By Brad Kutner | March 8, 2023
An amicus in the case pointed to statistics that showed over 8% of all pending civil cases made it to trial in 1973. Fast forward to 2019, the last year the U.S. Court system published statistics, and that number dropped to 0.7%.
By Colleen Murphy | March 7, 2023
"The intentional and egregious nature of plaintiff's conduct, which demonstrates a disregard of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and a willingness to commit fraud on the court to prevail and receive an award of monetary damages, not to mention the resultant material injurious effect upon defendant, shocked the conscience of the court—so much so that the court questioned whether it could, in good conscience, submit any of plaintiff's evidence or testimony to a jury," U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin wrote.
By Jane Wester | March 6, 2023
BakerHostetler attorneys moved to dismiss, arguing that the district court "either lacks subject matter jurisdiction over this case, or should abstain from exercising it.
By https://www.law.com/2022/10/24/world-interrupted-tracking-the-trajectory-of-covid-19-business-interruption-litigation/ | March 6, 2023
Citing the insurance policy's viral contamination exclusion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit upheld the dismissal of a putative class action filed by a college that alleged its insurer wrongfully denied coverage for COVID-19 business interruption losses at its Missouri and Illinois campuses.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Peter Vaira | March 6, 2023
The job of the senior partners of the firm is to recognize leadership talent in their attorneys, and to cultivate it. The future of the firm will depend upon the success of this process.
By Jason Grant | March 3, 2023
The Bronx Supreme Court "providently exercised its discretion" in denying the injured plaintiffs' default-judgment motion "where defendants' insurance carrier was declared insolvent and placed into liquidation shortly after the commencement of this action," wrote the appeals panel.
By Brad Kutner | Avalon Zoppo | March 3, 2023
This week, we take a look at a SCOTUS amicus brief filed on behalf of a handful of federal judges hoping to see a panel rehearing practice get the ax, plus Biden's latest judicial nominees.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Riley Brennan | March 2, 2023
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled that an injured tractor operator can proceed with her lawsuit against the makers of the tractor's chassis because her claims allege strict, rather than vicarious, liability.
By Riley Brennan | March 2, 2023
The Idaho Supreme Court vacated a jury's medical malpractice verdict in favor North Idaho Day Surgery, remanding the case for further judgment after finding the plaintiffs had been prejudiced by the use of a "'but for' jury instruction on the issue of proximate cause instead of a 'substantial factor' instruction."
By Jason Grant | March 2, 2023
Regardless of whether the veterans' club's attorney "has been declared to be a vexatious litigator, it is clear that [the club] has been," wrote the high court.
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