Avalon Zoppo

January 10, 2022 | National Law Journal

"Ratification of the ERA sends a powerful message about the nation's commitment to sex equality," said Paul Weiss lawyers.

By Jacqueline Thomsen | Avalon Zoppo

9 minute read

January 10, 2022 | National Law Journal

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rejected Lieber's argument that the university's indemnification policy required it to cover his legal fees in a criminal matter.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

January 07, 2022 | National Law Journal

The panel seemed poised to certify a question regarding enforcement of the abortion law. Judges Edith Jones and Stuart Kyle Duncan appeared to support Texas' request, while Judge Stephen Higginson opposed it.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

January 06, 2022 | National Law Journal

"The idea that I would steer this case in Amazon's favor because I felt that my wife's $22,000 investment in Amazon's stock would be at risk if I didn't is almost insane," the judge said Thursday.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

January 05, 2022 | Law.com

Most federal appeals courts and some district courts have responded to the surge in coronavirus cases by postponing in-person hearings and updating mitigation measures.

By Avalon Zoppo

5 minute read

January 04, 2022 | National Law Journal

"It does seem to me important for judges to know if the real power behind the throne is something that would require their recusal, require them to think about that or check their stock ownership," a D.C. Circuit judge said.

By Avalon Zoppo

5 minute read

December 29, 2021 | National Law Journal

The D.C. Circuit sided with two pro se litigants challenging a decision that allowed an energy company to raise customers' rates.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read

December 29, 2021 | National Law Journal

The Seventh Circuit is one of two federal appeals courts this week to announce a return to remote oral arguments.

By Avalon Zoppo | Scott Graham

3 minute read

December 28, 2021 | National Law Journal

Some federal appeals courts are closely watching COVID-19 case numbers to determine if operational changes are needed.

By Avalon Zoppo

3 minute read

December 28, 2021 | National Law Journal

"I am therefore not convinced that cy pres awards to uninjured third parties should qualify as an indirect benefit to injured class members, and I am concerned that 'the 'cy pres' remedy ... is purely punitive,'" wrote Ninth Circuit Judge Bridget Bade.

By Avalon Zoppo

4 minute read