By Tom McParland | August 15, 2018
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Tuesday said that insurers of bankrupt mining company W.R. Grace & Co. could be on the hook for asbestos exposure claims, leaving the issue to a bankruptcy judge to decide.
By Michael Booth | August 15, 2018
"It would be unfair to impose sanctions in a case where the only means for a party to avoid sanctions would be to pay a greater amount than the jury's verdict against the party, without advance notice of that consequence," Justice Faustino Fernandez-Vina said in "Willner v. Vertical Reality."
By Dan M. Clark | August 15, 2018
Cuomo's statement was in reaction to a grand jury report out of Pennsylvania that alleges more than 300 clergy members sexually abused more than 1,000 victims.
By Dan M. Clark | August 15, 2018
Cuomo's statement was in reaction to a grand jury report out of Pennsylvania that alleges more than 300 clergy members sexually abused more than 1,000 victims.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas J. Hall and Judith A. Archer | August 15, 2018
In their Commercial Division Update column, Thomas J. Hall and Judith A. Archer address the New York Court of Appeals' recent decision evaluating documentary evidence consisting of emails and compatible correspondence.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Justin Parafinczuk and Marcus Susen | August 15, 2018
The Essure contraceptive was marketed as a way to give women highly reliable birth control and millions of women trusted the product to give them peace of mind. When the product failed, leading to pain, suffering, surgeries, even reports of deaths, addressing its failure and delivering resolution to those affected would require more than mass tort litigation.
By C. Ryan Barber | Ellis Kim | August 15, 2018
Defense attorneys described the government as “so desperate” to get Manafort, that they cut a plea deal with Gates that might allow him to walk free.
By Mike Scarcella | August 14, 2018
The Manafort judge's interventionist style prompted discussions in legal circles and on cable talk shows about whether he had gone too far, with some observers arguing the judge's hands-on approach and regular rebukes against prosecutors would have been fodder for a mistrial if the defense had been on the receiving end.
By Andrew Denney | August 14, 2018
A federal judge has preserved claims in a proposed class action filed against the New York City government and the embattled New York City Housing Authority for allegedly failing to inspect for and remove lead paint from public housing and declined to let the city off the hook as a defendant in the case.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | August 14, 2018
While some attorneys said the report could lead to a wave of new cases, other lawyers were skeptical and said there likely won't be much effect on sex abuse litigation in Pennsylvania without changes in the law.
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