The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Robert L. Hickok and Gay Parks Rainville | June 4, 2018
Nearly 45 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision in American Pipe & Construction v. Utah, 414 U.S. 538, 553 (1974), holding that the filing of a class action “tolls the running of the statute of limitations for all purported members of the class who make timely motions to intervene after the court has found the suit inappropriate for class action status.”
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Jeff S. Korek and Abraham Z. Melamed | June 4, 2018
When the primary reason plaintiff seeks to introduce rebuttal testimony is to simply bolster their own case and counter the defendant's, courts generally do not permit the rebuttal testimony.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Vasilios J. Kalogredis | June 4, 2018
In 2017, insurance company Anthem, Inc. began implementing new medical coverage policies that affect emergency services and medical imaging.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 4, 2018
Claims of 22 women are set to be tested in the case, the first scheduled to go to trial since the Supreme Court's 2017 decision in "Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court of California," which made it harder for nonresident litigants to pursue claims in multiplaintiff lawsuits.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier | June 4, 2018
The Court of Appeals has addressed issues pertaining to the statute of limitations in medical malpractice actions in two recent decisions—one involving the time at which a wrongful birth cause of action accrues, and the other involving the continuous treatment doctrine.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 1, 2018
An appeals court has upheld an injunction freezing the assets of Stanley Chesley—once known as the "master of disaster" for his work in mass tort litigation—after concluding that the disbarred Cincinnati plaintiffs attorney is likely to continue what it called a “high-stakes shell game.”
By Katheryn Tucker | June 1, 2018
Lacee Dial was killed Sept. 15, 2012. She was 17 and a high school senior. The lawsuit said that, after the axle fell apart, her 4Runner rolled over and hit a utility pole and that she was trapped for approximately two hours in the vehicle before she died.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Ethan F. Abramowitz | June 1, 2018
As an attorney, dedicated to representing disabled professionals with individual disability insurance (IDI) and long-term disability (LTD) insurance matters, I am often in the unenviable position of informing clients of the deficiencies in their coverage.
By Katheryn Tucker | June 1, 2018
“Michael Insalaca is partially paralyzed because the defendants put him in a seat they knew could injure and possibly kill him,” Chris Glover of Beasley Allen said.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Steven Schain | June 1, 2018
Derived from the identical plants, much easier to cultivate, and profoundly more profitable, industrial hemp lacks legalized marijuana's glamour and intrigue.
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