The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Riley Brennan | December 8, 2023
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has upheld an $8.5 million jury verdict in a breach-of-contract suit over the manufacturing of COVID-19 tests after determining that a new trial wasn't warranted.
By Everett Catts | December 8, 2023
"[The defendant] is speciously trying to apply immunity for truly frontline workers to himself and trying to speciously apply Emory [Johns Creek Hospital]'s arbitration agreement for his conduct," plaintiff attorney Adam Malone said. "The trial court and appeals court rejected both of those arguments, [saying] they're not applicable to him."
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Emily Cousins | December 8, 2023
"If the law compels a judge to write an opinion that a church may still preach its doctrine and its congregants may live that doctrine everywhere except church, the Constitution has died in the United States," Cameron Atkinson said.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Michelle P. Quinn | December 8, 2023
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program was created to provide economic relief to low- and moderate-income households at risk of homelessness due to the pandemic. The program was rushed to meet the immediate threat of evictions due to the COVID shutdowns, and the hastiness of ERAP's creation has led to a wave of litigation, including a recent New York Supreme Court ruling.
By Andrew Maloney | December 7, 2023
The average annual growth in income partner classes at some of the most profitable firms between 2017 and 2022 was 13.4%, while at other large, two-tier partner firms, it was 4%, according to a report this week.
By Colleen Murphy | December 6, 2023
"Thus, based on our holding in 'Mac Property,' we reject plaintiff's contention that respiratory particles—droplets and airborne aerosols—are physical substances that could have physically and tangibly altered its insured property," the opinion said. "Since the policies here require physical tangible alteration to property, and it has already been determined that coronavirus on surfaces could not physically alter property, factual and expert discovery would be futile."
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Emily Cousins | December 6, 2023
The defendant contended that the plaintiff's claims are prohibited because the accommodation requested was not reasonable as a matter of law or it would have been an undo hardship for the company.
By The Associated Press | December 6, 2023
Norman Beckwood, 29, of Memphis, entered a guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office for Mississippi's Northern District said in a news release. U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock then sentenced Beckwood to 62 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release. He also was ordered to pay $10,620,452 in restitution to the Small Business Administration, the office said.
By Andrew Maloney | December 6, 2023
Firms can anticipate a rebound in transactional practices heading into 2024. "As such, we expect 2024 to be a better year than we saw in 2023," said Citi and Hilderbrandt Consulting in a new report.
By Alex Anteau | December 5, 2023
His attorney said Wexler tried to work from home, but when he tried to participate in a hearing, "his kids were knocking on the door the entire time. He couldn't focus."
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