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New Jersey Law Journal

Driving-While-Stoned Test Case Pushed Back as Court Adopts 'Daubert' Standard

But the need for special master Joseph Lisa to re-do his report under the revised standard means the Supreme Court is unlikely to come up with a ruling in "Olenowski" until the fall, said defense attorney Evan Levow.
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Law.com

Lengthy Litigation Over 'Perfect Smile' Continues: Patient Allowed to Proceed with 'Wrongful Use of Civil Proceedings' Claims Against Dentists

"Leighton contends that, by filing a defamation lawsuit, the Dentists implicitly agreed to cooperate in discovery, and, therefore, their subsequent refusal to do so was an abuse of that process," Justice Catherine R. Connors wrote on behalf of the unanimous SJC. "The Dentists' failure to act, to their own detriment, however, is insufficient to sustain the cause of action because they did not invoke the authority of the court or cause process to issue. The Dentists' refusal to properly respond to Leighton's discovery requests—although sanctionable—is not actionable."
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Lawyers Call Out Florida Supreme Court for Dismantling Diversity Committee

"There will not be fairness in state courts unless the judiciary is consistently and intentionally educated about diversity, fairness, and inclusion," argued Ernest L. Chang, the president of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
3 minute read

Law.com

Founder of Joseph Greenwald & Laake, 79, Passes Away From Illness

Walter E. Laake Jr. was the managing partner for 27 years and helped grow the firm from five to 35 attorneys.
2 minute read

Law.com

Attorneys Probing 'Every Potential Avenue' Over Norfolk Southern Accident

National law firms like Simmons Hanley Conroy and Motley Rice descended this week on East Palestine, Ohio, where a freight train derailed earlier this month, exposing residents to hazardous chemicals. Some have already filed class actions against train operator Norfolk Southern Corp.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

SCOTUS Remains Mum After Title 42 Dispute Removed From February Argument List

The states appealed and SCOTUS granted the cert request, but they narrowed the case's question to just the right of state's to challenge the denial of the motion for leave to intervene.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Busy Week for Biden Judicial Nominees Ends With Promise of Bipartisanship

"If we are going to allow members to have a voice in the selection of these positions we have to ask members for a good faith effort to find common ground," said Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin during Thursday's committee meeting.
4 minute read

Law.com

This Law Firm Sued Its Former Associates for Missing Their Billable Hour Targets

"It's a good system for people that want to work hard, and want to put in the time," one of the firm's founding partners told Law.com.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Quite Extraordinary Conditions': Judge Concerned About Bankman-Fried's Access to Technology

The government said its goal is to end the "whack-a-mole approach" of seeking new restrictions every time Bankman-Fried's use of another form of technology is detected.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Sues Feds Over $1.7 Trillion 2023 Omnibus Spending Law

Texas bases its constitutional arguments on definitions of "quorum," "attendance" and "assembly" as the Founding Fathers would have understood them.
4 minute read

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