The nmlcomplaints.com site has a vast library of litigation, as well as a note that Northwestern agents will pay an additional 11% this year for errors and omissions insurance, because of the cost of settling several large claims (Northwestern says the real number is 9%, including the cost of successful defences).
It is used in a vast number of patent litigation disputes, leading to high litigation costs, but the allegations rarely succeed because they are usually not based on merit.
But lately in the vast tangle of federal litigation over last year's Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawyers on the same side — for the plaintiffs — are fighting one another.
The agreement, which includes cross-licensing of some patents, "resolves the vast majority of pending litigation" between the companies, said a Boston Scientific spokesman, Paul Donovan.
"Had the parties to these transactions followed the simple policy of specifying in the documents who owns what, a vast amount of confusing litigation and commercial uncertainty could have been avoided.
Page 25 LAWYERS FIGHT THEMSELVES Opposing lawyers routinely battle each other, but lately, in the vast tangle of federal litigation over last year's Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawyers on the same side -- for the plaintiffs -- are fighting.
In a ruling last week that allowed a class action to proceed against state officials accused of condoning racial discrimination by the state police, a federal district court judge noted, "There is a vast body of racial profiling litigation ongoing in the state of New Jersey".
And while corporations still win the vast majority of age-discrimination claims, the litigation is forcing many companies to rethink their policies and offer more generous retirement incentives.
That is partly because of fear of litigation, and partly because of the vast consolidation that has transferred ownership of many wineries from family founders to corporate conglomerates.
Ms. LaGrasse expressed little surprise at these numbers, saying litigation is so expensive that the vast majority of property owners take what is offered.
