By Amanda Bronstad | September 18, 2024
U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp, in New Jersey, struck down a proposal from plaintiffs' lawyers in lawsuits over Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder to consolidate two cases for the first federal bellwether trial.
By Lisa Willis | September 18, 2024
"There is a 53-page complaint and answer, and they detail in it the fact that they believe that they're entitled to be compensated," said one attorney.
By Mason Lawlor | September 18, 2024
"It is not clear from the face of the complaint that plaintiff's breach of contract claim is barred by the statute of limitations because it is plausible that partial payments from defendant Adora made sometime between 2016 and 2022 tolled the statute of limitations. This is a factual issue that cannot be resolved at the motion to dismiss stage," U.S. District Judge William L. Osteen said.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Riley Brennan | September 18, 2024
This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts.
Daily Business Review | Analysis
By Tommaso Baronio | September 17, 2024
"This is critical because absent those restrictions, a public hearing can devolve into chaos as anyone and everyone could use limited public hearing time either to engage irrelevant topics or behave in an inappropriate manner that distracts from the conduct of government business," said Edward Guedes, who represents the city of Homestead
By Riley Brennan | September 17, 2024
"Protected activity only needs to implicate 'a reasonable belief' that 'a violation is likely to happen,'" U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley for the District of Massachusetts said. "Given his background and the factual circumstances, Wirth had enough information to sufficiently plead that he reasonably believed a violation of SOX was likely to happen."
By Avalon Zoppo | September 17, 2024
The Supreme Court "has long protected those who associate for speech purposes from compelled disclosure of those associations, subjecting any such disclosures to 'exacting scrutiny,'" the Republican lawmakers wrote.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Riley Brennan | September 17, 2024
"Here, although KRG contends that plaintiffs' rates are unjustified because this case has been simple, the case's history contradicts their position. This case was not simple—it had been pending for three years before trial and involved both FLSA and class certification," U.S. District Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand of the Western District of Pennsylvania said.
By Riley Brennan | September 17, 2024
"Petitioners in this case filed their arbitration demands before the AAA. Kohl's refused to register its arbitration agreement and pay the requisite fees. In accordance with its rules the AAA declined to administer the cases. Pursuant to Rule 12 of the AAA's Consumer Arbitration Rules, petitioners are free to pursue their substantive claims in court," said U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Peter Vaira | September 17, 2024
Note taking by jurors is well accepted by most courts with some limited instructions by the trial judge. The practice of permitting jurors to question trial witnesses has received limited acceptance by the courts.
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