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Samantha Joseph

Samantha Joseph

Samantha Joseph is co-head of the Litigation Desk in ALM's global newsroom. Grad school: Newhouse Syracuse. Contact: [email protected]. On Twitter: @SjosephWriter

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March 29, 2019 | National Law Journal

Bad News for Alex Jones: Defamation Case Over Charlottesville Theories Gets Green Light

A team from Georgetown Law's Civil Rights Clinic represents the plaintiff.

By Samantha Joseph

2 minute read

March 29, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Defamation Case Against Alex Jones Over Charlottesville Theories Gets Green Light

A team from Georgetown Law's Civil Rights Clinic represents the plaintiff.

By Samantha Joseph

2 minute read

March 28, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Judge & Jailer: This Bankruptcy Judge Has Thrown Attorneys, Debtors Behind Bars

The big question among lawyers: Does the bankruptcy judge have the same authority as Article III jurists to jail attorneys and litigants who appear before him?

By Samantha Joseph

8 minute read

February 22, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Meet Big Law Attorneys Who Worked to Block Texas Execution

Norton Rose Fulbright Houston partners Anne Rodgers and Warren Huang teamed with associate Nicole Lynn and Dallas counterpart Philip Tarpley to provide pro bono representation.

By Samantha Joseph

3 minute read

February 01, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Court Approves $1.5M Settlement for Burlington Jail Detainees Subjected to Strip Searches

Judge Noel Hillman's ruling ends years of litigation, dating back to 2008, when the named plaintiff first filed suit alleging civil rights violations under federal and New Jersey law.

By Samantha Joseph

3 minute read

January 28, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Sentencing Judge Said Serial Killer Ted Bundy Would Have Made a Great Lawyer, Tapes Reveal

"I'd have loved to have you practice in front of me," then-Dade Circuit Judge Edward D. Cowart said to Theodore Bundy in a standout moment from a new Netflix documentary on the former law student-turned-serial killer. "But you went another way, partner."

By Samantha Joseph

3 minute read

January 09, 2019 | Daily Business Review

In Sign of the Times, Florida Court Certifies Question Influenced by Mass Shootings

The question concerns exposure to damages if the government waives its sovereign immunity protections in cases of mass injury or deaths.

By Samantha Joseph

2 minute read

January 04, 2019 | Daily Business Review

'A Lot of Ammunition': Ruling Could Open the Door for Attorney Fees

Some foreclosure defense attorneys had feared a state appellate court ruling in Glass v. Nationstar Mortgage would leave them unable to collect fees.

By Samantha Joseph

4 minute read

December 28, 2018 | Daily Business Review

4 South Florida Attorneys Disbarred, Others Disciplined

Allegations include ignoring incarcerated clients and misappropriating trust funds.

By Samantha Joseph

2 minute read

December 28, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Miami Foreclosure Lawyer Disbarred After He and Lover Move Into Client's House

The lawyer obtained power of attorney and listed himself as a permanent guest at his client's house.

By Samantha Joseph

3 minute read