Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

The first part of this series discussed the best practices for intake and management of a large group of mass tort claimants. Once the intake process is complete, a claimant’s case must be built.

Mass tort cases present unique challenges for both plaintiff’s and defense counsel. Unlike a class-action case, where a representative plaintiff stands in for the other members of the class, each ...

Carl and May Hamberger lived in Gilford, N.H. (pop. 2,000), in a rented house belonging to Chicken Farmer Clifford C. Eastman. When they found their bedroom bugged with what they claim was a listening ...

A Chapter 11 proceeding can allow a company facing mass tort liability to resolve claims efficiently and comprehensively, but it involves unique considerations and challenges. Chapter 11 allows for ...