SharkCast

E-discovery has transformed the way we handle complex commercial litigation over the last 25 years. New technology brings emerging challenges as well as opportunities. In this episode, Dorsey Partners Kent Schmidt, Kate Johnson, and Dorsey Director of Knowledge Management/Innovation Caroline Sweeney discuss ways to manage expenses and burden of collecting, reviewing and producing massive amounts o...

In a post-pandemic environment, more people are still working from home than ever before.  In this episode, Dorsey Partners Kent Schmidt , Nisha Verma , and Heather Dillion discuss the types of claims we are seeing and issues companies are facing in the brave new world of remote employment.  This podcast is not legal advice and does not establish an attorney-client relationship or create any duty...

Every enterprise, from a large public company to a small private business, needs to be concerned about lawsuits from company’s ultimate owners – the shareholders or other stakeholders. In this episode, Dorsey Partners Kent Schmidt and  Kirstin Schubert explore basic shareholder rights and how lawsuits are brought to assert and vindicate those rights. They unravel some of the complications that ari...

In the litigation process, addressing and managing insurance coverage issues can be critical. In many cases, the complexity of litigation increases as a result of a side-contest over coverage. Insurers either deny coverage or agree that there is coverage subject to a reservation of rights. More issues emerge as the insurer seeks to control the costs and dictate the defense of the claim. In this ep...