By Amanda Bronstad | December 10, 2020
In motions to dismiss filed in Iowa and Texas, Tyson cited an April 28 executive order from President Donald Trump to keep meat plants open, as well as two regulatory laws, in arguing that federal law preempts lawsuits brought by employees who got sick or died from COVID-19.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 8, 2020
California, which was No. 2 last year due to Roundup verdicts, continued to rank high for its Proposition 65 litigation, the Private Attorneys General Act and its consumer privacy laws, which voters made even stronger on Nov. 3 with the passage of Proposition 24
By Amanda Bronstad | December 8, 2020
Both the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and Pennsylvania Supreme Court made the "Judicial Hellholes" list for 2020-21, released on Tuesday by the American Tort Reform Association. The COVID-19 pandemic also made an appearance, both as a legislative barricade and as the cause of a new raft of lawsuits.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Amanda Bronstad | December 8, 2020
Both the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and Pennsylvania Supreme Court made the "Judicial Hellholes" list for 2020-21, released on Tuesday by the American Tort Reform Association. The COVID-19 pandemic also made an appearance, both as a legislative barricade and as the cause of a new raft of lawsuits.
Daily Business Review | Profile
By Lidia Dinkova | December 7, 2020
Justin Parafinczuk, shareholder at Parafinczuk Wolf Susen in Fort Lauderdale, was part of the team filing the first lawsuit over Bayer's Essure contraceptive implant, which tens of thousands of women claim harmed their health.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 2, 2020
The explosive lawsuit, filed by Chicago plaintiffs' firm Edelson PC on Wednesday, alleges that Tom Girardi and his firm, Girardi Keese, used funds from settlements with Boeing over the 2018 Lion Air crash to pay off litigation financing firms and to continue paying for an "outrageous lifestyle." The suit also names "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Jayne, who filed for divorce from Girardi last month, and two of the firm's lenders.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 2, 2020
Plaintiffs' lawyers in two Big Pharma cases, data privacy and COVID-related insurance claims, seek coordination of actions
By Amanda Bronstad | November 25, 2020
In a "surprising" finding, litigation researcher Lex Machina discovered that new lawsuits were on the increase even as the pandemic settled in.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Amanda Bronstad | November 24, 2020
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation is set to hear oral arguments Dec. 3 on whether to coordinate business interruption cases against Erie Insurance, or lawsuits against travel insurer Generali tied to canceled Vrbo bookings.
Daily Business Review | Analysis
By Dan Roe | November 20, 2020
Enjoliqué Aytch Lett, who was the lead attorney for Akerman's medical device group, said some clients are joining her at Greenberg.
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