District court 2020 rankings: top plaintiffs, defendants and firms

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District court 2020 rankings: top plaintiffs, defendants and firms

Patrick Wingrove
January 20 2021
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WSOU Investments filed the most cases, Google was the most sued business, and Rabicoff Law and Fish & Richardson were the busiest firms, according to new data

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