Microsoft word - litigation as the great equalizer.doc
Litigation as the Great Equalizer: New Fulbright & Jaworski Survey Finds Nearly 90% of U.S. Corporations Engaged in Lawsuits; Average $1 Billion Company in U.S. Faces 147 Cases at a Time Unrelenting/unpredictable costs make litigation budgeting the bane of corporate counsel – 40% don’t quantify dispute spending; for businesses keeping track, litigation costs an average of $8