By Amanda Bronstad | June 25, 2021
Whiteley, of Kanner & Whiteley, says young women are empowering other women in mass torts. Although the pandemic taught her that some lawyers work well from home, she remained at her New Orleans office the whole past year. "Having those dialogues, to go into the hall, and work things out. I miss it."
By Amanda Bronstad | June 24, 2021
Ohio U.S. District Judge Dan Polster initially said only individuals vaccinated against COVID-19 could serve on a trial set for October. Defense counsel said the move would block the court from getting a fair cross-section of the community. The debate comes as courts, in the midst of returning to jury trials at the courthouse, grapple with jurors and the vaccine.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 23, 2021
Lawyers on both sides had positive reactions to a decision to remand a securities action against the investment bank for further review.
By Nate Robson | June 23, 2021
Most firms shrank their headcount in 2020, but a few managed to come out better than expected financially.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 21, 2021
In a Monday order, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria significantly scaled back the request, originally estimated to give $800 million to lead counsel in the Roundup multidistrict litigation. He also found the common fund doctrine inapplicable in the cases and called on a federal rules committee to consider new methods to compensate lead counsel in MDLs.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 21, 2021
"Today these proceedings and the integrity of the court were degraded, they were disrespected by the willful violation of my orders by 3M's counsel," U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers said June 18, hours before a jury issued a $1.7 million verdict, according to a transcript.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 21, 2021
U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers imposed a $10,000 sanction on one attorney and $2,000 sanction against another defense lawyer. "Today these proceedings and the integrity of the court were degraded, they were disrespected by the willful violation of my orders by 3M's counsel," the judge said June 18, hours before a jury issued a $1.7 million verdict, according to a transcript.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 21, 2021
U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers imposed a $10,000 sanction on one attorney and $2,000 sanction against another defense lawyer. "Today these proceedings and the integrity of the court were degraded, they were disrespected by the willful violation of my orders by 3M's counsel," the judge said June 18, hours before a jury issued a $1.7 million verdict, according to a transcript.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 17, 2021
Park, a Morrison & Foerster partner in San Diego who defends companies in product liability matters and consumer class actions, steered clients through the ever-changing rules of the pandemic. Going forward, she sees more regulation of "connected products," and a growing number of environmental contamination lawsuits.
Delaware Business Court Insider
By Ellen Bardash | June 17, 2021
A case filed in Delaware Superior Court is the first anywhere to claim Aziyo Inc. was negligent in sending out a bone marrow product thought to be contaminated with tuberculosis, but attorneys for the Delaware plaintiff say similar cases are expected to be filed soon.
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