Issue Resource

The business community needs to be aware of the latest trends in litigation.  So what are they?  At the 12th Annual Legal Reform Summit on October 26, 2011, we posed that question to several key practitioners.  This brief 3-minute video includes the responses of John H. Beisner, Practice Co-Leader, Mass Torts/Insurance Litigation Practice Area, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; The Honorable Thurbert E. Baker, Former Attorney General of Georgia, and Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge; Katherine L. Adams, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Honeywell International, Inc.; and Lisa S. Blatt, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP.

At the 12th Annual Legal Reform Summit on October 26, 2011, Katherine L. Adams, the Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Honeywell International, Inc., took part in a panel discussion entitled "Trends We Don't Want To Continue: A Look at the Latest Lawsuits and Theories from The Trial Bar." In this video, she provides an overview of the panel discussion.

Following his panel at the 12th Annual Legal Reform Summit, former U.S. Solicitor General Paul D. Clement, a partner at Bancroft PLLC, briefly summarizes the key Supreme Court cases of interest to business.

The Honorable Thurbert E. Baker, the former attorney general of Georgia and a partner at McKenna Long & Aldridge, explains why lawsuit lending is a problem. This interview was conducted at the 12th Annual Legal Reform Summit on October 26, 2011.

This Legal Reform Summit panel examined regulatory and enforcement activity through the lens of the False Claims Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, The Lacey Act, exclusion authority, and the activities at the Securities Exchange Commission.

At the 12th Annual Legal Reform Summit on October 26, 2011, SEC Commissioner Troy A. Paredes shared special remarks.