Are you old enough to remember Soviet figure skating judges in the Winter Olympics? They used to be accused all the time of putting their thumb on the scale, lowering the allegedly “objective” scoring for American skaters so as to get the results they wanted. If you recall, I reserved the same right this year

I really like a good theme. I can’t help it – it’s the trial lawyer in me. Frankly, I not only like a good theme in an opening and closing at trial, but in an oral argument on appeal or in an appeal brief. Themes help tremendously with communication, particularly in litigation.

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This is a great and well-illustrated presentation by Chubb on the history of excessive fee litigation against sponsors of defined contribution retirement plans, on the pace of filings, on the types and sizes of plans that are being sued and on settlements of those claims. What you can see in the data is something that