June 07, 2023 | Law.com
CNN Slapped With Copyright Infringement Suit Over Theme Song SpecialThis complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
By Riley Brennan
2 minute read
June 06, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Federal Judge Trims Claims but OKs Class Action Alleging Sesame Place Characters Snubbed Black and Hispanic ChildrenThe lawsuit was filed in the wake of a widely publicized video that appeared to show Sesame Place characters ignoring two Black children during a parade.
By Riley Brennan
6 minute read
June 05, 2023 | Law.com
Federal Judge Grants School System's Request for New Trial, Despite Jury Siding With Teacher on Disability Discrimination Claims"A court finding that the evidence was sufficient for the jury's verdict to survive a Rule 50 motion for judgment as a matter of law will often find the same evidence was sufficient for the verdict to survive a Rule 59 motion for new trial," the court said. "Nevertheless, as the First Circuit has explained, the standards for the two motions are different and, '[i]n some cases, the evidence might preclude judgment as a matter of law and yet lean so heavily in the other direction so as to justify a district judge in ordering a new trial.'"
By Riley Brennan
6 minute read
June 05, 2023 | Law.com
Federal Judge Sides With USA Today, Tossing Podiatrist's Misrepresentation ClaimsA federal judge in Maine granted news outlet USA Today's motion for summary judgment after a podiatrist filed misrepresentation claims over an article naming his employer.
By Riley Brennan
6 minute read
June 02, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
In Injury Case, Federal Judge Orders Ski Shawnee to Produce Documents and Communications Related to Prior AccidentsA Pennsylvania federal judge determined Ski Shawnee must produce discovery documents relating to past accidents at the mountain after a young boy was allegedly seriously injured when he crashed into a light pole.
By Riley Brennan
5 minute read
June 02, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Federal Judge Rules Freight Transportation Company Excluded From Receiving Damages After Blowing Discovery DeadlineA federal judge in Pennsylvania determined freight transportation company Estes Express Lines was excluded from receiving damages after it failed to produce an expert opinion requesting nearly $11 million before the discovery deadline, which had already been extended multiple times.
By Riley Brennan
7 minute read
June 02, 2023 | Law.com
Citing Abstention Doctrine, 8th Circuit Refuses to Hear Doctor's Suit Against Iowa AG and Board of Medicine DirectorThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit determined that the abstention doctrine barred it from exercising jurisdiction over a doctor's lawsuit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief in response to being charged for violating Iowa law.
By Riley Brennan
6 minute read
June 02, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Federal Judge Allows Pain-Relief Company's Abuse-of-Process Claims to Proceed Against Rival, Counsel at Much ShelistA federal judge in Pennsylvania granted summary judgment to a topical pain-relief spray company on some of its counterclaims alleging abuse of process by a competitor and the competitor's counsel.
By Riley Brennan
8 minute read
June 02, 2023 | Law.com
Oklahoma High Court Determines State's Abortion Bills Are UnconstitutionalThe Oklahoma Supreme Court granted petitioners' request for declaratory relief after determining two recently passed pieces of legislation regarding abortion were unconstitutional.
By Riley Brennan
4 minute read
June 02, 2023 | Law.com
Federal Judge Awards Car Accident Victim $267K, Finding Defendant Liable for Willful and Wanton NegligenceU.S. Magistrate Judge Lawrence R. Leonard of the Eastern District Court of Virginia determined Kaitlin Vasterling was owed $266,906 after Alison Dirle slammed into Vasterling's car, seriously injuring her 6-year-old son, determining Dirle was liable for willful and wanton negligence.
By Riley Brennan
4 minute read
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