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Sunday, December 22, 2024

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Litigation funding can drive early settlements, legal scholar says

By Amanda Robert |
As the size and complexity of transvaginal mesh MDLs continue to attract considerable attention, so do the details of how some of their claims made it to court.

SAMPLE-Barbier to announce modifications to BP settlement amid questions on business claims

By Amanda Robert |
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – Even though BP agreed to a generous settlement in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill litigation, is it ethical for business owners to make claims for damages they didn’t suffer?

FOR PRINT**Defense getting better at handling False Claims while DOJ short on staff, experts say

By Amanda Robert |
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Parties on both sides of False Claims Act cases tend to agree that the number of lawsuits and amount of money they redistribute to the U.S. government has significantly increased since the statute was amended in 1986.

Defense getting better at handling False Claims while DOJ short on staff, experts say

By Amanda Robert |
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Parties on both sides of False Claims Act cases tend to agree that the number of lawsuits and amount of money they redistribute to the U.S. government has significantly increased since the statute was amended in 1986.

Freeh investigation parallels BP settlement dispute

By Amanda Robert |
NEW ORLEANS  – Loyola University New Orleans College of Law professor Blaine LeCesne describes the court-ordered investigation into allegations of fraud within the BP oil spill settlement program as the first of its kind.

Barbier to announce modifications to BP settlement amid questions on business claims

By Amanda Robert |
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – Even though BP agreed to a generous settlement in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill litigation, is it ethical for business owners to make claims for damages they didn’t suffer?

Legal experts consider course of BP appeal

By Amanda Robert |
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – Adam Hoeflich can’t predict if the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will side with BP in its dispute with plaintiffs over the settlement in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill multidistrict litigation.