Category: Corporate Litigation

Mon Oct 2, 2017

Posted in Commercial Litigation, Corporate Litigation by Gene Killian | Share

The costs of litigation are staggering.  Here are a few modest proposals for controlling some of them.

Fri Sep 1, 2017

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What can we learn from a pop star about effective persuasion? Lots, it turns out.

Wed Nov 2, 2016

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The internet is a bottomless pit of legal liability.  Can you be sued for defamation for publishing the allegations contained in a lawsuit on your website, for example?

Fri Nov 6, 2015

Posted in Commercial Litigation, Corporate Litigation by Gene Killian | Share

One of the more incredible episodes resulting from the 2008 financial crisis involved the stunning collapse of the venerable, white-shoe law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP.  Following the collapse,...

Fri Sep 25, 2015

Posted in Commercial Litigation, Corporate Litigation by Gene Killian | Share

For some reason, all this talk lately about cyberbreaches, cyber-snooping and hackers reminds me of the old Rolling Stones song “Fingerprint File.”   (“Know my moves/Way ahead of...

Tue Aug 25, 2015

Posted in Commercial Litigation, Corporate Litigation, Negotiation by Gene Killian | Share

There’s an old saying in car sales:  “There’s an ass for every seat.”  The business world will never have a shortage of unscrupulous operators trying to “get...

Wed Jul 29, 2015

Posted in Corporate Litigation, Employment Law by Gene Killian | Share

A Pennsylvania trial court recently wrestled with the question of whether employees can sue their employers when personal (payroll) information is compromised by a breach of the company’s...

Wed May 13, 2015

Posted in Commercial Litigation, Corporate Litigation, Discovery, Employment Law by Gene Killian | Share

The late American novelist Philip Dick once wrote: “There will come a time when it isn't 'They're spying on me through my phone' anymore. Eventually, it will be 'My phone is spying on...

Wed Jan 21, 2015

Posted in Commercial Litigation, Corporate Litigation, Employment Law, Negotiation by Gene Killian | Share

It’s no secret to anyone in business that the court system is an overcrowded, frustrating and disastrous mess.  For years, alternative dispute resolution – arbitration and mediation...