By Amanda Bronstad | August 15, 2022
Monday's hearing before Chief Bankruptcy Judge Jeffrey Graham in Indianapolis focused on whether to grant a preliminary injunction halting combat earplug lawsuits against 3M, whose subsidiary, Aearo Technologies, filed for Chapter 11 on July 26. The hearing is expected to last through Tuesday.
By Allison Dunn | August 15, 2022
"We hold that a law firm that prepares promissory notes or undertakes debt collection activity on behalf of a HOA client is not subject to the MCLL because it is not a 'lender' that is 'engaged in the business of making loans' under the provisions of the MCLL," Judge Brynja M. Booth wrote on behalf of the 7-1 majority. "Rather, a law firm is in the business of providing legal or debt collection services to its client."
By Colleen Murphy | August 15, 2022
"To overcome Discount Power's motion for summary judgment, Worsham must therefore produce evidence sufficient for a jury to find an agency relationship between Discount Power and Hound Energy," stated Bennett. "He has failed to do so."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Anthony J. Dreyer, Ryan P. Bisaillon and Michael C. Salik | August 12, 2022
This article summarizes and discusses the key changes implemented by a new law regarding live-event ticket sales, and provides some insights into what these changes might signal for New York's ticketing priorities in the future.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 11, 2022
At a Thursday hearing, U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers continued to focus on an indemnity agreement 3M reached on July 25 to transfer liability to its subsidiary, Aearo Technologies, which, one day later, filed for bankruptcy. "You can't use this court to perpetrate a fraud on a bankruptcy," she told one of 3M's lawyers.
By Ross Todd | August 10, 2022
Lawyers at Greenspoon Marder sued embattled timeshare exit company Square One Holding Group on behalf of Refund, LLC, an affiliate of Westgate Resorts, in a suit we're still wrapping our heads around.
By Allison Dunn | August 9, 2022
"Here, the tire installation and accident—both of which occurred in New Hampshire—were the last events creating potential liability to VIP for negligence and loss-of-consortium claims. Therefore, the presumption is that New Hampshire law applies," Judge Angel Kelley wrote.
By Allison Dunn | August 8, 2022
"In the course of its analysis, the Supreme Court of Connecticut stated that while there would be no duty for a manufacturer 'to report adverse events associated with the device to the FDA in the absence of federal law requiring such reports,' it does not follow that 'no state law duty to report adverse events to the FDA exists,'" Judge Gerard E. Lynch wrote on behalf of the Second Circuit.
By Brian Lee | August 8, 2022
Billed in marketing materials as a fast, safe and secure way to send money, Zelle holds virtually no recourse for consumers to recoup losses due to fraud, which is unlike just about every other payment method commonly used by Americans, including debit and credit cards and checks, a federal class-action lawsuit in New York alleges.
Daily Business Review | Analysis|News
By Michael A. Mora | August 8, 2022
The appellate court referred the four consolidated appeals to the Florida Bar, and required the litigator to pay up to $35,000 in attorney fees to opposing counsel.
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