Amaris Elliott Engel
October 15, 2014 | National Law Journal
Sixth Circuit Pares Back Corporate Liability PrecedentThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has pared back its precedent allowing the knowledge of a corporate officer to be imputed to a corporation in a securities fraud case even if that officer did not issue statements that were false or misleading to investors.
By Amaris Elliott-Engel
4 minute read
October 15, 2014 | National Law Journal
Judge Approves Home-Attendant Wage-and-Hour ClassMore than 1,000 New York attendants who work 24-hour shifts caring for elderly and disabled clients in their homes have been approved to proceed with their wage-and-hour class action.
By Amaris Elliott-Engel
2 minute read
October 15, 2014 | National Law Journal
SLAPP Ruling Upheld in Consumer-Protection LawsuitA drug company cannot seek a court-issued declaration that it did not violate California's Consumer Legal Remedies Act by advertising its dietary supplement Amberen as a natural remedy to relieve menopausal symptoms, the California Second District Court of Appeal has ruled.
By Amaris Elliott-Engel
2 minute read
October 15, 2014 | National Law Journal
Bid Fails to Force Asbestos Insurer Into ArbitrationA London insurer will not be compelled into arbitration to determine what coverage it might owe in the bankruptcy of one of the major suppliers of asbestos-based products, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled.
By Amaris Elliott-Engel
2 minute read
October 15, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Making Diversity Part of Corporate DNAFor being ahead of the curve, and staying there, the Connecticut Law Tribune is honoring Pitney Bowes with a Legal Departments of the Year Award for diversity. Pitney Bowes employs 26 lawyers, with 19 of those located in Connecticut.
By Amaris Elliott-Engel
5 minute read
October 15, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune
An Educational Resource for TeachersThe ambitious outreach effort has earned the legal services department for the 43,000-member association a Legal Department of the Year Award from the Connecticut Law Tribune.
By Amaris Elliott-Engel
4 minute read
October 14, 2014 | National Law Journal
Judge Blocks Discovery in Tainted-Steroid LitigationA judge has stayed litigation against a pharmacy that produced contaminated steroid drugs that caused a multistate breakout of meningitis.
By Amaris Elliott-Engel
2 minute read
October 14, 2014 | National Law Journal
AstraZeneca Prevails on Nexium Claims, Wins CostsConsolidated federal litigation over Nexium is dead after a California federal judge entered judgment in favor of AstraZeneca Pharmacueticals L.P. and McKesson Corp.
By Amaris Elliott-Engel
2 minute read
October 13, 2014 | National Law Journal
Suit Challenges Philadelphia's Forfeiture ProceduresThe city of Philadelphia's asset forfeiture procedures in criminal cases are being challenged as unconstitutional in a proposed class action.
By Amaris Elliott-Engel
3 minute read
October 13, 2014 | National Law Journal
After Hearing 'Only Crickets,' Court Tosses Sandy CasesA New Jersey federal judge has dismissed three Hurricane Sandy cases as a sanction for the plaintiffs for failing to prosecute their claims.
By Amaris Elliott-Engel
2 minute read
