gift: a far more stringent definition of specific jurisdiction that will force plaintiffs to bring suit in multiple state courts rather than join their claims to those in far-flung jurisdictions.

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The Fork in the Road: The SEC and Preemption Image

The Fork in the Road: The SEC and Preemption

C. Evan Stewart

<b><I>Part One of a Two-Part Article</I></b><p>With the preemption issue pretty well teed up, what do the courts say (to date)? A look at one recent ruling.

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<b><I>Lyondell Chemical</I></b>: A Long and Winding Roadmap for Creditors in Leveraged Transaction Cases Image

<b><I>Lyondell Chemical</I></b>: A Long and Winding Roadmap for Creditors in Leveraged Transaction Cases

Steven B. Smith

In July 2009, the LyondellBasell Litigation Trustee commenced litigation arising out of the merger of Lyondell and Basell, seeking the recovery of billions of dollars for the benefit of unsecured creditors. And, as Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn observed, the Trustee "threw the kitchen sink" at the defendants. Eight years of litigation and two bankruptcy judges later, we have a decision.

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Jury Verdict in Allman Film Fatality Trial To Be Appealed Image

Jury Verdict in Allman Film Fatality Trial To Be Appealed

Katheryn Hayes Tucker

CSX Railroad says it will appeal a Savannah, GA, jury verdict of $11.2 million rendered after a six-day trial stemming from the fatal train accident on the set of the film Midnight Rider of which CSX Railroad is required to pay $3.9 million according to the jury's apportionment.

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Court Holds That Deposits Would Be Hypothetical Image

Court Holds That Deposits Would Be Hypothetical

Rudolph J. Di Massa Jr. & Chad E. Odhner

In a recent ruling, the Ninth Circuit held that bankruptcy courts may permissibly engage in "hypotheticals within hypotheticals" so long as the inquiry is factually warranted and is supported by appropriate evidence, and provided further that the hypothetical action would not contravene any other provision of the Bankruptcy Code.

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Bankruptcy Litigation Update: Determining Adequate Capital Image

Bankruptcy Litigation Update: Determining Adequate Capital

David M. Hillman & Parker J. Milender

This article focuses on the concept of "unreasonably small capital," which is not defined in the Bankruptcy Code or applicable state statutes. Consequently, the determination of adequate capital is fact-intensive and fertile grounds for litigation.

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