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Litigation exposure differences, perhaps, between public and private companies

By Rees Morrison

The implication from a recent survey is that private companies face less litigation exposure than public companies. That may be true, the analysis ignores a significant third factor, size. The Fulbright & Jaworski 2008 Litigation Trends Survey writes that ?privately held companies saw fewer new suits, but were hardly immune to getting sued: 66% had to defend at least one new action in the past year, with 14% dealing with more than 20 fresh lawsuits. In comparison, 83% of public companies read more

Full post as published by Law Department Management on December 23, 2008 (boomark / email).