By Jason Grant | May 24, 2017
A Manhattan appeals court has struck the answer of New York City and the MTA in a worker-injury case after the defendants failed to produce witnesses and then produced an unprepared witness.
By C. Ryan Barber | May 24, 2017
The D.C. Circuit's en banc argument in PHH v. CFPB was one of the hottest tickets in Washington on Wednesday. Here are some highlights from the 90-minute hearing over the constitutionality of the single-director structure at the President Barack Obama-era agency long in the crosshairs of Republicans and criticized by business advocates and financial companies.
By Erin Mulvaney | May 23, 2017
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said a recent federal appeals court decision "institutionalizes" the gender pay gap by allowing employers to pay women less than men based on previous salaries.
By C. Ryan Barber | May 23, 2017
From the day it was born out of the Dodd-Frank reforms, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has faced questions over the constitutionality of its independent, single-director structure. On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will take a step toward providing an answer, as a full panel of 11 judges will hear arguments in the mortgage provider PHH Corp.'s appeal of a $109 million penalty. Here are seven things to know.
By Michael Booth | May 23, 2017
The New Jersey Supreme Court will hear the appeal of a medical malpractice plaintiff who took the rare step of seeking counsel fees under the offer-of-judgment rule but failed to recover those fees because an appeals court ruled that the settlement agreement did not address the issue.
By Marcia Coyle | May 22, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday delivered multimillion-dollar good news and bad news to two major law firms. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom lost its challenge to a tax refund in Michigan. Jenner & Block prevailed in a fee dispute that involved a former client. Here's a snapshot of the two cases.
By Mike Scarcella | May 22, 2017
Lawyers for the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services on Monday asked a federal appeals court to freeze for another 90 days a dispute over billions of dollars in insurance industry subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, a delay that could further unnerve the health insurance markets.
By Michael Booth | May 22, 2017
A New Jersey appeals court has ruled in a case of first impression that child-welfare authorities may not rely solely on uncorroborated hearsay testimony from children where a person's parental rights are at stake.
By Samantha Joseph | May 22, 2017
An appellate panel sided with a court-appointed guardian who refused to turn over a Miami-Dade parcel designated for student housing.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 19, 2017
Plaintiffs who have been removed to federal court can't slip out by amending pleadings in ways intended to defeat federal jurisdiction, the court ruled in a 2-1 decision.
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