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February 27, 2025
NRA Urges High Court to Consider NY Carry Law Case
The National Rifle Association and the superintendent of New York State Police are at odds over whether the U.S. Supreme Court should take up a case regarding a state law requiring "good moral character" as a prerequisite to obtaining a gun permit, with both sides filing dueling briefs to the justices.
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February 27, 2025
CooperSurgical Says Unique IVF Claims Require Separate Trials
Fertility company CooperSurgical Inc. is pushing back against the suggestion that four lawsuits accusing the company of negligently destroying embryos with its recalled culture media could be consolidated into one trial, saying the couples' varied location and unique IVF situations preclude joining them.
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February 27, 2025
Landlords Can't Duck Injury Claim From Dweller Not On Lease
A Washington state appeals court said Thursday that landlords must face a claim from a pregnant woman who was injured from a fall down a flight of stairs, even though she had not signed the rental lease, in an opinion that said the lower court erred by tossing the case on the eve of trial without giving proper notice.
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February 27, 2025
Lead Testing Co. Director To Admit False Statements
A former quality assurance director for Magellan Diagnostics will plead guilty to making misleading statements to the government about a malfunction in a device that measures lead levels in blood, according to filings in Massachusetts federal court Thursday.
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February 27, 2025
Judge Limits Atty Expert Witnesses In Legal Malpractice Trial
An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday barred attorneys who aren't expert witnesses from giving testimony about what they would have done differently from Quinn Johnston Henderson & Pretorius Chtd. in an upcoming trial on claims the firm's botched defense caused their client "enormous loss."
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February 27, 2025
Abbott Beats Ill. Customers' Similac Metals Suit
Similac customers who say Abbott Laboratories illegally failed to warn the public about heavy metals in its infant formula cannot take those claims to trial because they haven't established damages, an Illinois federal judge said Wednesday.
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February 27, 2025
Concrete Co. Admits Safety Gaffe Linked To Worker's Death
A Delaware-based construction industry supplier with operations in Ohio has pled guilty to willfully violating federal workplace safety regulations in connection with the 2020 death of an employee, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio announced.
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February 27, 2025
Georgia's Outside Funding Regulations Clear State Senate
The Georgia State Senate unanimously advanced new regulations on third-party litigation funding Thursday as Gov. Brian Kemp's marquee tort reform package continues to march largely unimpeded through the state Legislature.
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February 27, 2025
USAA, Mich. Clinics Resolve Billing Fraud Row
United Services Automobile Association said Wednesday that it has resolved its claims against physical therapy providers the insurer alleges solicited car crash victims to refer and bill them for unnecessary medical care.
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February 27, 2025
Judge Won't Force Victim's Atty's Reports In Sex Assault Case
A Florida state judge on Thursday denied a request by three men, including a real estate broker, facing sexual assault charges to force discovery of reports by the victim's attorney at Morgan & Morgan PA.
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February 27, 2025
Conn. Firm Windup Fight Belongs In Arbitration, Court Told
Connecticut attorney Ryan McKeen asked a judge Thursday to pause a derivative lawsuit his onetime 50-50 law partner Andrew Garza brought against him over the dissolution and windup of their firm, arguing that the claims should be heard in arbitration proceedings that were already cleared in a related suit.
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February 27, 2025
Texas Atty Seeks Woman's Employment Docs In Sex Tape Case
A Houston attorney accused of filming a sexual encounter with a woman and sharing it without her consent has asked a Texas state court for permission to subpoena the woman's employment records to help him defend against her suit.
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February 27, 2025
Jones Day Gets OK For $52M In NY Diocese Ch. 11 Fees
A New York bankruptcy judge Thursday gave final approval to Jones Day's request for nearly $52 million in compensation for shepherding Long Island's Roman Catholic diocese through its Chapter 11 case, overruling arguments it spent too much time objecting to claims.
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February 26, 2025
Calif. Judge Murdered His Wife, DA Tells Jury As Trial Wraps
California state court judge Jeffrey Ferguson intentionally killed his wife by drunkenly shooting her to death in their home after a heated argument, prosecutors told jurors during closing arguments Wednesday, while Ferguson's attorney argued that the gun accidentally discharged as the judge tried to set it on a table.
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February 26, 2025
Tesla Wins Punitive Damages Appeal In Fla. Fatal Crash Suit
Tesla Inc. won't face punitive damage claims in a lawsuit accusing it of causing a 2019 crash that killed a Model 3 driver, a Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday, saying the driver's widow failed to prove that the company likely knew its self-driving feature would cause death or great bodily injury.
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February 26, 2025
Walmart Injury Suit Wrongly Axed For Fraud, Panel Says
A Florida state appeals court on Wednesday revived a suit seeking to hold Walmart liable for injuries suffered by a woman who allegedly ate contaminated chicken from the store, saying possible lies the woman told during a deposition didn't warrant dismissal.
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February 26, 2025
Colo. Panel Presses Plaintiff On Apparent Litigation Flip-Flop
A Colorado state appeals court judge asked a personal injury plaintiff on Wednesday how he can argue that a telecommunications company isn't a landowner under a recreational statute when he seemingly made the opposite argument earlier in the litigation.
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February 26, 2025
Auto Insurer Freed From Covering Gunshot Injury Litigation
An auto insurer doesn't have to cover a driver whose passenger was shot, court papers allege, by a neighbor who was incensed by what he perceived to be reckless driving, a Florida federal judge ruled.
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February 26, 2025
Judge Sends Fox Sports Harassment Suit Back To State Court
A U.S. district judge has sent a lawsuit accusing Fox Sports and its on-air talent of sexual harassment back to California state court after the plaintiff dropped allegations related to overtime, removing the suit's only federal claim.
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February 26, 2025
Karen Read Has Already Lost Double Jeopardy Bid, Court Told
Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman charged with running down her Boston police officer boyfriend, is not entitled to federal review of a state high court ruling rejecting her double jeopardy claim, prosecutors said in a Wednesday filing.
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February 26, 2025
Insurer Gets Early Win In Oil Well Explosion Coverage Suit
An insurer has no duty to cover two oil drilling companies and others in a worker's injury suit over a June 2022 oil well explosion, a Kentucky federal court ruled Wednesday, declaring the at-issue policy void due to material misrepresentations in the insurance application process.
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February 26, 2025
Trucking Cos. Can't Be Hauled Into Fla. Court Over Ga. Crash
A Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday that a trucker and two companies that employed him don't have to face a wrongful death suit in the state over a deadly crash that occurred 10 miles north of the Florida-Georgia line.
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February 26, 2025
BIA Liable For Officer's Assault Of Northern Cheyenne Woman
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is liable for a former officer's sexual assault of a Northern Cheyenne woman, a Montana federal district court judge determined, while ordering the federal agency to pay $1.6 million in damages after finding it did not investigate reports of the abuse.
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February 26, 2025
Texas Judge Tosses Law Firm's Claims Of Unfair Competition
A Houston federal court has trimmed a trade secrets suit a Washington state-based immigration firm is pursuing against a Texas rival, finding two of seven claims are preempted by the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act.
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February 26, 2025
Supreme Court Backs Broad View Of Lawsuit Revival Rule
Despite fears of "litigation gamesmanship," the U.S. Supreme Court held Wednesday that cases dismissed voluntarily can later be eligible for special judicial relief and reopening, even if a statute of limitations would typically block the lawsuit.
Expert Analysis
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4 Ways Attorneys Can Emotionally Prepare For Trial
In the course of litigation, trial lawyers face a number of scenarios that can incite an emotional response, but formulating a mental game plan in advance of trial can help attorneys stay cool, calm and collected in the moment, says Rachel Lary at Lightfoot Franklin.
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The Bar Needs More Clarity On The Discovery Objection Rule
Almost 10 years after Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 was amended, attorneys still seem confused about what they should include in objections to discovery requests, and until the rules committee provides additional clarity, practitioners must beware the steep costs of noncompliance, says Tristan Ellis at Shanies Law Office.
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Key Plaintiff Litigation Strategies For Silicosis Lawsuits
A California stone worker's recent $52 million jury award highlights the growing silicosis crisis among employees in the stone fabrication industry — and points to the importance of a strategic approach to litigating silicosis cases against employers and manufacturers, says David Matthews at Matthews & Associates.
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Presidential Campaign Errors Provide Lessons For Trial Attys
Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign employed numerous strategies that evidently didn’t land, and trial attorneys should take note, because voters and jurors are both decision-makers who are listening for how one’s case presentation would affect them personally, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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In Terror Case, DC Circ. Must Weigh Justices' Twitter Ruling
When the D.C. Circuit hears oral argument in AstraZeneca UK v. Atchley, how the court interprets the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 ruling in Twitter v. Taamneh will have a significant impact on future claims brought under the Anti-Terrorism Act and Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, say attorneys at Lewis Baach.
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Being A Navy Reservist Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Serving this country in uniform has not only been one of the greatest honors of my life, but it has also provided me with opportunities to broaden my legal acumen and interpersonal skills in ways that have indelibly contributed to my civilian practice, says Phillip Smith at Weinberg Wheeler.
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So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?
Google searches for how to move to Canada have surged in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, and if you’re an attorney considering a move to the Great White North, you’ll need to understand how the practice of law differs across the border, says David Postel at Henein Hutchison.
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3 Policyholder Lessons From NY Bad Faith Ruling
A New York appellate court's recent decision finding that Rockefeller University alleged viable bad faith claims against its insurers reinforces the principle that insurers may not elevate their own economic interests over those of their insureds, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Justices Must Weigh Reach Of Civil RICO In Cannabis Case
Oral arguments in Medical Marijuana Inc. v. Horn suggest that a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court may agree that a truck driver's losing his job after unknowingly ingesting THC and failing a drug test does not merit a racketeering claim — but the court may not buy the other side's theory of the case either, say attorneys at Lewis Baach.
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Promoting Diversity In The Selection Of ADR Neutrals
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Choosing neutrals from diverse backgrounds is an important step in promoting inclusion in the legal profession, and it can enhance the legitimacy and public perception of alternative dispute resolution proceedings, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Playing Ultimate Makes Us Better Lawyers
In addition to being fun, ultimate Frisbee has improved our legal careers by emphasizing the importance of professionalism, teamwork, perseverance, enthusiasm and vulnerability, say Arunabha Bhoumik and Adam Bernstein at Regeneron.
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High Court 'Violent Crimes' Case Tangled Up In Hypotheticals
In Delligatti v. U.S., the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments next week on whether attempted murder constitutes a crime of violence, and because the court’s interpretive approach thus far has relied on hairsplitting legal hypotheticals with absurd results, Congress should repeal the underlying statute, say attorneys at Patterson Belknap.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Metadata
Several recent rulings reflect the competing considerations that arise when parties dispute the form of production for electronically stored information, underscoring that counsel must carefully consider how to produce and request reasonably usable data, say attorneys at Sidley.
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2nd Circ. Maxwell Ruling Adds To Confusion Over NPA Reach
The Second Circuit’s recent decision upholding Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction made an analytical leap in applying plea agreement precedent to a nonprosecution agreement, compounding a circuit split and providing lessons for defense counsel, say attorneys at Kropf Moseley.
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Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being
As the legal industry increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence tools to boost efficiency, leaders must note the hidden costs of increased productivity, and work to protect attorneys’ well-being while unlocking AI’s full potential, says Ed Sohn at Factor.