Los Angeles Business Journal Are you familiar with Huy Fong Foods Sriracha hot sauce? Many people are – and until 2016, the jalapeño peppers to make it were grown on my family farm. In fact, we had been growing jalapeño peppers for Huy Fong Foods for many years, until they jeopardized the survival of our business, Underwood Ranches, which has […]

Chicago Business Article Patent infringement can threaten a company’s profits and, in some cases, even threaten its very survival. But patent enforcement is expensive. For example, the cost to litigate a patent case in the U.S. with greater than $25 million at stake can easily exceed $10 million in attorneys’ fees in some jurisdictions, according […]

The existence of third-party litigation funding in a pending lawsuit continues to be a hot topic in legal circles with many passionate proponents and opponents of the concept.  Certain federal courts already require affirmative disclosure by litigants in a case while some state legislatures have begun debating legislation to statutorily require disclosure and/or specific licensing […]

Earlier this year, the state of Oklahoma settled its lawsuit with Purdue Pharma for $270 million.

Monsanto has been hit with another lawsuit over claims chemicals in weed killer, Roundup, causes cancer.

Law firm consolidations continue at a rapid pace, driven mostly by deals involving larger firms acquiring smaller firms.

Some GOP senators have reintroduced a bill that would require plaintiffs in lawsuits to disclose when they have backing from a third-party funder. The Litigation Funding Transparency Act would require disclosure of third-party litigation funding for any Federal class action and any Federal claim that is aggregated into Federal multidistrict litigation within 10 days of […]