In the latest episode of Certum Group’s podcast, Alternative Litigation Strategies, Kevin sits down with Jennifer Riley, a Partner and Vice Chair of Duane Morris’ Class Action Group and General Editor of their annual Class Action Review.  The Duane Morris Review is a one-of-a-kind 650 page comprehensive analysis of class action litigation trends and significant rulings and settlements from 2023 designed to help corporate counsel and business leaders make informed decisions when facing complex litigation risks in the coming year.  Kevin and Jennifer discuss several of the overarching ..read more

If you handle advertising litigation you don’t want to miss this episode of Alternative Litigation Strategies!  In the latest show Kevin interviews litigation Partner, Tyler Young from Faegre Drinker.  Tyler defends food, beverage, and consumer packaged goods companies in consumer fraud class actions and complex litigation across the country.  Kevin and Tyler discuss some of the mostly hotly anticipated litigation in this arena for 2024, including; the new version of “all natural” lawsuits, heavy metal and PFAS cases, geographic origin claims, and recycling and recyclability lit ..read more

In this episode of Alternative Litigation Strategies, Certum Group’s Kevin Skrzysowski speaks with litigation partner, podcast host, and author, Kent Schmidt, about his recently released book, Avoiding and Managing U.S. Litigation Risks: A Comprehensive Guide for Business Owners and the Attorneys Who Advise Them.  Kevin and Kent discuss his system, “The Five-C’s”, to help companies better understand the sources of commercial litigation, implement preventative measures to avoid it, and the most effective techniques for managing litigation when it strikes.  These include ..read more

Listen to the latest episode of Alternative Litigation Strategies for practical step-by-step guidance on how in-house legal departments and large law firms can increase profitability through litigation risk transfer solutions. Kevin and Vinny discuss how in-house legal departments can create and leverage litigation funding and claim monetization programs to transform their departments from cost centers to profit centers. They discuss how to build out these programs, identify potential claims, vet commercial concerns against economic gains, and build a coalition and culture of support among the ..read more

Class action claims administration is currently threatened by unprecedented fraud. Over the past year digital fraud from foreign agents, chat bots, GPT software, and other sources have wreaked havoc on settlement administration. Listen to the latest episode of the Alternative Litigation Strategies podcast where Kevin Skrzysowski interviews Jim Prutsman, a Senior Director at Kroll Settlement Administration, on ways to identify and combat these pervasive threats.  ..read more

In Episode #19 of Alternative Litigation Strategies, Kevin speaks with Ken Suh from Locke Lord on the surge in BIPA litigation since the Black Horse Carriers and White Castle IL Supreme Court decisions, potential ramifications given the statutory penalties, whether these penalties are mandatory or discretionary, the impact on future individual and class-wide settlements, and guidance to remain BIPA compliant and avoid potential litigation.  ..read more

In Episode 17 of Certum Group’s podcast, Alternative Litigation Strategies, Kevin Skrzysowski interviews Jason Karp, a Partner with Outside GC LLC, a firm providing on-demand outside general counsel legal services. Kevin and Jason discuss the four main principles in-house attorneys should follow to add value to their organizations, including: know your client’s business, understand the real questions being asked, stop saying “No”, and take on more risk. Jason’s ideas flip the conventional wisdom that many of today’s in-house practitioners follow, and provide creative, outside-of-the-box soluti ..read more

Listen to Episode 16 of Certum Group’s (FKA Risk Settlements’) podcast, Alternative Litigation Strategies, to hear Aaron Weiss and Charles Throckmorton, Shareholders at Carlton Fields, take a deep dive into the status of Article III standing in TCPA cases in the 11th Circuit. Aaron and Charles provide a masterclass in the nuances of the Florence, Salcedo, Cordoba, and Glasser decisions which address different subparts of the TCPA, their impact on cases filed under the FTSA, critical questions that were left unresolved by the Court, and predictions ..read more

Listen to Episode #14 of Risk Settlements’ podcast, Alternative Litigation Strategies, as Kevin Skrzysowski interviews Alex Krasovec, a Partner at Manatt, Phelps and Phillips on the proliferation of state “Mini-TCPA” laws around the country.  Kevin and Alex discuss why states are now getting into the mix, which states have mini-TCPA laws on the books, how these laws differ from the federal statute, and what guidance and advice should be given to sales and marketing companies to remain compliant and avoid potential litigation.  ..read more

Listen to Episode 15 of Risk Settlements’ podcast, Alternative Litigation Strategies, to hear Dan Blynn, a Partner at Venable LLP, take a deep dive into Alvarez v. Sunshine Life & Health Advisors, the first FTSA case to settle on a class-wide basis.  Kevin and Dan examine the avalanche of litigation under the FTSA, trending decisions on dispositive motions in these cases, the many unique nuances of the Alvarez settlement, and predictions on future settlements under the FTSA and other states' “mini-TCPA” cases.  ..read more