Riley Brennan

July 18, 2024 | Law.com

Plaintiff's counsel with Ice Miller submitted a list of the work performed by four attorneys, which included 65.2 hours over the course of six months preparing and litigating the second motion to compel. The court concluded this was a reasonable number of hours, and agreed that the requested hourly rates ranging from $395 to $693 were lower than rates in a 2023 case in which the district court approved the rates of $1,085 for a partner and $735 for a senior associate.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

July 17, 2024 | Law.com

"It has been long established in Missouri jurisprudence that references to the size, wealth, and corporate status of a party during trial are improper when intended to arouse prejudice and not within the scope of legitimate argument," Eastern District of Missouri Appellate Judge Kurt Odenwald said. "Raising matters barred by the trial court's order in limine unquestionably falls outside the scope of legitimate argument."

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

July 16, 2024 | Law.com

In determining how much to allot to the inmate's parents, the court examined the close relationships between the parties, awarding $791,007.50 to his mother, $87,889.72 to his father, and the remainder between two siblings.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

July 15, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"We disagree with our sister circuit court's comparison of college athletes to prisoners and refuse to equate a prisoner's involuntary servitude, as authorized by the Thirteenth Amendment, to 'the long-standing tradition' of amateurism in college athletics," Restrepo said.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

July 15, 2024 | Law.com

A federal judge in Illinois is allowing a drug company's lawsuit over the untimely development of drug medication to continue against pharmaceutical companies it had partnered with to develop medications.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

July 11, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The court vacated a $5 million attorney fee award in favor of the company, Lontex, after a jury awarded the company over $500,000 in compensatory and punitive damages in its suit against Nike and its use of the phrase "Cool Compression."

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

July 10, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"A public employee's right to speak about matters of public concern must not be allowed to halt the operations of, say, a public school. On the other hand, the degree of disruption required will vary depending on the speech at issue," wrote U.S. District Judge John M. Gallagher for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

July 10, 2024 | The Recorder

The July 3 complaint was filed in San Francisco County Superior Court by the Beverly Hills, California-based firm, Brodsky Smith, on behalf of Gabriel Espinoza, accusing Chewy of failing to warn consumers of four products that may contain these cancer-causing chemicals.

By Riley Brennan

2 minute read

July 09, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a matter of first impression, a Pennsylvania state court addressed whether medical bills related to an out-of-state medical provider's work are subject to a reduction under the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

July 09, 2024 | Law.com

"Specifically, Freeland's pay statements demonstrate some discrepancies between pay periods, contrary to his assertion that he was always paid consistently. For instance, Freeland's pay statements show that there were several pay periods when Freeland received nothing in regular pay salary," wrote U.S. District Judge Nancy L. Maldonado for the Northern District of Illinois.

By Riley Brennan

6 minute read