Mr. Bradley, who is single and works on the support staff in a law firm's litigation department, found himself an instant parent for his two younger siblings.
Absence of litigation was found to be a prognostic factor for good outcome in the only study considering this [ 14].
Using a database of the outcomes of U.S. patent litigation, we find that plaintiffs win patent litigation some 45% of the time at the trial court level.
"It is not uncommon that in high-visibility litigation, you find publicity based on facts, documents and testimony that is often taken out of context," Mr. Kuhlik said.
David Salvo, whose father, Sam, worked at Aon, said that he wanted to use the threat of litigation to find out who was accountable.
"The court cannot justify charging the class for the efforts of counsel anxious to participate in this litigation to find clients, which were the tickets of admission," he wrote.
Meanwhile, collectors of recherché celebrity litigation may find much to delight them in the tale of one Charles Sarris, who is suing a stage equipment company for injuries sustained during the construction of a giant pink tongue for Miley Cyrus's current Bangerz tour.
But because of the type of misconduct by the companies that caused the spill, there is a possibility that the litigation might find these companies liable for far more than $20 billion, the amount BP set aside to pay claims, only a fraction of which has been distributed to families and businesses so far.
"We've found litigation in one apartment between the seller and the neighbor over music at late hours.
"At the F.T.C., I was reading cases, thinking through litigation strategy and found that I really enjoyed it," Mr. Leibowitz said.
