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An Assessment Of CAFA And The Future Of Class Action Reform
Ross: I think we all know from experience and from simply reading the legal news that the class action mechanism and the world of litigation involving class actions are not balanced. So, LCJ has created a committee to start looking at that. Some of the discussion from the panel today comes out of...
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Lawyers For Civil Justice (LCJ), Goals And Achievements
Gallivan: Please start the discussion by talking about why U.S. corporations need and support civil justice reform. Mason: For corporations conducting business in America, the soaring cost of litigation has become a heavy burden. Litigation costs are in fact so high that some American companies...
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LCJ: 25 Years Of Defense Bar Leadership And Partnering With The Corporate Community
What prompted the formation of LCJ 25 years ago? Morrison: The IADC (International Association of Defense Counsel), DRI (Defense Research Institute), the FDCC (Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel) and the ADTA (Association of Defense Trial Attorneys) all got together and said, you...
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LCJ: Providing New Impetus For Reform On Many Levels
Editor: Please tell us how some of the developments at the recent May Membership Meeting established a foundation for future LCJ programs later this year and next. Mason: This year’s meeting provided new impetus for civil justice reform on many levels. First, we featured two key...
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For LCJ, A Year Of Major Accomplishments
Editor: The Lawyers for Civil Justice May Membership Meeting attracted two federal district judges, one state supreme court justice, an Obama administration cabinet member, and a former U.S. attorney general as well as numerous legal academics and a broad array of corporate counsel and defense...
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LCJ Initiatives For E-Discovery, FRCP And The Future
Editor: Please tell us some of the highlights of the recent LCJ meeting in New York City. Marchetti: This was really an excellent membership meeting for LCJ in that the program was current and informative, and the turnout was also superb. There were some 150 corporate counsel and defense...
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Editor: Why is it that Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ) is able to attract high-level judges and renowned speakers to its meetings as you did recently at your Washington, DC May meeting? Marchetti: For LCJ, these annual meetings represent an exchange of ideas, and our guest speakers share their...
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