Skadden / Arps / Slate / Meagher & Flom LLP / PLAINTIFFS / Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP / M&A LITIGATION Andrew J. Pincus / Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. / Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP SECURITIES / THE FOOD INDUSTRY A / Mayer Brown LLP / Dickstein Shapiro LLP / Christopher J. Allen Dickstein Shapiro LLP / Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP / /
Continent
America / /
Event
Legal Issues / Environmental Issue / /
Facility
U.S. Chamber Institute / BAR IS AGGRESSIVELY ATTEMPTING TO IDENTIFY NEW TARGETS FOR MASS TORT LITIGATION Some / Chamber Institute / /
IndustryTerm
technology allowing / biotechnology / law licenses / tort law / healthcare / litigation systems / energy firms / food / healthcare industry / pharmaceutical arena / energy drink makers / pharmaceutical makers / helmet manufacturers / health insurance / energy providers / pharmaceutical industries / generic products / /
Organization
West Virginia Supreme Court / state attorneys general-plaintiffs’ lawyer alliance / Supreme Court / Growing State Attorneys General Alliance / Permission Office / Congress / AUTHORITY OF CONTINGENCY FEE COUNSEL HIRED BY STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL / federal government / UN Court / U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform / National Football League / /
Person
Scott Lindlaw / Jordan M. Schwartz / Karol A. Kepchar / John H. Beisner / Peter B. Hutt II / Stan Chesley / Jessica D. Miller / Bill Lerach / Bethany Gorlin / Mark Behrens / James L. Stengel / Fred Baron / Emily C. Johnson / Cary Silverman / Bernard Nash / Ron Motley / Andrew J. Pincus / Deborah P. Kelly / Rob McKenna / Stephanie Sharron / Dickie Scruggs / David T. Schur / Phil Goldberg / Mel Weiss / Victor E. Schwartz / / /
The New Lawsuit Ecosystem Trends, Targets and Players OCTOBER 2013