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A few years ago, commentators estimated there was $5 billion in litigation financing in the United States. Since then, the litigation funding industry has continued to grow. For good...

Parties switching line spacing or typeface settings in an attempt to squeeze more words into a brief — especially after the court has rejected a request for additional pages — may face a variety of sanctions.

U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. has named a slate of federal litigators to serve on the court’s newly formed advisory council. The Court Advisory Council will take over the responsibilities previously held by the Local Rules, District Conference, Bench/Bar, Admissions and Attorney Education committees. On Jan. 5, McConnell appointed Marc DeSisto

Proposed Co-Counsel to the Debtor and Debtor in Possession Dated: December 30, 2022 ... | January 4, 2023

MEDIA – A local law firm and one of its Delaware County-based partners who accused a group of individuals of defamation and slander say their complaint should not be dismissed and is not duplicative of a prior action, to the contrary of the defendants’ arguments.

Crowe & Dunlevy attorney joins NADN; America’s foremost professional organization for experienced mediators and arbitrators.

Crowe & Dunlevy attorney J. Christopher Davis has been inducted into the Oklahoma Chapter of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals.

PHILADELPHIA – Litigation over the death of a woman in custody at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility four years ago recently been settled.

MEDIA – A group of individuals accused of defamation and slander by a Philadelphia law firm and one of its Delaware County-based attorneys want the complaint dismissed because they feel the case is duplicative of a prior action.

PHILADELPHIA – A local man who claimed that he was racially targeted at his place of business during his janitorial shifts and that his employer did nothing to remedy the series of events despite his making multiple reports of said discriminatory behavior, has settled his case.