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Policing Bad Claims In Consolidated Litigation: Part 2

Published: Aug 14, 2018
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With the proliferation of consolidated litigation in recent years, various courts have lamented the lack of scrutiny often given to individual cases prior to filing in a class action or multidistrict litigation. Given the structure of these mass proceedings, individual claims frequently do not get meaningfully assessed. Against this backdrop,...

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Policing Bad Claims In Consolidated Litigation: Part 1

Published: Aug 10, 2018
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With the proliferation of consolidated litigation in recent years, various courts have lamented the lack of scrutiny often given to individual cases prior to filing in a class action or multidistrict litigation. Given the structure of these mass proceedings, where claims are often resolved on a global level, with payout...

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Attorney Not Entitled To Defense Against Claim For Reimbursement Of Fees

Published: Aug 06, 2018
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Attorney Edwards represented his client, a diver formerly in the employ of Cal-Dive, in a personal injury claim alleging a brain injury. The underlying case was settled for several million dollars, out of which Edwards received his fee. Some time later, Cal-Dive sued the diver, alleging he fraudulently exaggerated or...

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