By Colleen Murphy | May 12, 2022
New Jersey Assemblywoman Michele Matsikoudis, R-Union, joined Sen. Kristin Corrado, R-Passaic, in proposing that "conversations with close confidants following an incident of sexual assault or employment discrimination should be admissible in civil cases."
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Edward T. Kang and Ryan T. Kirk | May 12, 2022
Because veil piercing is a highly fact-intensive inquiry, it can be difficult to predict in advance when a court will grant such a remedy. This is because, in addition to the multi-factor analysis that often goes into the decision of whether to pierce, there are also a variety of different forms that veil piercing can take.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Andrew Goudsward | May 12, 2022
Gerard Karam, a partner at Mazzoni, Karam, Petorak & Valvano, is President Joe Biden's pick to serve as U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
By Marianna Wharry | May 11, 2022
The students sought to recover the costs of services and activities for the spring 2020 academic semester and alleged that they lost the benefits of those services and activities on account of Liberty's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Colleen Murphy | May 11, 2022
Isha Kamara filed a Title IX complaint against the University of Maryland, but missed the 90-day window to serve process. The district court found "no reasoned basis" to extend the deadline, despite Kamara's argument that service was impeded by the pandemic-related shutdown of the university campus.
By Jasmine Floyd | May 10, 2022
"The fact a law firm should be able to turn around and say 'this was a loser case from the outset and there was no way to legally win it to defend themselves', is something that feels not quite right, and what I think makes the case quirky," ethics expert Jan Jacobowitz said.
By Andrew Goudsward | May 10, 2022
Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter hired a longtime colleague from private practice and a competition researcher at a left-leaning think tank to join his front office team at the Justice Department.
By Meghann M. Cuniff | May 9, 2022
"That's one thing you're not going to see in any case law," said attorney Chris Wesierski, who represents Avenatti's former clients William Parrish and Timothy Fitzgibbons.
By Colleen Murphy | May 6, 2022
Siding with several other federal appeals courts around the country, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that a Rule 68 settlement offer is not voided by the entry of a summary judgment order if the 14-day window is still open for a plaintiff to accept the offer.
By Jasmine Floyd | May 6, 2022
"The circuit court opinion reflected that the borrower prevailed in the prior foreclosure action based upon a statute of limitations theory," the opinion stated.
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