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National Law Journal

Supreme Court Eyes Relaxing Rule on Foreign Patent Damages

Despite possibility of "chaos," presumption against extraterritorial application may give way to simple proximate cause test, justices suggest.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Paul Weiss Sponsors Play About Civil Rights Trailblazer

A. Pauline "Pauli" Murray, a former associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York, is the subject of a new Broadway production.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Appeals Court Orders New Trial Finding Meager Med-Mal Award a 'Shock to Conscience'

The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled a post-apportionment award for past medical bills with no other damages was "so clearly inadequate as to be inconsistent with the preponderance of the evidence," and required a new trial on damages and liability.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Manhattan Jury Awards $60M Asbestos Verdict in Favor of Late Laborer's Estate

A Manhattan jury has awarded a record-breaking $60 million asbestos verdict to the estate of a man who died from mesothelioma after working for years as a laborer near asbestos-laden boilers and construction implements.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Prosecutors Call Their Own Sleep Expert to Rebut Defense

Fulton County prosecutors on Monday called their own sleep expert to counter testimony by an neurologist called by the defense who said that Tex McIver could have experienced a "confusional arousal" that startled him awake and caused him to shoot his wife.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Spencer Fane Adds 4 Lawyers in Texas

Three of the Spencer Fane lateral hires came from Strasburger & Price, which merged earlier this month with Clark Hill.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Squire Hires Ex-Boehner Aide Who Helped Pass Trump Tax Reforms

David Stewart, who was House Speaker John Boehner's policy director before becoming staff director for the House Ways and Means Committee's GOP majority, is joining his old boss at Squire Patton Boggs later this month.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Scarnati Ordered to Pay Gerrymandering Challengers' Attorney Fees

A federal judge in Pennsylvania has ordered state Sen. Joseph Scarnati, R-Jefferson, to pay the League of Women Voters' attorney fees, finding the senator improperly removed the group's challenge over Pennsylvania's congressional map to federal court.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Yale Law's James Forman Jr., Former O'Connor Clerk, Wins Pulitzer

“Clerking exposed me to the dreary state of criminal defense representation in trial courts around the country," Forman said in a recent interview with The National Law Journal.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Microsoft Attorney Julie Brill Announces Parent Consent Plan to Comply With GDPR

Microsoft is again offering the public some insights into its plan to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation, which goes into effect in May.
3 minute read

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