The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Patrick Smith | Jessie Yount | Jacob Polacheck | November 1, 2022
Some attorneys still point to the difficulty of bringing allegations against rainmaking partners or other top leaders within firms.
By Brian Lee | October 31, 2022
A firm, including its senior partners who have trouble adapting to new technology, preferred remote depositions in almost all circumstances, one lawyer told the commission.
By Andrew Maloney | October 31, 2022
"Firms are still pursuing scale, still pursuing market share. They are continuing to focus, at least amongst the large law firm segments, on market consolidation," said Decipher's Mike Ellenhorn.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Mark A. Berman and Craig J. Doran | October 31, 2022
Through live hearings, remote listening sessions, and written testimony, the PPWG has heard from hundreds of different stakeholders, including litigants, the bar, legal services providers, judges, court staff, community groups, law enforcement, judicial associations, and other government and non-government entities.
By Allison Dunn | October 28, 2022
"This case took place during a pandemic where court procedures departed from the norm," Judge Melanie G. May wrote on behalf of the three-judge appellate panel. "Plaintiff's counsel should have been aware of the trial court's instructions, but once it became apparent that plaintiff's counsel was not in compliance with those instructions, his only alternative was to ask for additional time to comply, which he did. The court had already ruled on the plaintiff's entitlement to fees and costs, but then refused to award them when plaintiff's counsel failed to appreciate the procedures required due to the pandemic."
By ALM Staff | October 27, 2022
This lawsuit was surfaced on Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Emily Cousins | October 27, 2022
Plaintiff Susanna Librandi claimed she was required to work remotely, and missed out on in-person opportunities because she did not comply with the vaccination requirement or weekly PCR testing.
By Jason Grant | October 27, 2022
The 2020 pass bought by plaintiff Laura Valentine to Cedar Point amusement park was a "revocable license" that only afforded her the right to enter the property pursuant to her "Gold Pass" terms and conditions, said the Ohio Supreme Court in a decision that reversed an intermediate court ruling in the case.
By Colleen Murphy | October 27, 2022
"Neither the complaint nor its exhibits explain which, if any, of the Key Referral Sources are permanently closed, how the relationship with any Key Referral Source has been permanently impacted by the suspended business, or how Retina Center determined it suffered a loss in excess of $1,000,000," Judge John K. Bush wrote in the opinion. "Without that necessary information, the pleadings do not rise above speculation."
By Michael A. Mora | October 26, 2022
ABB initially claimed the propulsion systems failure would occur "only once every 1,500 years." Yet, within a three-year span, four cruise ships sustained the system failures, court records show.
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