Amaris Elliott Engel

December 03, 2014 | Commercial Litigation Insider

A group of institutional investors have filed an appeal of a decision in Manhattan's Commercial Division that found they cannot show that Royal Bank of Canada caused their $140 million in losses from the collapse of a complex investment structure.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

4 minute read

November 19, 2014 | National Law Journal

The city of Chicago argues it did not illegally delegate its police powers to a law firm hired to prosecute a lawsuit against several drugmakers over allegedly misinforming the public about the risks and benefits of opium-like pain medications.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

3 minute read

November 18, 2014 | National Law Journal

The immediate future for litigation over a chemical spill into a West Virginia river rests in the hands of a bankruptcy judge after U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver Jr. said he would stay a fight over whether the lawsuits should proceed in state or federal court.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

3 minute read

November 18, 2014 | National Law Journal

A federal judge has upheld the exclusion of an expert witness in class actions alleging that WhiteWave Foods Co. misleadingly claims its Horizon milk is infused with an Omega-3 fatty acid that helps brain health.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

2 minute read

November 18, 2014 | National Law Journal

A putative class representative pursuing a securities class action against an energy supplier lacks standing to object to the company's bankruptcy reorganization, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

2 minute read

November 17, 2014 | National Law Journal

Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC and related companies are objecting to a request from the plaintiffs who allegedly developed mesothelioma from their products to reopen a judge's estimation of how much they are owed for their injuries.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

2 minute read

November 17, 2014 | National Law Journal

The Delaware Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court decision that denied a permanent injunction in an insurance coverage battle in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Delaware courts involving alleged failures in mine-safety equipment.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

2 minute read

November 14, 2014 | Commercial Litigation Insider

Bank of America will continue to face over $1.7 billion in liability for more than 4,000 residential mortgage-backed securities that were originated by Countrywide Financial Corp. after a Manhattan Commercial Division ruling Thursday.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

4 minute read

November 14, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune

For the past year, my byline has appeared in the Connecticut Law Tribune atop freelance news articles. But this time, I'm writing to discuss how the day job I've held for the last 14 months exemplifies how lawyers can use their law degrees without working for traditional legal practices.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

6 minute read

November 13, 2014 | National Law Journal

The California Fourth Court of Appeal has upheld a $7.4 million verdict awarded to two teenaged friends who had their flesh ripped open from the jet thrust of a Sea-Doo watercraft made by Bombardier.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

3 minute read