Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Robert Storace | March 5, 2018
Two lawsuits have been filed on behalf of an institutionalized mentally ill man claiming years of emotional and physical abuse by staff. The suits seek monetary damages.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Mark A. Berman | March 5, 2018
In his State E-Discovery column, Mark A. Berman writes: The New York State Court of Appeals in a unanimous decision now consistent with federal practice, eliminated the requirement of a requesting party to meet a heightened “factual predicate” for the production of social media designated as “private” under a user's privacy settings to be ordered in favor of the general rules concerning discovery.
By Jenna Greene | March 5, 2018
Lawyers from plaintiffs powerhouse Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd called out “a cadre of firms responsible for a dramatic explosion of federal deal litigation,” and urged a federal judge in San Francisco to reject a fee request by fellow plaintiffs' counsel.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | March 5, 2018
The court's decision in A.W. v Mount Holly Bd. Of Ed. is an important reaffirmation that the bargaining power between lawyer and client is often uneven, and as a consequence the fee charged is always subject to a review for reasonableness regardless of the terms of the negotiated fee agreement.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Robert Storace | March 5, 2018
Former ESPN sports anchor Adrienne Lawrence sues the network, claiming ongoing sexual abuse, specifically by current sports anchor John Buccigross.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | March 5, 2018
This year, we are opening our Litigation Departments of the Year awards ONLY to firms with fewer than 200 lawyers firmwide—and we want to hear…
By Jonathan Ringel | March 2, 2018
In his last speech, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. said, "We aren't going to let any injunction turn us around." The next day, his lawyers went to court to challenge the injunction, lest their client try to honor his promise to violate a court order.
By Katheryn Tucker | March 2, 2018
Douglas Judicial Circuit District Attorney Brian Fortner will move up to the state court bench as soon as he can be sworn in, the governor announced.
By Hank Grezlak | March 2, 2018
As discussed in this column just a few weeks ago, New York City would seem a daunting and unforgiving market for anyone to want to…
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Brian T. Feeney | March 2, 2018
A circuit split has recently emerged regarding the circumstances under which a federal district court may exercise federal question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Section 1331 in a proceeding to vacate an arbitration award brought under 9 U.S.C. Section 10.
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