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October 6, 2012
Skadden's Jeffrey S. Lichtman Joins O'Hare Parnagian
Jeffrey S. Lichtman, formerly a partner for nearly 30 years in the Mass Torts and Insurance Litigation group at Skadden Arps in New York, has joined O'Hare Parnagian LLP, which has offices in New York and Scarsdale. Jeff has broad experience in both commercial and products liability litigation, and played significant roles in the defense of the silicone breast-implant litigation, as well as the PPA (phenylpropanolamine) litigation involving appetite suppressants and cough-and-cold mediations. Along the way, he's been repeatedly selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America and New York Super Lawyers. I had the good fortune to work with Jeff while I was at Skadden, and so am happy also to attest personally to his extraordinary drive and determination, and his creative intelligence in examining all angles of a case, to advance his client's interests. Best wishes to Jeff on his new endeavor!
BGS
October 6, 2012 in Lawyers, Products Liability | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
October 5, 2012
Elizabeth Chamblee Burch and the American Law Institute
Congratulations to our own co-blogger Elizabeth Chamblee Burch on being elected to the American Law Institute! Well deserved!
BGS
October 5, 2012 in Mass Tort Scholarship | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Current Issues in Global Tort Litigation
Those interested in a quick overview of many of the recent issues in global tort litigation might be interested in the following article from the Legal Intelligencer: Is Growth of Foreign Class, Mass Actions Changing Products Law?, by Amaris Elliot-Engel (registration required). I was happy to be quoted in the article along with leading practitioners, but even happier that my current Global Tort Litigation seminar course was mentioned.
BGS
October 5, 2012 in Aggregate Litigation Procedures, Class Actions, Foreign, Procedure | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Kiobel and the Alien Tort Statute
The Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument this week in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., which concerns corporate liability under the Alien Tort Statute. Today, the Court posted the audio from the argument. More generally on the case can be found at SCOTUSblog.
The Wall Street Journal has also addressed the Kiobel case in two editorials dubbed Alien Tort Invasion and Alien Tort Invasion-II.
BGS
UPDATE -- The Economist reports on the Kiobel oral argument in Law's Long Arm: A Review of Extreme Extraterritoriality.
October 5, 2012 in Foreign, Procedure | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
