Events: 1st April 2019

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Investment in litigation by third parties — i.e., when neither the litigants nor lawyers on contingency are the primary funders for a case (often labelled “Third Party Litigation Financing” (TPLF)) — is increasing in frequency and scrutiny. Indeed, because current disclosure rules rarely work to reveal TPLF’s existence in a case, much of TPLF is … Continue reading “The Economics of Law Firm Ownership: Should There be Limits on Who Can Own Law Firms?”

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With the increasing importance of the intersection of digital markets, antitrust law, and privacy, we are proud to have hosted the inaugural Economics Institute on Understanding Digital Markets & Antitrust. This program was co-sponsored with the Global Antitrust Institute (GAI), which is a leading academic center on antitrust here at Scalia Law. This four-day program … Continue reading “Economics Institute on Understanding Digital Markets & Antitrust”

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The emerging antitrust frontier is set to change dramatically the way competition is regulated, and it is being shaped by a confluence of forces — including increased attention from Congress to antitrust issues and a renewed appreciation for the power antitrust laws can wield to control economic players; unconventional coalitions forming to use antitrust as … Continue reading “Study Group on the Changing Antitrust Frontier”

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Judicial Symposium on Civil Justice Issues The civil justice system in the United States is in a constant state of flux. Changes occur at both the state and federal levels, through both legislative and judicial actions. At the same time, judges face a constant barrage of new and innovative legal theories and procedural maneuvers. The … Continue reading “Seventeenth Annual Judicial Symposium on Civil Justice Issues”

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  Legal disputes increasingly require the use of expert witnesses to explain what science says about the safety of various products and technologies. With billions of dollars and thousands of lives at stake, the way courts resolve scientific questions is important to everyone. However, courts apply widely varying standards from state to state for evaluating … Continue reading “Progress on Evidentiary Rules Reform in the States: Is It Needed and, if so, How Does It Get Done?”