A new decision may cut back on attempts by third-party litigation lenders to control settlements. Earlier this month, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota refused to permit the substitution of a legal...more
3/7/2024
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On October 11, 2019, Pepper Hamilton will host an interactive seminar entitled “The Art of International Arbitration.” Matt Adler, partner and chair of Pepper’s International and Domestic Arbitration Practice Group, Maia...more
The latest large consumer data breach, this time involving Equifax, has also shed a sharp light on an ongoing controversy about consumers’ access to justice. In taking steps to ameliorate its PR crisis, Equifax found itself...more
10/27/2017
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The short-lived rule will likely be remembered as part of the Trump Administration’s dismantling of the Obama Administration’s legacy, and as continuing the trend of courts strictly enforcing agreements to arbitrate as...more
10/26/2017
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