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The Information Content of Litigation Participation Securities: The Case of CalFed Bancorp

By: B. C. Esty
Keywords: Information; Lawsuits and Litigation; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry
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Esty, B. C. "The Information Content of Litigation Participation Securities: The Case of CalFed Bancorp." Journal of Financial Economics 60, nos. 2-3 (May 2001): 371–399.
  • 2017
  • Working Paper

Tort Reform and Innovation

By: Alberto Galasso and Hong Luo
Current academic and policy debates focus on the impact of tort reforms on physicians’ behavior and medical costs. This paper examines whether these reforms also affect incentives to develop new technologies. We develop a theoretical model which predicts that the... View Details
Keywords: Lawsuits and Litigation; Laws and Statutes; Innovation and Invention; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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Galasso, Alberto, and Hong Luo. "Tort Reform and Innovation." Working Paper, August 2017. (Accepted for publication in Journal of Law and Economics.)
  • August 2005 (Revised April 2006)
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Rambus Inc., 2005

By: David B. Yoffie
Rambus is grappling with the ever-changing dynamics of the DRAM/semiconductor industry. The company is actively defending its patent portfolio through litigation and exploring both partnerships and industry standards for keys to future profitability and growth. How can... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Partners and Partnerships; Lawsuits and Litigation; Growth and Development Strategy; Semiconductor Industry; United States
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Yoffie, David B. "Rambus Inc., 2005." Harvard Business School Case 706-416, August 2005. (Revised April 2006.)
  • 28 Nov 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Challenging the Belief that Liability Laws Kill Medical Device Innovation

Doctors are afraid of getting sued. According to some accounts, 75 percent of them perform more tests and procedures than necessary to avoid potential lawsuits over medical malpractice. The phenomenon of “defensive medicine” has been... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Medical Devices & Supplies
  • December 2011
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Alchemy of Evidence: Mau Mau, the British Empire, and the High Court of Justice

By: Caroline Elkins
Restorative justice in various forms is a phenomenon that has swept across the globe over the last three decades. Most recently, it is unfolding in the High Court of Justice in London where five Kenyans have filed a claim against the British government, alleging that... View Details
Keywords: Colonialism; History; Lawsuits and Litigation; United Kingdom; Kenya
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Elkins, Caroline. "Alchemy of Evidence: Mau Mau, the British Empire, and the High Court of Justice." Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History 39, no. 5 (December 2011): 731–748.
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Will You Negotiate or Litigate?

By: Deepak Malhotra
Keywords: Negotiation; Lawsuits and Litigation
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Malhotra, Deepak. "Will You Negotiate or Litigate?" Negotiation 7, no. 10 (October 2004).
  • 10 May 2016
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May 10, 2016

last decade has seen a sharp rise in patent litigation in the U.S., with 2015 having one of the highest patent lawsuit counts on record. In theory, this could be a consequence of growth in the commercialization of technology and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • May 2010 (Revised May 2013)
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C.K. Claridge, Inc.

By: James K. Sebenius
Sued for patent infringement, chemical manufacturer C.K. Claridge tries to design a settlement strategy taking into account a decision analysis of litigating v. negotiating. The plaintiffs are the patent holder and its sole licensee, who is also a CKC competitor. (This... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Patents; Lawsuits and Litigation; Negotiation Style; Negotiation Tactics; Chemical Industry
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Sebenius, James K. "C.K. Claridge, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 910-045, May 2010. (Revised May 2013.)
  • June 1989 (Revised May 1993)
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Rossin Greenberg Seronick & Hill, Inc. (C)

By: John A. Quelch
Teaching objectives: 1) to consider legal and other obligations advertising agencies owe to their clients, 2) to show how aggressive marketing can lead to allegations of misconduct, 3) to explore conflicts of interest which may arise for professional service companies... View Details
Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Ethics; Lawsuits and Litigation; Marketing; Advertising; Advertising Industry; New England
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Quelch, John A. "Rossin Greenberg Seronick & Hill, Inc. (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 589-126, June 1989. (Revised May 1993.)
  • March 22, 2024
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It’s Time to Give Up on Ending Social Media’s Misinformation Problem

By: Scott Duke Kominers and Jesse Shapiro
Keywords: Social Media; Lawsuits and Litigation; Information Publishing; Policy
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Kominers, Scott Duke, and Jesse Shapiro. "It’s Time to Give Up on Ending Social Media’s Misinformation Problem." The Atlantic (website) (March 22, 2024).
  • February 1988 (Revised November 1988)
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James vs. United States, Teaching Note

By: Henry B. Reiling
Teaching Note for (9-284-073). View Details
Keywords: Lawsuits and Litigation; United States
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Reiling, Henry B. "James vs. United States, Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 288-052, February 1988. (Revised November 1988.)
  • January 2006 (Revised May 2007)
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Endo Pharmaceuticals (E): Judge Stein Rules

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Brian DeLacey
Keywords: Lawsuits and Litigation; Pharmaceutical Industry
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Hamermesh, Richard G., and Brian DeLacey. "Endo Pharmaceuticals (E): Judge Stein Rules." Harvard Business School Supplement 806-081, January 2006. (Revised May 2007.)
  • 10 Sep 2008
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Long-Tail Economics? Give Me Blockbusters!

also worries that a company is at risk if sales depend too much on one or two megabrands that could run into lawsuits from generic competitors or regulatory challenges. On the other hand, the president of Warner Bros. (think Batman) aims... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch; Entertainment & Recreation; Pharmaceutical
  • July 2008 (Revised September 2008)
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Recent Developments in the Ranbaxy Case

By: Robert C. Pozen
This brief case describes settlements Indian drug maker Ranbaxy has made with Pfizer and AstraZeneca, as well as Daiichi Kangyo's purchase of a majority shareholding in Ranbaxy in 2008. View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Patents; Lawsuits and Litigation; Ownership Stake; Pharmaceutical Industry; India
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Pozen, Robert C. "Recent Developments in the Ranbaxy Case." Harvard Business School Case 609-010, July 2008. (Revised September 2008.)
  • 2007
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Business Methods Patents as Real Options: Value and Disclosure as Drivers of Litigation

By: Atul Nerkar, Srikanth Paruchuri and Mukti Khaire
This paper proposes that patents are real options that allow holders of patents the right but not the obligation to sue others. We suggest that the likelihood of a patent's being litigated is positively associated with the value of the patent and the extent of... View Details
Keywords: Value; Corporate Disclosure; Lawsuits and Litigation; Patents; Rights; Business Processes
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Nerkar, Atul, Srikanth Paruchuri, and Mukti Khaire. "Business Methods Patents as Real Options: Value and Disclosure as Drivers of Litigation." Real Options in Strategic Management. Advances in Strategic Management 24 (2007): 247–274.
  • July 2018 (Revised August 2018)
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Rocky Mountain Condiments: Close Encounters with the Legal System for the First Time

By: Lena G. Goldberg
The founder of a Colorado start-up focused on developing a line of condiments confronts a host of legal issues that threaten the viability of her young enterprise. She is suing a co-packer for, among other things, breach of contract, theft of recipes and trade secrets,... View Details
Keywords: Law And Regulation; Start-ups; Founders' Agreements; Cross-Border Jurisdiction; Torts; Consumer Protection; Non-disclosure Agreements; Intellectual Property Protection; Fraud; Legal Remedies; Law; Lawsuits and Litigation; Laws and Statutes; Business Startups; Contracts; Intellectual Property; Food and Beverage Industry
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Goldberg, Lena G. "Rocky Mountain Condiments: Close Encounters with the Legal System for the First Time." Harvard Business School Case 319-029, July 2018. (Revised August 2018.)
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Capturing Value from Intellectual Property (IP) in a Global Environment

By: Juan Alcácer, Karin Beukel and Bruno Cassiman
Globalization should provide firms with an opportunity to leverage their know-how and reputation across countries to create value. However, it remains challenging for them to actually capture that value using traditional Intellectual Property (IP) tools. In this paper,... View Details
Keywords: Appropriation Strategy; Counterfeit; Intellectual Property Rights; Litigation; Value Capturing; Intellectual Property; Rights; Value; Lawsuits and Litigation; Global Range; Situation or Environment
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Alcácer, Juan, Karin Beukel, and Bruno Cassiman. "Capturing Value from Intellectual Property (IP) in a Global Environment." Special Issue on Geography, Location, and Strategy. Advances in Strategic Management 36 (2017): 163–228.
  • September 2009 (Revised August 2011)
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Scooter Lindley: The Formation Call

By: Lena G. Goldberg
Factors affecting decision making about appropriate types of business entities are explored in the context of advising a prospective investor with particular emphasis on why LLCs are increasingly "go-to" entities. The potential effect of choice of organization on... View Details
Keywords: Business Organization; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Lawsuits and Litigation; Delaware
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Goldberg, Lena G. "Scooter Lindley: The Formation Call." Harvard Business School Case 310-036, September 2009. (Revised August 2011.)
  • 17 Aug 2015
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Who is Boss in the Sharing Economy?

argued, the company was "involved in every aspect of the operation"-from how many rides drivers had to accept in an hour to how they had to interact with customers. Two separate class-action lawsuits against Uber and Lyft are still... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Service; Technology
  • February 2013
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An Activity-Generating Theory of Regulation

By: Joshua Schwartzstein and Andrei Shleifer
We propose an activity-generating theory of regulation. When courts make errors, tort litigation becomes unpredictable and as such imposes risk on firms, thereby discouraging entry, innovation, and other socially desirable activity. When social returns to activity are... View Details
Keywords: Courts and Trials; Lawsuits and Litigation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Theory
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Schwartzstein, Joshua, and Andrei Shleifer. "An Activity-Generating Theory of Regulation." Journal of Law & Economics 56, no. 1 (February 2013): 1–38. (Lead Article.)
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