New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Scott E. Mollen | October 16, 2018
Scott Mollen discusses 'Cruz v. Seward Park Housing Corp.,' where the court addressed reasonable attorney fees, stating that in this case, $464,164 in legal fees could be viewed as “shocking and disturbing—highway robbery without a six gun.”
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | October 15, 2018
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's argument session set to open Oct. 23 in Pittsburgh is filled with novel issues, but attorneys who handle medical malpractice disputes may want to pay special attention.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Howard J. Bashman | October 15, 2018
These amendments will affect the due dates for appellate reply briefs, the acceptance or rejection of amicus briefs that would result in the recusal of appellate judges and the procedures governing a federal appellate court's stay of its mandate in cases where U.S. Supreme Court review will be sought.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul | October 15, 2018
In their Southern District Civil Practice Roundup, Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul discuss a recent decision from Judge Robert W. Sweet which addresses the press's application to unseal potentially salacious documents covered by a protective order in an action concerning allegations of sexual abuse.
By Charles Toutant | October 12, 2018
Bard moved for a judgment notwithstanding the $68 million verdict, a new trial and for remittitur on damages, but a Superior Court judge denied the company's motions.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Steven R. Pounian and Justin T. Green | October 11, 2018
In this Aviation Law column Steven R. Pounian and Justin T. Green address the forum non conveniens doctrine and argue that courts should provide more deference to a foreign plaintiff who selects a forum for legitimate reasons, including that the selected forum court may be the only one with personal jurisdiction over the defendant. Courts should consider developments in the law and technology that makes transnational litigation much easier today than it was in 1947 when the Supreme Court established the factors that courts consider when addressing a forum non conveniens motion.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | October 11, 2018
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to review a Superior Court ruling that it is illegal for judges to impose suspended sentences for civil contempt.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | October 11, 2018
The jury awarded the money as compensatory damages last week after eight months of trial before Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Lisa Rau.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Hillary Weinstein | October 11, 2018
For many plaintiffs lawyers practicing in New Jersey, the N.J. Truth-in-Consumer-Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA) ,colloquially pronounced “TIC-wa-na”) had, until recently, provided a way for consumers in class actions to add a count to an already-existing action under the Consumer Fraud Act (CFA).
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Daniel E. Cummins | October 11, 2018
Recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decisions provide evidence that the pendulum is shifting toward a more liberal, plaintiff-oriented bent that was anticipated with the still-recent election of additional justices to the court to join those other justices on the court of the same bent.
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