By Allison Dunn | June 2, 2023
An attorney who had technical problems filing documents in federal court before starting treatment for a recurrence of cancer has shown excusable neglect to justify his motion for leave to file a statement of additional material facts in his client's gender and age discrimination suit, a district judge in Maine concluded this week.
By Riley Brennan | June 2, 2023
U.S. Magistrate Judge Lawrence R. Leonard of the Eastern District Court of Virginia determined Kaitlin Vasterling was owed $266,906 after Alison Dirle slammed into Vasterling's car, seriously injuring her 6-year-old son, determining Dirle was liable for willful and wanton negligence.
By Riley Brennan | June 1, 2023
A Massachusetts federal judge awarded Benchmark Technologies $835,002 in attorney fees and $105,104 in costs in a trade secret misappropriation case, slashing the requested $1.7 million in attorney fees by 50%.
By Riley Brennan | June 1, 2023
"The trial court was required to determine defendant's mental state for the value of the stolen property; thus, the trial court erred in declining to instruct itself as requested by defendant," said Judge Tookey.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Daniel E. Cummins | June 1, 2023
Over the past five years or so, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has been issuing one decision after another, along with civil litigation rule changes, most, if not all of which, have greatly favored personal injury plaintiffs' causes. A couple of recent decisions by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court have tempered this sense of futility for some.
By Riley Brennan | June 1, 2023
This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
By Riley Brennan | June 1, 2023
"We respect the Court's ruling. It is a very difficult decision to make in the heat of a trial after defense counsel violates motions in limine. Our client waited over 10 years, including a prior trial and appeal, only to have that happen. Unfortunately, between a rock and hard place is no place to be," said the plaintiff's attorney, Christopher J. Finney of Finney Injury Law in St. Louis.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Anthony Michael Sabino | June 1, 2023
In Axon Enterprise v. F.T.C., the U.S. Supreme Court very recently decreed that constitutional challenges to regulatory power need not be relegated to agency administrative law judges, but rather are cognizable in the district courts. In the first installment of his two-part series, Anthony Sabino discussed the foundation for this newest edict. Now he turns to Axon itself.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Ben Baer and Javier Puga | June 1, 2023
With these amendments, CHRIA will now provide litigators with an important investigative tool, while maintaining the integrity of the criminal investigations and prosecutions. In enacting these important amendments, the legislature has provided a specific statutory process for requesting criminal records related to an ongoing or potential civil action.
By Cheryl Miller | May 31, 2023
"Unless the Legislature starts feeling the urgency of the upcoming July 1 sunset there might be a gap in the remote authorization," said state Sen. Tom Umberg.
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