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John B. Henry | eLaw Forum

More plaintiffs are suing corporate America and winning large recoveries. Plaintiffs enjoy a competitive advantage: they don't pay lawyers by the hour. Plaintiffs' bar is compensated on a contingency basis, only taking cases where the plaintiff has a good chance to win. The Fortune 500...

John B. Henry | eLaw Forum

Litigation cost is a heavy burden on Fortune 500 corporations. (See Fortune 500: The Total Cost Of Litigation Estimated At One-Third Profits, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel February 2008, p. 28.) As one industry after another is targeted, corporations use their balance sheets to absorb the...

John B. Henry | eLaw Forum

Management requires measurement. Managing litigation cost starts with knowing what a corporation spends on its litigation portfolio. Most corporations do not measure the total cost of litigation. (See Fortune 500: The Total Cost Of Litigation Estimated At One-Third Profits, The Metropolitan...