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Jury Offers No Relief to Housekeeper Who Fell Through Attic Floor

The plaintiffs lawyer said the jury could not see its way clear to find the defendant, a "very sweet" 90-year-old woman, liable for the injuries her housekeeper suffered in the fall.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Harassment Suit Against Celebrity Chef Mike Isabella Targets Nondisclosure Agreements

“Surprisingly, while commentators, journalists, lawyers, etc., post-Weinstein have talked about the dangers of overly broad NDAs there is a total paucity of case law,” Debra Katz, who filed the new lawsuit, said. “This will be one of the first cases filed to strike such a provision."
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Saul Ewing Increases 2017 Revenue 43 Percent After Big Merger

Managing partner Barry Levin said the year was a "roaring success," despite the "dilutive effect" of the merger on revenue per lawyer and profits per partner.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

Magic Circle Firms Double Down on Legal Smart Contracts

Allen & Overy, Freshfields and Slaughter and May are the latest three firms to link up with the Accord Project to develop industrywide standards for legal smart contracts.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Parkland School Shooting Survivor Can't Force Attorneys Off Criminal Case

Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer rules survivor Anthony Borges lacks legal standing to disqualify attorneys handling the criminal case against confessed shooter Nikolas Jacob Cruz.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Ex-Skadden Associate Gets 30-Day Jail Sentence for Lying to Mueller's Team

Alexander van der Zwaan, a former associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in jail for lying to the special counsel team investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

ACLU Urges Greyhound to Keep Border Patrol Agents Off Buses

Ten ACLU affiliates, including New York State's chapter, sent an open letter to Greyhound arguing that the company has a Fourth Amendment right to deny Customs and Border Protection agents access to its buses and that, to ensure the rights of its passengers, it must.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cosby's Confidential Settlement Sum May Come Out at Trial

The amount Bill Cosby paid to Andrea Constand in 2006 after she sued him for sexual assault may finally be revealed in the coming weeks, as Cosby again stands trial in a criminal court case that began with jury selection on Monday.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

UGA Wins National Championship ... for Mock Trial

UGA law school's team won the national South Texas Mock Trial Challenge and the Intrastate Moot Court Competition. These wins bring the total national titles for UGA for the 2017-18 season to three, in addition to a coveted state title, the university announced Monday.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Colliers Team in Miami Closes $14 Million Wynwood Warehouse Sale

The buyer wants to repurpose the property as offices — but not in the traditional sense.
3 minute read

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