By Celia Ampel | April 6, 2017
The Florida Supreme Court rejects a tobacco company's argument that federal law preempts state law claims in smoker lawsuits.
By Marcia Coyle | April 6, 2017
The Trump administration didn't sideline former Jones Day partner Noel Francisco for any performance reasons. Rather, federal law bars Francisco from serving as the acting head of the office to which he has been nominated to lead on a permanent basis. The "acting" SG title has passed indefinitely to the lawyer Francisco chose as his principal deputy—former Sullivan & Cromwell special counsel Jeffrey Wall.
By Greg Land | April 5, 2017
The Georgia court of Appeals has tossed out a half-dozen suits related to the collapse of a deck at a Forest Park rental house during a party, ruling that the plaintiffs did not show that the landlord should have known about a rotted board that gave way.
By Amanda Bronstad | April 5, 2017
The decision, which found California judges were illegally stiffed on raises, clears a path for more current and former members of the state bench to collect $36 million in back pay.
By Ross Todd | April 5, 2017
From Akin Gump to Wilson Sonsini, law firms are protesting the principle that bankruptcy trustees can claw back profits from client matters that partners take with them from defunct firms.
By Ben Hancock | April 5, 2017
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that discrimination against employees on the basis of sexual orientation violates the Civil Rights Act, in what was hailed as a landmark decision by gay rights advocates who have fought for years to expand workplace protections.
By Samantha Joseph | April 5, 2017
Broward Circuit Judge Carlos A. Rodriguez's ruling was "incorrect on all counts" in a spat over a deficiency judgment, according to a state appellate court.
By Ben Hancock | April 4, 2017
Overruling years of precedent, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday concluded that discrimination against employees on the basis of sexual orientation violates the Civil Rights Act.
By Charles Toutant | April 4, 2017
A New Jersey appeals court has overturned what had been a $166 million jury verdict against the state Division of Youth and Family Services in the case of a child who was severely abused by his father after the agency investigated allegations of abuse.
By John Council | April 4, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has rejected an equal protection case filed by an African American attorney after ruling he couldn't prove he was injured by something that is displayed in every courthouse where he practices — the Mississippi state flag, which is adorned with the image of the Confederate battle flag.
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