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2a9128a5928e5450f0f908bc1768acfd | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielaraya/2020/09/01/is-the-venus-project-the-next-stage-in-human-evolution/?pk_campaign=nsltr_oct2020 | Is The Venus Project The Next Stage In Human Evolution? | Is The Venus Project The Next Stage In Human Evolution?
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A seismic shift is under way. Against the backdrop of rising temperatures, collapsing ecosystems, and the threat of species extinction, technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are now moving to transform the... |
3f32f963a3ccf2483aeb4e292b1df9ff | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielasirtori/2016/07/26/bill-gates-oprah-among-forbes-picks-for-a-clinton-billionaire-cabinet/ | Bill Gates, Oprah Among FORBES Picks For A Clinton Billionaire Cabinet | Bill Gates, Oprah Among FORBES Picks For A Clinton Billionaire Cabinet
Hillary Clinton speaks at the 117th National Convention of Veterans of Foreign Wars on July 25, 2016... [+] in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Amid news that the FBI will investigate the hacking of the Democratic N... |
144a340f7dac7f1f93d49b153396eef9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielasirtori/2017/03/20/the-capitalists-curtain-azerbaijan-lost-oasis/ | Trump Vowed To Build An 'Oasis' In Azerbaijan. Three Years Later, The Tower He Promised Isn't Done | Trump Vowed To Build An 'Oasis' In Azerbaijan. Three Years Later, The Tower He Promised Isn't Done
Trump's name was supposed to crown the sail-shaped tower. But, in December 2016, the Trump... [+] Organization announced that it had canceled its agreement with its Azerbaijani partner. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Imag... |
0fe86a18161d9ff9594a003987612a1b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielasirtori/2017/03/20/uruguay-high-priced-protection/ | A Look Back At Eric Trump's Uruguay Trip That Cost American Taxpayers $100,000 | A Look Back At Eric Trump's Uruguay Trip That Cost American Taxpayers $100,000
Trump Tower in Punta del Este, Uruguay, in January 2017. (AP/Matilde Campodonico)
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In January, Eric Trump traveled to the resort town of Punta del Este, Uruguay, to visit a 26-story beachsid... |
6930feff940fef9a6c94fe37dda04eae | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielbaldwin/2016/04/24/ms-45-remains-a-powerful-feminist-revenge-thriller/ | 'Ms. 45' Remains A Powerful, Feminist Revenge Thriller | 'Ms. 45' Remains A Powerful, Feminist Revenge Thriller
Zoe Lund as Thana in 'Ms. 45', courtesy of Drafthouse Films
35 years ago today, New York indie filmmaker Abel Ferrara’s third feature, Ms. 45 (1981), arrived in cinemas. A violent, striking tale of trauma and revenge, it announced the arrival of filmmakers no longe... |
cc4356d2059b39ac37224b067db1e03c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danieldambrosio/2018/07/17/this-new-hampshire-startup-says-its-building-the-ipod-of-robots/ | This New Hampshire Startup Says It's Building The iPod Of Robots | This New Hampshire Startup Says It's Building The iPod Of Robots
In a nondescript industrial park in Merrimack, New Hampshire, Jason Walker is putting the final touches on what he believes will become the iPod of working robots.
Walker, 47, is co-founder of Waypoint Robotics, and the former lead quality and testing man... |
f1c80f0c0d1eb849222fb53d3deeb90e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danieldambrosio/2018/10/22/these-guys-are-not-selling-wallets-for-beer-money-any-more/ | These Guys Are Not Selling Wallets For Beer Money Any More | These Guys Are Not Selling Wallets For Beer Money Any More
When James Morin and his two partners, Devin McNeil and Charlie Friedman, got their Flowfold brand outdoor gear into L.L. Bean – both online and in retail stores across the country -- a lot of people thought they had gotten lucky.
Flowfold founders James Morin,... |
4f73c339cac246965b0c092efb359def | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danieldambrosio/2019/02/19/motus-makes-reimbursing-for-mileage-easy-and-automatic-in-the-cloud/ | Motus Makes Reimbursing For Mileage Easy And Automatic In The Cloud | Motus Makes Reimbursing For Mileage Easy And Automatic In The Cloud
Craig Powell, CEO and president of Boston-based Motus, has built a $100 million business in a little more than five years by helping companies do a better job of reimbursing their mobile workforces for mileage – and by doing it automatically in the clo... |
fd69616ad975e4cda467b730b2907b67 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danieldambrosio/2019/02/25/swiss-company-taking-the-pain-out-of-it-support-raises-85-million-for-growth/ | Swiss Company Taking The Pain Out Of IT Support Raises $85 Million For Growth | Swiss Company Taking The Pain Out Of IT Support Raises $85 Million For Growth
The two most dreaded letters in today’s office environment are “IT,” according to the Swiss-based company, Nexthink. Employees waste an average of 22 minutes a day frustrated by IT problems, and the IT department spends a lot more time than t... |
553987c54376d648c16c98c9c51eaa63 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danieldambrosio/2019/09/25/fellow-immigrants-build-a-business-teaching-kids-to-code/ | Fellow Immigrants Build A Business Teaching Kids To Code | Fellow Immigrants Build A Business Teaching Kids To Code
Nawroz Pirani moved to the United States from Karachi, Pakistan 20 years ago, when he was 14 years old, eventually settling in Chicago. He never really knew his father, who died from a heart attack at 54, soon after his son arrived in this country.
Zeeshan Bhimji... |
da9bfd7b5049dc18ca4a62d1777100e9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danieldambrosio/2019/11/23/flip-flops-for-good-and-profit/?sh=6a3c4687bb10 | Flip-Flops For Good, And Profit | Flip-Flops For Good, And Profit
Hari Mari, a seven-year-old company based in Dallas, Texas, is on track to sell 200,000 pairs of flip-flops this year. In addition, the company is launching a line of retro running shoes and boots to give its customers more reasons to visit the company’s website, or one of the roughly 1,... |
ff4cf613ddbc72037e07e107096fd22c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danieldambrosio/2019/11/26/kronos-remains-relevant-by-thinking-like-a-startup/ | Kronos Remains Relevant By Thinking Like A Startup | Kronos Remains Relevant By Thinking Like A Startup
Aron Ain’s first job in the late 1970s at Kronos, the workforce management company based in Lowell, Massachusetts, was to walk the streets of Boston, asking companies if he could install a new kind of time clock in their businesses.
Aron Ain, CEO of Kronos, is in his 4... |
5f46fdcde3001a9bfeb9d7d805bdcb29 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danieldambrosio/2020/02/19/expensify-yourself-with-this-free-app-that-has-8-million-users/ | Expensify Yourself With This Free App That Has 8 Million Users | Expensify Yourself With This Free App That Has 8 Million Users
Managing expenses is the first accounting problem faced by any business, says Expensify founder and CEO David Barrett.
“Way before you have revenue, you have expenses,” Barrett points out.
Expensify founder and CEO David Barrett Expensify
Yet, when Barrett... |
ea47ad2a5718461f223d91a747c8666b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danieldambrosio/2020/03/24/tufin-goes-public-generates-100-million-in-revenue-in-2019/ | Tufin Goes Public, Generates $100 Million In Revenue In 2019 | Tufin Goes Public, Generates $100 Million In Revenue In 2019
The Israeli cybersecurity company Tufin opened its Boston headquarters a couple of years ago, serving as an example of the strong entrepreneurial ties between the two countries, according to founder Ruvi Kitov.
Kitov and his partner, Reuven Harrison, founded ... |
f8d05e39a96ad464a86bed90c0549698 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danieldoderlein/2020/07/14/the-timing-of-apples-qr-code-payments-in-ios-14-isnt-accidental/ | The Timing Of Apple’s QR Code Payments In IOS 14 Isn’t Accidental | The Timing Of Apple’s QR Code Payments In IOS 14 Isn’t Accidental
Last week it was revealed that Apple AAPL looks likely to launch QR code payment functionality within iOS 14. This means that people can use their iPhone cameras to scan a QR code to make a payment.
The NFC (near field communication) functionality App... |
ba8d8cf925cac229b6bae7b0639fbe57 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danieleproch/2021/04/13/zlatan-ibrahimovi-39-is-ready-to-extend-contract-with-ac-milan-for-another-serie-a-season/ | Zlatan Ibrahimović, 39, Is Ready To Extend Contract With AC Milan For Another Serie A Season | Zlatan Ibrahimović, 39, Is Ready To Extend Contract With AC Milan For Another Serie A Season
MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 07: Zlatan Ibrahimovic of AC Milan celebrates after scoring to give the side ... [+] a 1-0 lead during the Serie A match between AC Milan and FC Crotone at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on February 07, 2021 in ... |
1c136f5b71e253f5fa3887469575b812 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danieleproch/2021/04/15/major-italian-clubs-want-lega-serie-a-president-paolo-dal-pino-out/ | Major Italian Clubs Want Lega Serie A President Paolo Dal Pino Out | Major Italian Clubs Want Lega Serie A President Paolo Dal Pino Out
STADIO OLIMPICO, ROME, ITALY - 2020/06/17: Paolo Dal Pino, president of Lega Serie A, looks on ... [+] during the awards ceremony at end of the Coppa Italia final football match between SSC Napoli and Juventus FC. SSC Napoli won 4-2 over Juventus FC aft... |
2e852abb9ed5f3f2bb898c7c3193a4ed | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danieleproch/2021/04/15/what-it-would-mean-for-as-roma-to-qualify-for-the-uefa-europa-league-semi-finals/ | What It Would Mean For AS Roma To Qualify For The UEFA Europa League Semifinals | What It Would Mean For AS Roma To Qualify For The UEFA Europa League Semifinals
ROM, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 27: (BILD ZEITUNG OUT) AS Roma Owner Dan Friedkin and Ryan Friedkin look on ... [+] prior to the Serie A match between AS Roma and Juventus at Olimpico on September 27, 2020 in Rom, Italy. (Photo by Matteo Ciambelli/D... |
b131f5748921a8d559b8c6aeb05dbe6c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danieleproch/2021/05/04/inter-milan-won-the-202021-serie-a-title-heres-how-much-italys-scudetto-is-worth/ | Inter Milan Won The 2020/21 Serie A Title: Here’s How Much Italy’s Scudetto Is Worth | Inter Milan Won The 2020/21 Serie A Title: Here’s How Much Italy’s Scudetto Is Worth
MILAN, ITALY - MAY 02: FC Internazionale fans celebrate winning the Serie A Scudetto Title on May ... [+] 02, 2021 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Mattia Pistoia#870251#51B ED/Getty Images) Getty Images
On Sunday afternoon, Inter Milan sec... |
d47aaaaf83307d2c68d9be874635f5ed | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2010/08/09/asbestos-is-a-good-lesson-for-bp-to-avoid/ | Asbestos Is A Good Lesson For BP -- To Avoid | Asbestos Is A Good Lesson For BP -- To Avoid
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BP's $20 billion oil-spill fund is a pre-emptive strike against plaintiff lawyers, an attempt to settle all conceivable claims from its Gulf of Mexico oil spill before they get to court. And it might just work, if BP can avoid getting dragged into a moras... |
db2570433487c2d43916dad0c1c46570 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2010/09/24/maryland-damages-cap-survives-in-horrific-drowning-case/ | Maryland Damages Cap Survives in Horrific Drowning Case | Maryland Damages Cap Survives in Horrific Drowning Case
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Maryland's highest court has refused to overturn that state's cap on pain and suffering awards, in a case that seemed tailor-made to eliminate them.
Connor Freed went to a Crofton, Md. country club with an adult family friend for a swim in June... |
20faac8abf4bb5d33b429425d1334234 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2010/10/04/doj-settlement-with-visa-shifts-incentives-war-to-merchants/ | DOJ Settlement With Visa Shifts Incentives War To Merchants | DOJ Settlement With Visa Shifts Incentives War To Merchants
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Visa and Mastercard settled an antitrust lawsuit by the Justice Department today by dropping rules that prohibited merchants from offering discounts and other goodies to customers who whip out lower-cost credit cards. That would be lower-co... |
d6937abedc51775b4af788ea8e726a6c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2010/10/18/virginia-ag-king-george-couldnt-do-what-obamacare-does/ | Virginia AG: King George Couldn't Do What Obamacare Does | Virginia AG: King George Couldn't Do What Obamacare Does
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Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli compared the Obama administration to King George in a passionate, pedantic and sometimes politically outre press conference following a federal court hearing on his st... |
7324fda2024dd6e48ff8b21a7f940d9b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2011/01/04/judge-allows-rico-suit-over-debt-collection-tactics-to-proceed/ | Judge Allows RICO Suit Over Debt-Collection Tactics To Proceed | Judge Allows RICO Suit Over Debt-Collection Tactics To Proceed
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A federal judge in New York has rejected attempts by Leucadia National and the debt-collection law firm Mel Harris & Associates to dismiss a class-action lawsuit accusing them of a racketeering schem... |
3441e56e27d2b016bf0c226fcf24acad | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2011/02/07/patton-boggs-accuses-chevron-lawyers-of-conspiracy/ | Patton Boggs Accuses Chevron Lawyers of Conspiracy | Patton Boggs Accuses Chevron Lawyers of Conspiracy
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Like a tag-team wrestling match that has gone on so long nobody cares who wins, the long-running battle between Chevron and lawyers who hope to negotiate a billion-dollar settlement over pollution in the Ecuador jungle has... |
f0481d48b8330da2f570c8c2be8a9dfd | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2011/02/17/contingency-fees-self-regulation-make-lawyering-expensive-for-us/ | Contingency Fees, Self-Regulation Make Lawyering Expensive For Us | Contingency Fees, Self-Regulation Make Lawyering Expensive For Us
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Lester Brickman almost single-handedly ripped the lid off of the high-volume processing and questionable legal tactics the asbestos bar has used to pry billions of dollars from manufacturers over t... |
12f7e7be46755363490a5510b5e77dba | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2011/03/14/judge-tosses-boeing-suit-after-confidential-witness-recants/ | Judge Tosses Boeing Suit After "Confidential Witness" Recants | Judge Tosses Boeing Suit After "Confidential Witness" Recants
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With so much stock-market volatility and thus companies to sue, it's understandable that class-action attorneys can feel a little overworked. That must explain why Robbins Geller, successor to the firm founded by convicted felon Bill Ler... |
cb16d4a7ab540b0723c54a5986a46b01 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2011/03/28/wal-mart-v-dukes-ask-courts-to-fix-the-world/ | Wal-Mart v. Dukes Ask Courts To Fix The World | Wal-Mart v. Dukes Ask Courts To Fix The World
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The U.S. Supreme Court tomorrow will hear arguments in Wal-Mart v. Dukes, a class action on behalf of 1.5 million women who allegedly suffered sex discrimination at the nation's largest retailer. Plaintiff lawyers say t... |
4e6c50b56797257518569c2303f61d25 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2011/05/13/why-the-times-is-wrong-about-att-class-action-case/ | Why The Times Is Wrong About AT&T Class Action Case | Why The Times Is Wrong About AT&T Class Action Case
The New York Times has a gut-wrenching editorial today about AT&T vs. Conception, the recent decision in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld contracts that force consumers to settle their disputes in arbitration.
Calling the decision a "devastating blow to consume... |
418049cfb4d84d537dc4f3aee5b15b26 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2011/06/20/supreme-court-dumps-wal-mart-sex-discrimination-class-action/ | Supreme Court Dumps Wal-Mart Sex-Discrimination Class Action | Supreme Court Dumps Wal-Mart Sex-Discrimination Class Action
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The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a massive class action on behalf of 1.5 million female Wal-Mart employees, saying there was no way a single court proceeding could determine whether they were all victims of sex discrimination.
In a decision... |
ed6c1b526f49f5024200c2a99ae80d4e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2011/07/11/filmmaker-takes-on-lawyers-with-chambers-help/ | Filmmaker Takes On Lawyers - With Chamber's Help | Filmmaker Takes On Lawyers - With Chamber's Help
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For an entertaining look at the unethical practices and outright fraud that all too often lurk beneath mass tort cases, check out "InJustice," a documentary airing at 10 p.m. tonight on the ReelzChannel. My boss Steve Forbes call... |
cd7d171cbab77eb1d6cc91d36c114b1b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2011/07/28/malpractice-suits-plunge-in-wake-of-mississippi-tort-reforms/ | Malpractice Suits Plunge In Wake of Mississippi Tort Reforms | Malpractice Suits Plunge In Wake of Mississippi Tort Reforms
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A new study of medical malpractice litigation in Mississippi suggests caps on pain and suffering awards and other reforms had a dramatic impact on lawsuits against doctors in that state.
The study in... |
32476d16f67f3f51b8feaef34368305b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2011/08/11/google-jumps-into-online-law-business-with-rocket-lawyer/ | Google Jumps Into Online-Law Business With Rocket Lawyer | Google Jumps Into Online-Law Business With Rocket Lawyer
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Traditional lawyers may not like it, but venture capitalists are pouring money into one of the last industries to resist commoditization on the Web. Google Ventures today announced it is part of a group that infused $18.5 million into Rocket L... |
a6847e18baf1bcf8cb4586a957073ee3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2011/09/26/sleeper-case-asks-whether-plaintiffs-can-sue-without-an-injury/ | "Sleeper" Case Asks Whether Plaintiffs Can Sue Without An Injury | "Sleeper" Case Asks Whether Plaintiffs Can Sue Without An Injury
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A case scheduled to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court this fall could determine whether lawyers can file a vast new wave of lawsuits on behalf of consumers who haven't actually suffered any damages... |
22aa9bd5e8e32b7cd2f974974723b5bb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2011/11/01/a-doctor-muses-on-the-selfishness-of-altruism/ | A Doctor Muses On The Selfishness Of Altruism | A Doctor Muses On The Selfishness Of Altruism
Sometimes you come across a piece of writing so good, you just want to hang it up and become a plumber instead. The speech below, delivered to the Yale Medical School class of 2011, is one of those. The writer is Frank Bia, medical director at Americares, the Stamford, Conn... |
fa4e6f4e4590ed33bde427bbd2cb33c6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2012/01/19/as-icahn-circles-lightsquared-lashes-out-at-gps-critics/ | As Icahn Circles, LightSquared Lashes Out At GPS Critics | As Icahn Circles, LightSquared Lashes Out At GPS Critics
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that hedge-fund billionaire Phil Falcone, already under siege by the Securities and Exchange Commission, has something new to worry about: Vulture investor Carl Icahn is buying up de... |
eedb08b52681422a3781b918dbe18214 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2012/01/22/sunday-times-offers-food-for-thought-on-gas-capital-and-unions/ | Sunday Times Offers Food For Thought On Gas, Capital And Unions | Sunday Times Offers Food For Thought On Gas, Capital And Unions
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It's always fun to read the Sunday New York Times, both for its enterprising reporting and the things reporters either leave out or don't think to ask in the first place.
Take the excellent Page One story on why ... |
85570dbc0c60b56ef109ac242453e684 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2012/02/09/states-feds-to-announce-25-billion-mortgage-settlement/ | Here's What's In The $25 Billion Mortgage Settlement | Here's What's In The $25 Billion Mortgage Settlement
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State attorneys general and the federal government today announced a $25 billion settlement with five of the biggest mortgage lenders over a laundry list of improprieties from "robosigning" foreclosure documents to failing to... |
d93d89c8946cf3d11d44c16346aa0880 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2012/03/23/obamacare-supreme-court-what-employers-are-watching/ | As Supreme Court Hears ObamaCare Arguments, What Employers Are Watching | As Supreme Court Hears ObamaCare Arguments, What Employers Are Watching
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday will begin three days of hearings over the fate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. The court has a variety ... |
84260ac6f89be8fd0e8ffb18fc0e99f3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2012/06/13/easterbrook-strikes-again-slamming-flimsy-derivative-suit/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter | Easterbrook Strikes Again, Slamming Flimsy Derivative Suit | Easterbrook Strikes Again, Slamming Flimsy Derivative Suit
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Ted Frank of the Center for Class Action Fairness has won another challenge to a settlement that would have benefited lawyers at the expense of their purported clients, investors. In his typical tart language, Judge Frank Easterbrook o... |
dad39d14a2aba926b6387a3d815a8800 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2012/06/20/d-c-court-ruling-makes-life-tougher-for-patent-trolls/ | D.C. Court Ruling Makes Life Tougher For Patent Trolls | D.C. Court Ruling Makes Life Tougher For Patent Trolls
Copy this and you'll get sued. (Photo credit: Michael Neubert) Congress addressed some of the most irritating habits of patent trolls -- including firing shotgun litigation at multiple defendants and dragging them into inconvenient jurisdictions like East Texa... |
d65a3b5f20569c3d1afa62562bbc5189 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2012/06/28/inside-the-obamacare-ruling-how-roberts-got-a-majority/ | Inside the Obamacare Ruling: How Roberts Got A Majority | Inside the Obamacare Ruling: How Roberts Got A Majority
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The Supreme Court's decision today upholding the Affordable Care Act is really the decision of Chief Justice John Roberts. Large parts of it, including his lengthy attack on the constitutionality of the individua... |
6379a23aeafe7c8ce0199bab539e303e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2012/06/28/roberts-upholds-obamacare-and-the-courts-authority-too/ | Roberts Upholds Obamacare, And The Court's Authority, Too | Roberts Upholds Obamacare, And The Court's Authority, Too
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The Supreme Court's decision upholding the Affordable Care Act is as convoluted and fractured as the politics surrounding the mammoth law itself.
Chief Justice John Roberts cobbled together a narrow majority f... |
7f1e572ff4af37ff205a956fcb8ac2d9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2012/07/24/wal-marts-swipe-fees-are-a-political-weapon-against-visa/ | Wal-Mart's 'Swipe Fees' Are A Political Weapon Against Visa | Wal-Mart's 'Swipe Fees' Are A Political Weapon Against Visa
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In its news release condemning the proposed $7.25 billion antitrust settlement with Visa and MasterCard, Wal-Mart makes it sound like it's all about the consumer. The world's biggest retailer refers to "hidden swipe fees" that "cost c... |
e7f65ed7898c499394ea8d5973dd9420 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2012/08/10/supreme-court-to-decide-whether-floating-house-is-really-a-boat/ | Supreme Court To Decide Whether Floating House Is Really A Boat | Supreme Court To Decide Whether Floating House Is Really A Boat
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As yachts go, Fane Lozman's vessel was no Queen Mary. First of all, the two-story, 60-foot boat had no name, motor or way of being steered. She drew only 10 inches of water and had glass French doors on three... |
2dd03644bef20961c2991d51179007d8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2012/08/23/the-tiny-tv-broadcaster-that-cable-and-internet-giants-are-trying-to-kill/ | The Tiny TV Broadcaster That Cable And Internet Giants Are Trying To Kill | The Tiny TV Broadcaster That Cable And Internet Giants Are Trying To Kill
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Sky Angel's satellite farm outside Chattanooga, Tenn. looks like any cable-television headend--down to the gray-haired engineer who strides out of the electronics shed sporting a short-sleeved dress shirt, narrow tie and ... |
90b18782911ee158f70fd70a279a9fe7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2013/01/22/canada-tried-registering-long-guns-and-gave-up/?sh=7a4199f5a1b9 | Canada Tried Registering Long Guns -- And Gave Up | Canada Tried Registering Long Guns -- And Gave Up
One persistent suggestion in the post-Newtown conversation about gun control is a law requiring the registration of all guns, even so-called "long guns" like the rifle Adam Lanza used in the school killings. Lost in the discussion: Canada tried it and gave up, discoveri... |
3bd6f07078e0bb6f58e68139eea74bab | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2013/01/28/chevron-says-plaintiffs-offered-ecuador-judge-500000-for-verdict/ | Chevron Says Plaintiffs Offered Ecuador Judge $500,000 For Verdict | Chevron Says Plaintiffs Offered Ecuador Judge $500,000 For Verdict
Lawyer Pablo Fajardo in perhaps a premature celebration. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via... [+] @daylife)
Chevron dropped another evidentiary bombshell in its long-running battle against lawyers suing it over toxic waste in the Ecuador jungle, a swo... |
62536695201b1779d10ef5ce006e8840 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2013/04/03/muni-bankruptcies-set-up-war-between-pensioners-and-bondholders/ | Muni Bankruptcies Set Up War Between Pensioners And Bondholders | Muni Bankruptcies Set Up War Between Pensioners And Bondholders
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In his order this week allowing Stockton, Calif. to enter into bankruptcy proceedings, Judge Christopher Klein admitted he was heading into uncharted territory.
The city's biggest debt ... |
ec20acf79e325b834600f0e20cd192a6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2013/05/22/fortress-is-betting-on-bill-collectors-with-mortgage-servicer-nationstar/ | Fortress Is Betting On Bill Collectors With Mortgage Servicer Nationstar | Fortress Is Betting On Bill Collectors With Mortgage Servicer Nationstar
When it comes to bad timing, few investments hold a candle to Fortress Investment Group's July 2006 purchase of a subprime lender in Lewisville, Tex. now called Nationstar Mortgage. Barely a year after the New York private equity firm plunked down... |
5978bad416764e82511444503066f80c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2013/05/25/manufacturers-hope-scotus-takes-up-the-case-of-the-smelly-washer/ | Manufacturers Hope SCOTUS Takes Up The Case Of The Smelly Washer | Manufacturers Hope SCOTUS Takes Up The Case Of The Smelly Washer
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After Congress mandated new efficiency standards for washing machines in 2001, manufacturers responded. They retooled their factories to sell new front-loading washers, which use half as much water as their t... |
4f29d9153e37d88bcd894e439ef7b5e6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2013/06/07/the-supreme-court-has-to-decide-how-much-information-is-too-much/ | After PRISM: How Much Surveillance Is Too Much? The Supreme Court Has To Decide | After PRISM: How Much Surveillance Is Too Much? The Supreme Court Has To Decide
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“Everyone is guilty of something or has something to conceal. All one has to do is look hard enough to find what it is.” -- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
This week's revelations that the... |
7ee668103ea727b5ff5c009e567cc885 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2013/06/17/supreme-court-takes-up-challenge-to-disparate-impact-discrimination-theory/ | Supreme Court Takes Up Challenge To Disparate-Impact Discrimination Theory | Supreme Court Takes Up Challenge To Disparate-Impact Discrimination Theory
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The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to hear a challenge to one of the the Obama administration's most potent anti-discrimination tools, the statistics-based method known as disparate impact.
The case, Mt. Holly Gardens ... |
3a8397309731bb05437addfe7600f2d6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2013/10/22/detroit-again-tops-list-of-most-dangerous-cities-but-crime-rate-dips/ | Detroit Again Tops List Of Most Dangerous Cities, As Crime Rate Dips | Detroit Again Tops List Of Most Dangerous Cities, As Crime Rate Dips
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It should be no surprise Detroit tops the Forbes list of the Most Dangerous Cities this year for ... |
41c09b999dfa285feb56fbe6a7ddccec | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2013/11/01/whistleblower-case-rumbles-on-against-pipemaker-long-after-u-s-drops-out/ | Whistleblower Case Rumbles On Against Pipemaker, Long After U.S. Drops Out | Whistleblower Case Rumbles On Against Pipemaker, Long After U.S. Drops Out
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A California jury soon will decide a whistleblower lawsuit that has rumbled on for years against the world’s largest PVC pipe manufacturer even after the federal government and several states... |
d29ba48a17e674b000c20526b0d36df9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2013/11/27/how-to-play-the-next-phase-of-the-shale-boom/ | How To Play The Shale Boom's Next Phase | How To Play The Shale Boom's Next Phase
A Cabot frack site in northeastern Pa. (Credit: David Yellen for Forbes)
The low-pitched thrum of natural-gas-fired engines vibrates across the rural valley in Pennsylvania's Susquehanna County, where Cabot Oil & Gas is drilling a new well to tap the Marcellus shale formation... |
a44a6633f8477982b00c0c8e87d240be | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2013/12/16/rampant-food-disability-lawsuits-land-california-atop-judicial-hellholes-list/ | Rampant Food, Disability Lawsuits Land California Atop `Judicial Hellholes' List | Rampant Food, Disability Lawsuits Land California Atop `Judicial Hellholes' List
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News flash: Madison, County, Ill. is no longer the nation’s worst place for corporations to find themselves in court.
California took top honors in the American Tort Refo... |
44d19fafcc5cf420696e71cb3ed65259 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2013/12/19/slumlords-are-the-big-winners-in-california-judges-1-billion-lead-paint-ruling/ | Slumlords Are The Big Winners In California Judge's $1 Billion Lead-Paint Ruling | Slumlords Are The Big Winners In California Judge's $1 Billion Lead-Paint Ruling
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The judge who ordered several companies to pay $1.1 billion to clean up lead paint in California homes wants to steer most of the money toward repairs, rewarding property owners who neglecte... |
3b584f6ac5e16fec08a1a235349e0afd | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2014/01/10/judge-slashes-asbestos-liability-in-garlock-bankruptcy-to-125-million/ | Judge Slashes Asbestos Liability In Garlock Bankruptcy To $125 Million | Judge Slashes Asbestos Liability In Garlock Bankruptcy To $125 Million
A bankruptcy judge slashed by 90% the amount gasket manufacturer Garlock Sealing Technologies owes asbestos plaintiffs, citing the widespread practice of lawyers to inflate claims against the company by withholding evidence their clients were expose... |
f0c6887ae2d96a133da5a2ab934c1eea | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2014/01/15/net-neutrality-decision-welcome-to-the-singles-bar-youtube/ | Net Neutrality Decision: Welcome To The Singles Bar, YouTube | Net Neutrality Decision: Welcome To The Singles Bar, YouTube
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The federal appeals-court decision gutting the Federal Communications Commission's "net neutrality" rules leaves online content providers like Netflix and Google's YouTube in the position of male patrons at an old-fashioned s... |
e023cd5ce958008ebeacaad2bbfbb534 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2014/03/07/what-airlines-the-mafia-and-the-law-of-unintended-consequences-can-teach-us-about-net-neutrality/ | What Airlines, The Mafia And The Law Of Unintended Consequences Can Teach Us About Net Neutrality | What Airlines, The Mafia And The Law Of Unintended Consequences Can Teach Us About Net Neutrality
`Net neutrality' is a loaded term that means different things to different people. For companies whose business model relies on using somebody else's Internet network as a distribution system, it means maintaining the Web ... |
7317177fba6d2528b315dc9be45f8cb1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2014/03/12/president-vows-to-expand-overtime-pay-but-will-workers-see-any-benefit/ | President Vows To Expand Overtime Pay, But Will Workers See Any Benefit? | President Vows To Expand Overtime Pay, But Will Workers See Any Benefit?
The New York Times reports President Obama will use his executive powers to expand the pool of workers covered by mandatory overtime regulations, potentially pulling millions of employees out of management status and into the class of workers who ... |
d80036c91e798dcc882052412b949121 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2014/03/20/supreme-court-to-decide-fate-of-software-patents-or-maybe-not/ | Supreme Court To Decide Fate Of Software Patents -- Or Maybe Not | Supreme Court To Decide Fate Of Software Patents -- Or Maybe Not
On March 31 the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a lawsuit that will decide the future of software patents. Or not.
One of the many inscrutable questions swirling around Alice Corp. vs. CLS Bank – aside from how Alice Corp. managed to get a patent on... |
786d2e1fda9a836c9ede6383d0ed173d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2014/03/25/lexmark-may-be-liable-for-attacking-printer-cartridge-rivals-supreme-court-says/ | Lexmark May Be Liable For Attacking Printer-Cartridge Rivals, Supreme Court Says | Lexmark May Be Liable For Attacking Printer-Cartridge Rivals, Supreme Court Says
Lexmark may have crossed the line into false advertising when it told manufacturers of refurbished ink cartridges that it was illegal for them to use microchips designed to allow them to operate in Lexmark printers, the U.S. Supreme Court ... |
0c19ce9c3b924726f88d229eebf39bb5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2014/03/27/plaintiff-lawyers-fight-manufacturers-lonely-quest-to-open-asbestos-claims-files/ | Manufacturer's Lonely Quest To Open Asbestos Claims Files Gains Strength | Manufacturer's Lonely Quest To Open Asbestos Claims Files Gains Strength
The American philosopher William James once observed that real scientific breakthroughs are achieved by “the born geniuses” who “let themselves be worried and fascinated” by exceptions to widely held theories about how the world works. They chase ... |
c6d2fc9cfc0fc46292f56fa9453c6544 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2014/06/02/supreme-court-slaps-loose-business-method-patents-federal-circuit-in-rulings/ | Supreme Court Slaps Loose Business-Method Patents, Federal Circuit In Rulings | Supreme Court Slaps Loose Business-Method Patents, Federal Circuit In Rulings
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down two sharp rebukes to the specialized appeals court that hears patent cases today, including a decision that could make it easier to defend against loosely drafted business-method patents.
The high court, in ... |
2f7b2fa5ee3c6cc90181eac0c90ee9bc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2014/06/10/is-delaware-law-a-favor-to-plaintiff-lawyers-or-protection-for-capitalists/ | Is Delaware Law A Favor To Plaintiff Lawyers, Or Shareholder Protection? | Is Delaware Law A Favor To Plaintiff Lawyers, Or Shareholder Protection?
A proposed law that would reverse a Delaware Supreme Court decision allowing "loser pays" provisions in corporate bylaws has encountered strong opposition in the state legislature as critics say it would remove a powerful tool for cutting down on ... |
f2ddfc4959aa68a8320f56785c02dccb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2014/06/25/aereo-loses-big-as-supreme-court-calls-it-equivalent-to-cable-tv/ | Aereo Loses Big As Supreme Court Calls It Equivalent To Cable TV | Aereo Loses Big As Supreme Court Calls It Equivalent To Cable TV
Aereo, the Barry Diller-backed startup that thought it found a way around copyright laws by giving every subscriber their own dime-sized television antenna mounted in a server rack, was dealt a potentially fatal blow by the U.S. Supreme Court in a decisio... |
dee32c9a36aea0aa189610d69d3f0d63 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2014/06/30/supreme-court-rejects-mandatory-union-dues-for-home-health-aides/ | Public-Sector Unions Survive Supreme Court Review, Barely | Public-Sector Unions Survive Supreme Court Review, Barely
Home-health workers in Illinois got a reprieve from a state law that required them to pay union dues, as the U.S. Supreme Court came within inches of reversing the precedent that allowed mandatory public-sector unions in the first place.
The high court, in Harri... |
dd7793221ad55859434060d6378a93a4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2014/07/31/uk-commission-takes-a-pass-on-u-s-style-whistleblower-bounties/ | UK Commission Takes A Pass On U.S.-Style Whistleblower Bounties | UK Commission Takes A Pass On U.S.-Style Whistleblower Bounties
A commission formed by the Bank of England and the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has concluded that it would be a bad idea to import the U.S. system of offering rich bounties to whistleblowers, because the practice doesn't help the government uncover m... |
7f355f9d297e31ea098431fb3ed5b87e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2014/12/05/whoops-no-plaintiff-as-apple-tells-court-ipod-owner-isnt-in-class-she-represents/ | Whoops! No Plaintiff! Apple Tells Court iPod Owner Isn't In Class She Represents | Whoops! No Plaintiff! Apple Tells Court iPod Owner Isn't In Class She Represents
Apple lawyers have informed the court hearing a $350 million class-action lawsuit over iPod music software that plaintiff lawyers might have a serious problem: Their lead clients don't own the products they're suing over. The San Jose Mer... |
54335ad204bbe52bdfedb0ec3588540e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2014/12/23/whos-protecting-the-clients-when-lawyers-collude-on-fees/ | Who's Protecting The Clients When Lawyers Collude On Fees? | Who's Protecting The Clients When Lawyers Collude On Fees?
Last year some of the world’s leading private equity firms including Blackstone, Carlyle, TPG and Bain Capital agreed to pay almost $600 million to settle claims they colluded in “club deals” to avoid bidding against each other and paying too much for target co... |
ee0407bcd601202e3335c8a6961f1e13 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2015/03/12/united-technologies-looks-at-ditching-sikorsky-to-achieve-flight-velocity/ | United Technologies May Ditch Sikorsky To Achieve Flight Velocity | United Technologies May Ditch Sikorsky To Achieve Flight Velocity
When I interviewed former United Technologies Chairman Louis Chênevert in December 2013, I asked if he planned to sell Sikorsky, the venerable UTC division famous for making Black Hawk helicopters and Marine One, the President’s personal ride.
“Absol... |
ffcf6b4f8c033eaca19458edb0964c24 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2015/03/27/insurer-claims-asbestos-fraud-tainted-pittsburgh-corning-bankruptcy/ | Insurer Claims Asbestos Fraud Tainted Pittsburgh Corning Bankruptcy | Insurer Claims Asbestos Fraud Tainted Pittsburgh Corning Bankruptcy
An insurer that was required to help fund the $3 billion bankruptcy of Pittsburgh Corning has filed court papers seeking the case to be reopened, saying "pervasive fraudulent conduct" by asbestos plaintiff lawyers tainted the proceedings.
The filin... |
57a53e3b0151c3e789c679e7eea9d3fb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2015/04/09/calling-white-house-disingenuous-judge-refuses-to-lift-injunction-on-immigration-plan/ | Calling White House `Disingenuous,' Judge Refuses To Lift Injunction On Immigration Plan | Calling White House `Disingenuous,' Judge Refuses To Lift Injunction On Immigration Plan
A federal judge's ruling blocking the Obama administration's plan to give extended residency permits to millions of illegal immigrants includes harsh criticism of government lawyers who, he said, misled him to his face in a Januar... |
f60c46ec7ec6a58ede1abf0b56e1b474 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2015/04/27/supreme-court-to-decide-whether-plaintiffs-can-sue-without-an-injury/ | Supreme Court To Decide Whether Plaintiffs Can Sue Without An Injury | Supreme Court To Decide Whether Plaintiffs Can Sue Without An Injury
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal of a closely watched case that could decide whether class-action lawyers can pursue lawsuits on behalf of plaintiffs who haven't suffered any actual damages.
The case, Spokeo v. Robins,is an appeal of a... |
9a81969765d3feffaf155ceea3f58e15 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2015/07/10/uber-case-may-hinge-on-whether-drivers-want-to-be-in-it/ | Uber Case May Hinge On What The Drivers Want | Uber Case May Hinge On What The Drivers Want
The lawyer who claims to represent thousands of Uber drivers in California is clear on how her case should proceed, and it's not by a vote of her supposed clients.
Boston attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan filed the case under the names of three Uber drivers who say they should ... |
84dfb00d89e322fb92ce242616aca46a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2015/07/30/obama-administration-gambles-on-supreme-court-review-of-insider-trading-case/ | Obama Administration Gambles On Supreme Court Review Of Insider-Trading Case | Obama Administration Gambles On Supreme Court Review Of Insider-Trading Case
The Obama administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an appeals-court decision that seriously weakened the ability of the government to prosecute insider-trading cases.
The U.S. Solicitor General, in a petition for certiorari, ... |
6a90a39965ef55a9a4a6d84547c4cfff | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2015/08/03/obamas-clean-power-plan-is-a-special-interests-salad-bar/ | Obama's Clean Power Plan Is A Salad Bar For Special Interests | Obama's Clean Power Plan Is A Salad Bar For Special Interests
Whatever else it accomplishes, President Obama's Clean Power Plan will achieve one important goal in Washington: Generating lots of work for lawyers and lobbyists.
Announcing the plan Monday, the president said "the special interests and their allies in Cong... |
ccb7b790ccd9df47aa00025e90d6ba06 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2015/08/04/american-express-settlement-collapses-amid-charges-of-collusion/ | American Express Settlement Collapses Amid Charges Of Collusion | American Express Settlement Collapses Amid Charges Of Collusion
A proposed settlement with American Express over merchant fees collapsed after a number of retailers including Wal-Mart, 7-Eleven, Barnes & Noble , Costco, Lowes and Target objected to it and the judge overseeing the case discovered the lead att... |
7850e30df28a82614b8856ed48cc5473 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2015/08/17/nlrb-punts-on-northwestern-union/ | NLRB Says Northwestern Football Players Can't Unionize. Are They Employees? Maybe. | NLRB Says Northwestern Football Players Can't Unionize. Are They Employees? Maybe.
The National Labor Relations Board declined jurisdiction over the question of whether Northwestern University football players could form a union, sidestepping a case that could have brought even more pressure on Obama administration off... |
1ffd6932c65b751609d3512d34f9116d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2015/09/10/west-virginia-tops-list-of-worst-states-for-litigation-2015/ | West Virginia Tops List Of Worst States For Litigation 2015 | West Virginia Tops List Of Worst States For Litigation 2015
A tradition of coal mining, industrial accidents and pro-plaintiff courts help put West Virginia at... [+] the bottom of the Worst States for Litigation. (Photo by Luke Sharrett/Getty Images)
West Virginia courts have a well-deserved reputation for favoring pl... |
8f08c7077ceaf5428091f5e0bb17a117 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2015/09/22/volkswagen-owners-emissions-recall/ | Why Many VW Owners May Not Get Their Emissions Controls Fixed | Why Many VW Owners May Not Get Their Emissions Controls Fixed
Volkswagen’s chief executive, Martin Winterkorn, says it’s his “first priority” to fix whatever coding lurks inside the computers in some 11 million diesel cars so they can’t cheat on emissions-testing systems any more.
That will mean a big recall, and as I ... |
6d1a695bfee606a8658d9f215b6cc7ab | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2015/10/05/train-accident-plaintiff-crashes-in-first-supreme-court-argument-of-fall-term/ | Train-Accident Plaintiff Crashes In First Supreme Court Argument Of Fall Term | Train-Accident Plaintiff Crashes In First Supreme Court Argument Of Fall Term
The case of a woman who sued in the U.S. over injuries she suffered getting on a train in Vienna derailed at the U.S. Supreme Court today, as the court's most liberal justices joined in criticizing the idea the Austrian national railway coul... |
c88cac413398efdc7ac1002645fbd9c0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2015/10/27/lawyers-bump-advertising-spending-to-890-million-in-quest-for-clients/ | Lawyers Bump Advertising Spending To $890 Million In Quest For Clients | Lawyers Bump Advertising Spending To $890 Million In Quest For Clients
The phrase “San Antonio car wreck attorney” is the most expensive search string on the Web, at $670 per click, followed by “Accident attorney Riverside CA ,” at $626. In fact, 23 of the 25 most expensive search terms involve lawyers and litigatio... |
8ebe7b246b313fd1778a5d1c62f85553 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2015/11/08/arbitration-vs-litigation-its-not-an-either-or-proposition/ | Arbitration vs. Litigation: It's Not An Either-Or Proposition | Arbitration vs. Litigation: It's Not An Either-Or Proposition
The New York Times drew a lot of criticism, from me and others, for its three-part series on arbitration that largely ignored the wealthy special-interest group that opposes arbitration the most: Class-action lawyers.
In an editorial today the Times repeats ... |
3f95e5aaf60f99edff911c8f8ea855cf | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2015/12/16/markets-yawn-at-fed-rate-hike-but-watch-for-litigation-anyway/ | Markets Yawn At Fed Rate Hike, But Watch For Litigation Anyway | Markets Yawn At Fed Rate Hike, But Watch For Litigation Anyway
So Janet Yellen has spoken, the Fed has raised its target for the benchmark interest rate by 25-50 basis points, and the market has responded with a yawn.
That doesn't mean that further turmoil -- and expensive litigation -- isn't brewing in the background.... |
4d1a1bdcdf455e242ac5fbc0e0a88c7f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2016/01/04/the-30-under-30-law-policy-list-run-the-gamut-from-cyber-policy-to-presidential-campaigns/ | White House Advisors, Tech Leaders And Politicos Dominate Law & Policy 30 Under 30 List | White House Advisors, Tech Leaders And Politicos Dominate Law & Policy 30 Under 30 List
By Christopher Denhart and Corinne Jurney, with Avik Roy and Daniel Fisher
White House technology advisors and legal experts for private companies including Facebook and FanDuel are among the young stars whose accomplishments la... |
1b1a95d5b96081c98449552ae08acbb0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2016/01/08/7-8-million-fee-for-lawyers-7-cent-check-for-one-lucky-class-member/ | $7.8 Million Fee For Lawyers, 7-Cent Check For One Lucky Class Member | $7.8 Million Fee For Lawyers, 7-Cent Check For One Lucky Class Member
Don't get Tommy Leonardi wrong: He's no lawyer-hating opponent of class actions. In fact he thinks class actions probably do some good by deterring companies from misbehaving, and lawyers should be paid for bringing them.
But he's still puzzled at th... |
2c2891905c6581eb14956bd24657957d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2016/01/20/the-next-great-investment-idea-somebody-elses-lawsuit/ | The Next Great Investment Idea? Somebody Else's Lawsuit | The Next Great Investment Idea? Somebody Else's Lawsuit
Mighty's Joshua Schwadron: Arming plaintiffs with cash to battle insurance companies. (Photo by... [+] David Yellen for FORBES)
With investors starved for yield and unnerved by volatility, Mighty Group Inc. offers a tantalizing proposition: earn 25% to 30% interes... |
552f93c5d94148d35c7b46203ece17e6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2016/02/24/time-for-a-tune-up-of-rules-driving-uber-lyft-litigation/ | Time For A Tune-Up Of Rules Driving Uber, Lyft Litigation | Time For A Tune-Up Of Rules Driving Uber, Lyft Litigation
As the “gig” economy becomes more ingrained in our lives, innovation in the 21st century workplace is increasingly constrained by a dilapidated 20th century legal regime. Exhibits A and B: class action lawsuits in California against Lyft and Uber. Although Uber ... |
33d1d4d9c93b6f937da3e791224e6d8f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2016/03/14/supreme-court-should-tell-ftc-on-antitrust/ | Supreme Court Should Tell FTC To Listen To Economists, Not Competitors On Antitrust | Supreme Court Should Tell FTC To Listen To Economists, Not Competitors On Antitrust
Nearly 40 years ago the Supreme Court took notice of the body of antitrust law Judge Robert Bork had accurately described as an incoherent intellectual backwater and did not like what it saw. Antitrust had become little more than a play... |
cf9f65a630f1116bf2e290608e95e9d3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2016/03/21/justices-ask-why-here-in-reynolds-case-not-are-you-serious/ | Justices Ask `Why Here?' In Reynolds Case, Not `Are You Serious?' | Justices Ask `Why Here?' In Reynolds Case, Not `Are You Serious?'
As expected, few details emerged today at the U.S. Supreme Court about the vast global conspiracy that 26 European nations accuse RJR Reynolds of orchestrating. The main mystery was why they sued in U.S. court under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt O... |
39f881616f2634cb6e49168fdbcb104b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2016/03/22/class-action-foes-lose-a-big-one-as-court-affirms-tyson-foods-wage-case/ | Class-Action Foes Lose A Big One As Court Affirms Tyson Foods Wage Case | Class-Action Foes Lose A Big One As Court Affirms Tyson Foods Wage Case
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to throw out a class-action verdict against Tyson Foods over the time workers spent donning and doffing protective gear, dashing hopes of conservatives who saw the case as a key test of the validity of "trial by f... |
638c313b3d94f2fe7b291705755c7ca2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2016/03/23/burford-group-has-100-million-year-as-it-buys-pools-of-lawsuits/ | Burford Capital Has $100 Million Year As It Buys Pools Of Lawsuits | Burford Capital Has $100 Million Year As It Buys Pools Of Lawsuits
Burford Capital, the publicly traded litigation-finance firm, reported revenue climbed 26% to more than $100 million in 2015 as it accelerated its shift from investing in single lawsuits to purchasing entire portfolios of litigation from big law firms a... |
e29dbce43a866fb3ffc584b915c1099f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2016/05/27/bank-of-america-discovers-the-difference-between-lying-and-bs-1-2-billion/ | Bank of America Discovers The Difference Between Lying And BS: $1.2 Billion | Bank of America Discovers The Difference Between Lying And BS: $1.2 Billion
In his surprise 2005 bestseller “On Bull—t,” retired Princeton philosopher Harry Frankfurt explored the difference between what is commonly referred to as BS from the more serious sin of lying. A BS’er, Frankfurt wrote, has complete disregard f... |
93af4ebd4f0f5433ebb4c5dfe956af9e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2016/06/14/net-neutrality-survives-court-challenge-and-broadband-becomes-a-utility/ | Court Approves Net Neutrality Rules, Making Broadband A Utility | Court Approves Net Neutrality Rules, Making Broadband A Utility
A Washington appeals court approved the Federal Communications Commission's "net neutrality" rules, affirming the Obama administration's plan to sweep large parts of the Internet into a 1930s regulatory structure originally designed for the telephone syste... |
c87b2a51fb4a4ab77cf3afb7cda017cb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2016/06/30/supreme-court-session-promised-much-delivered-little-to-business/ | Supreme Court Session Promised Much, Delivered Little To Business | Supreme Court Session Promised Much, Delivered Little To Business
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered little in the way of relief or certainty to businesses in the session ended this week, punting on several highly anticipated cases, including challenges to class-action procedure, and deadlocking on others after Justice A... |
371836d9fcc85637c4f724aa7ee5d167 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2016/07/18/if-hillary-wins-heres-how-a-liberal-supreme-court-may-rule/ | If Hillary Wins, Here's How A Liberal Supreme Court May Rule | If Hillary Wins, Here's How A Liberal Supreme Court May Rule
Her real power may be at the Supreme Court. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
A multi-decade effort by conservatives to reshape the U.S. Supreme Court would be finished if Hillary Clinton wins the White House. She'd have the opportunity to nominate at leas... |
e66f8a2632379744f793eb25f77d560a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2016/08/02/lawyers-flee-delaware-as-judges-crack-down-on-deal-tax-suits/ | M&A Lawsuits Plunge As Delaware Judges Make Them Harder To Settle | M&A Lawsuits Plunge As Delaware Judges Make Them Harder To Settle
Monetary incentives work. Lawyers who used to file suits over more than 90% of mergers and acquisitions valued at more than $100 million have scaled back their litigation, not because those deals are less fraudulent but because Delaware judges have made ... |
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