ALF Urges Supreme Court To Hold That Exxon Mobil Corporation Can Seek Compensation For Castro-Confiscated Business Property

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When Fidel Castro captured power in 1959, his Cuban government expropriated billions of dollars in American-owned business property. A 1972 U.S. Foreign Claims Settlement Commission report explained that Castro’s “unlawful seizures violated every standard by which the nationals of the free world conduct their affairs.” The stolen business property included an oil refinery, product terminals and […]

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Larry Ebner Recipient of DRI 2024 Tom Segalla Excellence in Education Award

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I am very grateful to be this year’s recipient of DRI’s TOM SEGALLA EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARD. The award is given to a “member of DRI whose contributions through legal scholarship exemplify the highest educational standards of the organization and further its mission of improving the skills of the defense practitioner.” DRI President Anne M.

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DRI & ALF Argue That Civil RICO Excludes Claims For Personal Injury-Related Economic Harm

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The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) authorizes the filing of civil suits for treble damages and attorney fees by “[a]ny person injured in his business or property by reason of” engaging in certain prohibited activities.  18 U.S.C. § 1964(c).  RICO was enacted as a prosecutorial tool for fighting organized crime. The Second and

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Amicus Briefs Do Not Require Disqualification Of Supreme Court Justices

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On November 13, 2023, the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States issued a self-enforcing Code of Conduct applicable to themselves. The Code of Conduct section titled Disqualification includes the following statement: “Neither the filing of a brief amicus curiae nor the participation ofcounsel for amicus curiae requires a Justice’s disqualification” This statement

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2023 Annual Report – DRI Center for Law and Public Policy

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The DRI Center for Law and Public Policy, which I currently have the privilege of chairing, is DRI’s think tank and advocacy voice. Its recently published 2023 Annual Report highlights the multifaceted activities being pursued by The Center’s Legislation & Rules Committee, Public Policy Committee, Amicus Committee, and their many task forces and working groups,

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ALF Argues That Arbitration Act’s “Transportation Worker” Exemption Is Narrow

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Section 2 of the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) mandates that arbitration agreements “shall be valid, irrevocable, and enforceable.” 9 U.S.C § 2. Section 1 of the FAA, however, exempts “contracts of employment of seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce.”  9 U.S.C § 1. The Supreme Court

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ALF & DRI Urge Supreme Court To Limit Civil RICO’s Scope

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The Atlantic Legal Foundation and the DRI Center for Law and Public Policy have filed an amicus brief in Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn, No. 23-365, urging the Supreme Court to address the question of whether personal injury claims can be transformed in treble-damages civil RICO suits. Sarah Spencer of Christensen & Jensen and I co-authored

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DRI Center for Law and Public Policy Chair Larry Ebner Talks About The Center’s Deep Bench of Civil Litigation Defense Experts

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I am privileged to chair the DRI Center for Law and Public Policy. The Center is DRI’s think tank and advocacy voice on issues that are important to the civil litigation defense bar and its clients. Click this 90-second video to learn more.

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