By Mason Lawlor | November 4, 2024
"We, like our sister circuits that have addressed nearly identical arguments, therefore conclude that Defendants were not acting under a federal official," Judge Babara Lagoa said. "Instead, Defendants operated as a private assisted living facility that may, or may not, have complied with federal recommendations and regulations concerning COVID-19."
By Lisa Willis | November 1, 2024
"There's been enough money spent on legal costs and expert costs to put a small high school completely through college," Judge Jack Tuter said of the 9 year case.
By Mason Lawlor | November 1, 2024
On appeal from the Cook County Circuit Court, the manager of Onward restaurant in Chicago argued that trial judge Robert F. Harris wrongly denied his motion for continuance to push back a jury trial because his attorney was injured and required surgery just prior to the start date.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Larry E. Coben | November 1, 2024
A very recent case decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit provides well-reasoned analysis of the role of the judiciary in deciding claims when tragedy occurs in the sky.
Litigation Daily | Quick Takes
By Ross Todd | November 1, 2024
Defense lawyers at Cooley helped the former director of engineering at FTX avoid prison time after testifying in the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried.
By Cheryl Miller | October 31, 2024
Lawyers for petitioner Illuminate Education Inc. wrote that an appellate court's recent interpretation of the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act and the Customer Records Act could lead to "perverse consequences."
By Lisa Willis | October 31, 2024
The Third District Court of Appeal in Miami affirmed Circuit Judge Carlos Lopez's decision, concluding that Van Lent willfully disobeyed an injunction by deleting or downloading files belonging to the foundation, where he had been employed for 17 years.
By Amanda Bronstad | October 31, 2024
In closing arguments on Wednesday, plaintiff's lawyer Timothy Cronin asked jurors for $6 billion in punitive damages.
By Michael A. Mora | October 31, 2024
"What you see happening is the real development around NFTs isn't necessarily in a particular image or art or music or film," said Jim Walker, a partner at Perkins Coie who counsels blockchain businesses on potential regulatory risk avoidance and mitigation.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Stephen A. Miller and James Mahady | October 31, 2024
In Williams, the Supreme Court will decide whether the state of Alabama properly imposed an "exhaustion requirement" on Section 1983 claims within the state—in other words, whether a state can deprive courts of jurisdiction over Section 1983 claims unless and until the plaintiff exhausts administrative remedies offered by the state.
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