Amaris Elliott Engel

November 13, 2014 | National Law Journal

Even though a translator who allegedly leaked confidential discovery documents from litigation against Toyota Motor Corp. says she has removed those materials from the public domain, the carmaker says she should still face civil sanctions.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

2 minute read

November 13, 2014 | National Law Journal

Workers who provide in-home companionship services to the elderly and people with disabilities have lost their fight to get overtime compensation after a West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruling.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

2 minute read

November 13, 2014 | Commercial Litigation Insider

A plaintiffs personal injury lawyer who specializes in litigation over prescription drugs and medical devices has lost his lawsuit against an art advisor who helped him purchase $1.3 million in works of art.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

4 minute read

November 12, 2014 | National Law Journal

A brewer of Four Loko can be held liable in the death of a college student shot to death by police after he drank two cans of the alcoholic beverage infused with caffeine, the California Fifth Court of Appeal ruled.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

3 minute read

November 12, 2014 | National Law Journal

The U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has held that a proposed class representative can continue to prosecute a lawsuit alleging that Home Town Bank violated a now-repealed law requiring that fee notices be posted on automatic teller machines.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

3 minute read

November 12, 2014 | National Law Journal

The plaintiffs alleging that C.R. Bard's transvaginal mesh caused them pain, bleeding and other problems received a partial denial to their emergency motion to strike the deposition questions the manufacturer has posed to their treating physicians.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

2 minute read

November 12, 2014 | National Law Journal

The federal government has asked for dismissal of multidistrict litigation over a breakout of a rare virus at Yosemite National Park on the ground the courts lack subject-matter jurisdiction.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

2 minute read

November 12, 2014 | National Law Journal

In a case of first impression, the Hawaii Supreme Court has adopted a “fundamental fairness” standard for judges to use in reviewing the enforceability of contract clauses governing the selection of arbitrators.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

2 minute read

November 12, 2014 | National Law Journal

A California federal has rejected an entreaty by a group of Virginia plaintiffs to stay a national class settlement over the fuel efficiency of Hyundai and Kia vehicles so they can appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

3 minute read

November 12, 2014 | National Law Journal

A proposed class action alleging that stainless steel tubing poses a risk of causing fires if struck by lightning is too speculative to proceed, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ruled.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

2 minute read