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PHILADELPHIA – Bayer Corp. on Feb. 1 failed in its bid to get the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to dismiss nine Yaz/Yasmin birth control pill cases on the basis of forum non conveniens (Erika Diaz v. Bayer Corporation, et al., No. 116 EM 2011, John Gibbs II, et al. v. Bayer Corporation, et al., No. 117 [...]

New York Times Vermont Law School to hold forum on Vermont Yankee rulingThe RepublicAP SOUTH ROYALTON, Vt. — The implications of a federal court ruling over the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant will be the topic of a forum at the Vermont Law School. Faculty experts on Wednesday will discuss what's next in the ongoing legal [...]

Legal system dislikes new lawBucyrus Telegraph ForumBUCYRUS — A Crestline woman was in Crawford County Common Pleas Court last week after failing to complete a diversion program. Sabrina Black, 22, was placed on the diversion program on May 18, 2009, after pleading guilty to illegal use of food stamps …and more » View full post on [...]

NH legal forum on documentary Hot CoffeeBoston.comCONCORD, NH—Lawyers, a movie producer and lawmakers will participate on a forum to discuss injury lawsuits after a showing of the documentary Hot Coffee. The New Hampshire Association for Justice said Wednesday's showing at the Red River Theater in …and more » View full post on legal – Google News

SALT LAKE CITY – Although a defendant does not advertise or solicit business in Utah, it should nonetheless defend itself against trademark infringements there, according to an Oct. 14 ruling by a Utah federal magistrate judge (Zing Brothers LLC v. Bevstar LLC, No. 11-337, D. Utah.; 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 118912). View full post on [...]

HOUSTON – Pursuant to a recently enacted United Kingdom statute, the English High Court is a more proper forum for a shareholder derivative lawsuit brought by BP PLC investors on behalf of the oil giant and against several of its current and former officers and directors for alleged misrepresentations with regard to the Deepwater Horizon [...]

Consero Announces the 2011 Legal Technology ForumSYS-CON Media (press release)Consero Group LLC, a leading creator of high-level events for senior corporate counsel executives, is delighted to announce the 2011 Legal Technology Forum, which is taking place September 18 – 20, 2011 in San Diego, California at the Loews Coronado …Consero Is Like The Cool Group [...]

Consero Announces the 2011 Legal Technology ForumBradenton HeraldConsero Group LLC, a leading creator of high-level events for senior corporate counsel executives, is delighted to announce the 2011 Legal Technology Forum, which is taking place September 18 – 20, 2011 in San Diego, California at the Loews Coronado …Consero Is Like The Cool Group In High [...]

Protecting your home gets into legal gray areaBucyrus Telegraph ForumThis means the use of an appropriate amount of force, even deadly, rather than being forced to flee is perfectly legal. The castle doctrine, passed in Ohio three years ago, perhaps most importantly shifts the burden of proof from the resident to the …and more » View [...]

WHEELING, W. Va. – A West Virginia federal judge on July 8 held that an auto insurance policy’s forum selection clause was valid and enforceable, thereby granting an insurer’s motion to transfer the case to Pennsylvania federal court (Artie H. Sauvageot v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., No. 5:11-cv-00013, N.D. W.Va.; 2011 U.S. Dist. [...]