Amaris Elliott Engel
October 22, 2014 | National Law Journal
Confidential Settlement Reached in Mesh LitigationThe federal judge presiding over multidistrict litigation in which more than 60,000 women allege they were injured by transvaginal mesh has approved a confidential settlement fund to resolve some of the claims against American Medical Systems Inc.
By Amaris Elliott-Engel
2 minute read
October 21, 2014 | National Law Journal
Class Analysis Not Needed in Construction-Defect CaseThe Nevada Supreme Court has ruled it neither arbitrary nor capricious for a trial judge to decline to perform a class-action analysis in a lawsuit filed by a homeowners' association against a general contactor over alleged defects.
By Amaris Elliott-Engel
2 minute read
October 17, 2014 | National Law Journal
Judge Unseals Evidence in Garlock CaseAfter a protracted fight, a federal judge has ruled on Thursday that all of the evidence that led him to find misrepresentations by plaintiffs in an asbestos-related bankruptcy must be unsealed.
By Amaris Elliott-Engel
3 minute read
October 17, 2014 | National Law Journal
Judge Rules Against Federal Venue For Class Action Against Energy Co.A class action against a Texas-based energy supplier will proceed in New York state court, not New York federal court, after a federal judge ruled the controversy is a local one over which federal jurisdiction doesn't apply.
By Amaris Elliott-Engel
2 minute read
October 17, 2014 | National Law Journal
Appeals Panel Scolds Lower Court Over DiscoveryThe U.S. Circuit Court for the Eleventh Circuit has criticized a lower court for requiring pre-discovery case management before it has ruled on the legal sufficiency of a plaintiff's complaint.
By Amaris Elliott-Engel
3 minute read
October 17, 2014 | National Law Journal
Drugmaker Recovers Emails After Spoliation RulingTakeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A. and five other related corporations report that they have recovered 61,000 emails and attachments after a Louisiana federal judge found that the Takeda was liable for spoliation of evidence in litigation over diabetes drug Actos.
By Amaris Elliott-Engel
2 minute read
October 17, 2014 | National Law Journal
Insurer Loses Fight Over Therapy CoverageThe Washington Supreme Court has ruled that a health insurer can't exclude coverage for speech, occupational and physical therapies.
By Amaris Elliott-Engel
2 minute read
October 17, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Lawyer's Book Says Conn. Should Slash Prison PopulationIt's not every day that red-state Texas is pointed out as a paragon for reform that blue-state Connecticut should emulate.
By Amaris Elliott-Engel
5 minute read
October 16, 2014 | New Jersey Law Journal
It's the Great Pumpkin, Michael Starr!Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti associate Michael Starr, who "always wanted to grow a big pumpkin," reached his goal when his homegrown gourd weighed in at 863 pounds, earning him the 2014 honor for New Jersey's most monstrous pumpkin.
By By Jennifer Genova, Amaris Elliott-Engel, and Lisa Hoffman
5 minute read
October 15, 2014 | National Law Journal
Dispute Narrows Over 'Misrepresentation' Evidence in Asbestos CaseThe dispute over unsealing evidence of alleged misrepresentations by plaintiffs in an asbestos-related bankruptcy has apparently narrowed.
By Amaris Elliott-Engel
2 minute read
