By Charles Toutant | April 25, 2022
Escobar, the grandmother of an infant who was permanently disabled as a result of child abuse, is suing Mazie Slater for malpractice in that case. Escobar won a $166 million verdict on claims that the state was negligent for failing to remove the infant from his parents. But the massive verdict was reduced to $102 million by a judge, then thrown out on appeal.
By Adolfo Pesquera | April 25, 2022
The court accepted a petition to review, and further examine when the claim is exhausted.
By Emily M. McAdam | April 25, 2022
In the face of no controlling Arkansas case law on the matter, the Eighth Circuit made an "Erie-educated guess" as to what the Arkansas Supreme Court would do and held that Gerber could still establish proximate cause despite there being no resolution to the underlying case.
By Adolfo Pesquera | April 22, 2022
The complaint claims that even after the attorney was given an opportunity to amend the petition, he allegedly failed to properly plead the facts.
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By Cedra Mayfield | April 22, 2022
"The woke elite are much in need of ridicule and comedic take down; so are the semi-literate half-wits who rally around them," wrote New Haven attorney Norman Pattis. "So if you are offended by use of the "n" word in that comedic skit consider the possibility that the joke is at your expense."
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By Aleeza Furman | April 20, 2022
True Railroad had not provided enough evidence to support its professional negligence claim and that finding in McNees' favor was appropriate, the Superior Court ruled in an opinion written by Senior Justice Correale Stevens, who presided over the appeal.
By Amanda Bronstad | April 19, 2022
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell, who previously rejected a similar request back in November, shut down the objections of litigation funders Stillwell Madison, California Attorney Lending II and Virage SPV 1 LLC, all of whom are potential targets of the trustee's investigation.
By Zack Needles | April 19, 2022
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By Dan Packel | April 19, 2022
Greater deal volume, combined with other factors, has created an environment where more consequential errors can happen.
By Brad Kutner | April 12, 2022
A bookkeeper's embezzlement guilty plea led to Grimm's disbarment, and now he wants to hold PNC civilly liable.
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