By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman | July 17, 2024
"The court properly recognized that the Republic of Iraq and its Ministry of Defense are immune from suit in this country because this contract had nothing to do with the United States," Boaz S. Morag of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton said of the D.C. Circuit's ruling overturning a $120 million damages award.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | July 17, 2024
In upholding the Kline v. Nouryon verdict, Judge Ann Butchart of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas rejected plaintiffs' challenge to a series of global evidentiary rulings that gave Monsanto a newfound edge in the trial.
By Riley Brennan | July 17, 2024
"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 Brian Lee | July 16, 2024
The association for New York surrogates and OCA have long disagreed about which entity is entitled to appoint chief clerks and, in counties such as Erie County with at least 500,000 population , a deputy chief clerk.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Linton Mann III and William T. Russell Jr. | July 16, 2024
The Court of Appeals recently handed down a significant decision that clarified the choice-of-law principles governing alleged breaches of fiduciary duties in international business disputes. The case questioned whether Scottish law or New York law should govern the fiduciary duty claims that arose from the merger.
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman | July 15, 2024
The majority opinion for the D.C. Circuit upheld a National Labor Relations Board administrative order, but Judge Neomi Rao in a dissenting opinion described the administrative order as "arbitrary and capricious and unsupported by substantial evidence."
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Riley Brennan | July 15, 2024
"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.
National Law Journal | Analysis
By Jimmy Hoover | July 12, 2024
Throughout the October 2023 term, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. reminded court watchers that, despite his reputation as an "institutionalist" who prizes consensus and moderation, he also holds strong conservative convictions.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Cliff Rieders | July 12, 2024
The trial court's decision not to award treble damages due to the award of punitive damages and attorney fees was not an exercise of discretion. It was a refusal to exercise discretion, resulting from an erroneous misapplication of the law.
By Avalon Zoppo | July 12, 2024
The Second Circuit sent the case back to the district court to weigh issuing a preliminary injunction.
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