From bad to great Reprints Related items Law firms: Legal adviceAug 21st 2008A survey of litigation trends conducted by Fulbright & Jaworski, a law firm, shows a downward trend in the number of new suits filed against American companies: 21% saw none in 2007-08, compared with 11% in 2005-06.
This study was designed to analyze litigation trends in bariatric surgery to prevent further lawsuits and improve patient care.
Federal regulations are being drafted to require automakers to report trends in litigation against them.
They are quick to add, however, that the increase in these lawsuits reflects a trend in employment litigation in business, and that the city is appealing most decisions.
Although the low plaintiff success rate and the decline in plaintiff filing rate under the ADA were part of larger trends in all employment discrimination litigation (Clermont and Schwab 2004, 2009), the definitional ambiguity of the 1990 Act may at least partially explain these trends in the case of the ADA.
Contrary to the editorial's assertion, the number of doctors in Texas is on an upward trend since the passage of malpractice litigation reforms eight years ago.
The two women sued their employers for sexual discrimination, in New York and London courts respectively.The ways in which the two cases are being resolved reflect broader trends in American and European employment litigation.
Cultural characteristics, litigation environment, and established local practices guide these trends.
But establishing litigation practices in foreign markets is a relatively new trend.
Although the rule changes, in their final form, may be more modest than some big media companies had sought -- the networks have already threatened to bring litigation even before they are announced -- the deregulatory trend has some critics deeply concerned.
