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August 15, 2024
Uber Gets Most Claims Tossed In Driver Assault MDL, For Now
A California federal judge on Thursday threw out the majority of claims from California and Texas Uber riders in multidistrict litigation that aims to hold the ride-hailing company liable for their sexual assaults; however, the judge gave the plaintiffs the opportunity to amend those claims.
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August 15, 2024
Tom Girardi Has Dementia, USC Neurologist Tells Calif. Jury
A University of Southern California neurology professor testified Thursday in Tom Girardi's California federal criminal trial that she diagnosed him with mild-to-moderate dementia months after his law firm collapsed, although the lawyer insisted at the time that his memory was fine and that he was still busily working at his firm.
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August 15, 2024
Colo. Atty Sues Bank, Opposing Counsel Over Hack Attack
A Colorado attorney and conservative radio personality is suing Wells Fargo and opposing counsel in a divorce proceeding over their alleged role in a hacking incident that apparently caused him to wire $375,000 for a client's divorce settlement to Hong Kong.
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August 15, 2024
Jury Urged To 'Respect' $50M Demand In Colonoscopy Death
An Oregon state jury heard Thursday that $50 million is the right amount to award for a colonoscopy patient's death, as a lawyer for the patient's estate said in closing arguments, "We're not here asking you, we're here telling you."
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August 15, 2024
Judge Rejects GE's Bid To Pull Plug On Contamination Suit
A Louisiana federal judge on Wednesday refused to let General Electric escape a lawsuit alleging it is liable for widespread environmental contamination caused by a now-closed pressure valve manufacturing facility that GE used to own.
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August 15, 2024
Matthew Perry's Assistant And 2 Drs. Charged In Actor's Death
The former personal assistant for actor Matthew Perry and two doctors have been criminally charged in connection with the "Friends" star's death last year from an overdose of ketamine, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday in California federal court.
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August 15, 2024
Widows Of Plane Crash Victims Claim Part Maker Is To Blame
The spouses of twin brothers who died when their two-seat plane crashed are suing aircraft parts manufacturer Marvel-Schebler, claiming a defect in the company's carburetor caused the crash.
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August 15, 2024
Lin Wood Must Pay Ex-Partners $3.75M, Ga. Jurors Say
A Georgia federal jury said Thursday that controversial ex-attorney Lin Wood must pay $3.75 million to his three former law partners and cover their attorney fees and costs, with the exact amount of those fees to be determined Friday morning.
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August 15, 2024
Monsanto Gets 3rd Circ. Win In Roundup Failure-To-Warn Case
The Third Circuit ruled Thursday that a Pennsylvania state law failure-to-warn claim in a suit alleging the weed killer Roundup caused a Keystone State man's cancer is preempted by federal law, creating a circuit split on central issues in multidistrict litigation over the Monsanto product.
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August 15, 2024
No Coverage For Las Vegas Apartment Fire Suits, Judge Says
An excess insurer needn't cover the owners of a Las Vegas apartment building in underlying suits over a 2019 fire that left six people dead, a Nevada federal court ruled, saying the property was not a designated location under the policy.
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August 15, 2024
Pennsylvania, Agencies Sued Over Child's Death
The half-sisters of a 12-year-old Pennsylvania girl who was allegedly tortured and starved to death by her father and stepmother have filed a lawsuit saying there was "atrocious and reprehensible disregard" shown by those responsible for protecting her.
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August 15, 2024
Fla. Court Wrongly Blocked Health Report Without Evidence
A Florida state appeals court has reversed a state court order blocking the release of an investigative report related to a man's suicide after he was discharged from a mental health center, saying the circuit court shouldn't have denied a request by the man's father for the report based on an argument from the center's managing entity without evidence.
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August 15, 2024
Gemini Suit Raises Novel Question On Crypto Law, Court Told
A suit from a consumer advocacy organization claimed Gemini Trust Co.'s user agreement unfairly put the onus on consumers to protect themselves from scams, but the Winklevoss-led crypto exchange said the litigation raises a larger question of whether the federal statute at the heart of the claims applies to cryptocurrencies.
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August 15, 2024
Fla. Judge Rules Miami Official's Salary Can't Be Garnished
A Florida federal judge recommended the dissolution of a garnishment levied against the salary of a Miami elected official who a jury said owes $63.5 million for civil rights violations, saying the evidence shows that he qualifies for a head-of-household exemption.
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August 15, 2024
Pa. Atty And Wife Apologize To Lawyer For Theft Allegations
A Pennsylvania attorney and his wife have apologized for accusing another attorney of stealing money from a business venture, saying in a court settlement record that they have no evidence that the lawyer committed the theft and that they retract their earlier statements.
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August 14, 2024
UCLA Ordered To Ensure Jewish Students' Access To Campus
The University of California, Los Angeles, must ensure that Jewish students have equal access to campus after a group of students alleged they were excluded from parts of the school grounds during a protest over Israel's invasion of the Gaza Strip, a Golden State federal judge ruled.
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August 14, 2024
ICE Faces Trimmed Suit Over Detainee's COVID-19 Death
A California federal court on Tuesday again allowed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to trim a lawsuit alleging it failed to protect a man who died in detention but kept claims alleging ICE failed to oversee its facilities or protect the man from COVID-19.
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August 14, 2024
Girardi Kept 'Opening A Wound,' Tearful Ex-Client Tells Jury
A woman whose son was seriously injured in a car accident shed tears Wednesday while testifying in Tom Girardi's criminal trial, recalling her increasingly desperate attempts to get a final $1 million owed to her from a lawsuit settlement as the embattled attorney gave her varying excuses for why she wasn't getting the funds.
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August 14, 2024
Costco Wants PFAS Kirkland Brand Baby Wipes Suit Tossed
Costco hit back at a proposed class action over its fragrance-free "natural" baby wipes filed earlier this summer in California federal court, saying that the suit is trying to scare parents by alleging the wipes are tainted with so-called forever chemicals.
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August 14, 2024
DOJ Defends Boeing Plea Deal Over Families' Objections
The U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday that Boeing's plea agreement is the best possible criminal resolution that holds the company accountable for defrauding regulators about the 737 Max 8's development, rejecting claims from crash victims' families that the "morally reprehensible" deal lets Boeing skirt culpability.
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August 14, 2024
Harley-Davidson Liable For $287M In 'Trike' Crash Verdict
A New York state jury on Tuesday awarded $287 million in damages to a man and his late girlfriend's estate in a suit alleging a defective Harley-Davidson "trike" motorcycle caused a deadly crash in Pennsylvania, with punitive damages making up the bulk of the award.
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August 14, 2024
Suit Over United Flight Plunge Remanded To Ill. State Court
A family that sued United Airlines for emotional distress after their December 2022 flight from Hawaii to California took a "precipitous dive" shortly after takeoff can pursue their claims in Illinois state court after a judge determined the suit doesn't belong in federal court.
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August 14, 2024
Music Exec L.A. Reid Can't Trim Producer's Sex Assault Suit
Music executive Antonio "L.A." Reid can't toss false imprisonment and emotional distress claims in a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault brought under the New York Adult Survivors Act, after a federal judge rejected his argument that the claims are untimely because the act revives claims stemming from the alleged assault.
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August 14, 2024
Florida AG Can't Nix Hospitals', School Boards' Opioid Claims
A Florida state appeals court on Wednesday reversed a trial court's order allowing the state's attorney general to wipe out a group of suits by hospitals and school boards in opioid litigation, holding that she doesn't have the authority to release their claims without their consent.
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August 14, 2024
Cannabis Co. And Ex-Exec End Bad-Mouthing Dispute
A Colorado state judge has permanently dismissed a lawsuit in which a cannabis company and its former chief operating officer each accused the other of waging a smear campaign, after the parties agreed to end the litigation.
Expert Analysis
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SG's Office Is Case Study To Help Close Legal Gender Gap
As women continue to be underrepresented in the upper echelons of the legal profession, law firms could learn from the example set by the Office of the Solicitor General, where culture and workplace policies have helped foster greater gender equality, say attorneys at Ocean Tomo.
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Verizon Benefits Ruling Clears Up Lien Burden Of Proof
A Rhode Island federal court recently ruled that a Verizon benefits plan could not recoup a former employee’s settlement funds from the attorney who represented her in a personal injury case, importantly clarifying two Employee Retirement Income Security Act burden of proof issues that were previously unsettled, says Mark DeBofsky at DeBofsky Law.
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Googling Prospective Jurors Is Usually A Fool's Errand
Though a Massachusetts federal court recently barred Google from Googling potential jurors in a patent infringement case, the company need not worry about missing evidence of bias, because internet research of jury pools usually doesn’t yield the most valuable information — voir dire and questionnaires do, says Sarah Murray at Trialcraft.
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A Look Into How Jurors Reach High Damages Awards
In the wake of several large jury awards, Richard Gabriel and Emily Shaw at Decision Analysis shed light on challenges that jurors have in deciding them, the nonevidentiary and extra-legal methods they use to do so, and new research about the themes and jury characteristics of high-damages jurors.
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Opinion
Food Safety Bill Needed To Protect Kids From Heavy Metals
The recent announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that hundreds of children may have been exposed to unsafe lead levels in applesauce highlights the continuing failure by Congress to pass legislation that would require baby food manufacturers to ensure safer levels of heavy metals in their products, says Vineet Dubey at Custodio & Dubey.
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Opinion
3rd-Party Financiers Have Power To Drive Mass Tort Cases
The abnormal recovery premium presented by modern mass tort cases coupled with their deemphasized role for attorneys creates an opportunity for third-party financiers to both create and control these cases, says Samir Parikh at Lewis & Clark Law School.
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Preparing For A New Wave Of Litigation Under Silicosis Rules
After the Division of Occupational Safety and Health of California issued an emergency temporary standard to combat noncompliance with assessments of workers' exposure to particles of crystalline silica, companies that manufacture, distribute or sell silica-containing products will need aggressive case-specific discovery to navigate a new wave of litigation, say attorneys at Dechert.
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Managing Competing Priorities In Witness Preparation
There’s often a divide between what attorneys and witnesses want out of the deposition process, but litigation teams can use several strategies to resolve this tension and help witnesses be more comfortable with the difficult conditions of testifying, say Ava Hernández and Steve Wood at Courtroom Sciences.
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Reimagining Law Firm Culture To Break The Cycle Of Burnout
While attorney burnout remains a perennial issue in the legal profession, shifting post-pandemic expectations mean that law firms must adapt their office cultures to retain talent, say Kevin Henderson and Eric Pacifici at SMB Law Group.
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Opinion
Gilead Ruling Signals That Innovating Can Lead To Liability
A California appeals court's ruling last month in Gilead Life Sciences v. Superior Court of San Francisco that a drug manufacturer can be held liable for delaying the introduction of an improved version of its medication raises concerns about the chilling effects that expansive product liability claims may have on innovation, says Gary Myers at the University of Missouri School of Law.
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Understanding And Working With The Millennials On Your Jury
Every trial attorney will be facing a greater proportion of millennials on their jury, as they now comprise the largest generation in the U.S., and winning them over requires an understanding of their views on politics, corporations and damages, says Clint Townson at Townson Litigation Consulting.
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Series
Competing In Dressage Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My lifelong participation in the sport of dressage — often called ballet on horses — has proven that several skills developed through training and competition are transferable to legal work, especially the ability to harness focus, persistence and versatility when negotiating a deal, says Stephanie Coco at V&E.
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Ch. 11 Ruling Highlights 'Two-Step' Challenges In 4th Circ.
A North Carolina bankruptcy court’s recent ruling in Bestwall’s Chapter 11 case, and the decision's interpretation of Fourth Circuit law, suggests that, compared to other circuits, it may be more difficult to dismiss so-called Texas Two-Step bankruptcy cases within the Fourth Circuit, say Brittany Falabella and Kollin Bender at Hirschler Fleischer.
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How Facilities Can Address Legal Risk Of Wandering Patients
Wandering behavior in acute care facilities is a challenging healthcare issue rife with legal ramifications, so it's crucial for facilities to perform the correct risk assessments and appropriate interventions, says legal nurse consultant Marilyn McCullum.
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The Legal Industry Needs A Cybersecurity Paradigm Shift
As law firms face ever-increasing risks of cyberattacks and ransomware incidents, the legal industry must implement robust cybersecurity measures and privacy-centric practices to preserve attorney-client privilege, safeguard client trust and uphold the profession’s integrity, says Ryan Paterson at Unplugged.