Blawgletter

Blawgletter covers developments in business trial law, including recent court decisions, with a sense of humor.

Author: Barry Barnett is a partner at Susman Godfrey in Dallas.

Blawg Related Categories: Trials & Litigation • Partner • Business Law

Recent Posts from Blawgletter

Blood from a Turnip: Arbitrators, Not Court, Must Deal with Failure to Pay Arbitration Fees, Fifth Circuit Holds
The Arbitration Act sets up a regime that aims to settle disputes quickly and cheaply. To make the system work, it depends on courts. Courts don't do quick and cheap. Sorry. The Fifth Circuit proved…
Qui Tam Target May Sue Third Party for Causing Target to Make False Claim to Feds, Ninth Circuit Rules
One hundred and eighty years ago, on August 15,1829, as the New England summer faded and a school year dawned, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story spoke to a muster of colleagues and students in…
Boeing Goes Three for Three on Tanker Contract; Federal Circuit Restores Air Force Award
Boeing put the the first KC-135 Stratotanker into service 52 years ago. The U.S. Air Force bought the last one in 1965. The four-engine KC-135 Stratotanker jets across the firmament, refueling other aircraft in flight.…
"Super Lawyers" Ranks Law Schools!
They did it! The folks who create Super Lawyers have parsed their data to see which law schools produce the most promotion-worthy lawyers. The top 10 list follows: RankLaw School 1 Harvard Law School 2…
Alaska Supremes Uphold Shift from Flat to Contingent Fee
The Alaska Supreme Court looked last week at the trade off between lawyer and client in contingent fee arrangements. It held that an agreement to revert from a flat fee to the original contingent one…