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Last Wrongful Death Suit in BP Fire Settles on Eve of Trial
BP PLC has settled the last remaining death-related lawsuit from a 2005 Texas City refinery blast that killed 15 and wounded 170. Just as jury selection was beginning in what would have been the first civil case from the explosion to go to trial, Eva Rowe, whose parents had been killed in the blast, ended her refusal to settle. The amount accepted by Rowe was unknown, but the settlement also called for BP to continue to release relevant documents and to donate millions to schools and medical facilities.
In Book, Scalia Warns of Decisions Leading to 'Descent Into Social Rancor'
A new book co-authored by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and legal writing expert Bryan Garner accuses judges — including some on the Supreme Court — of loose and unprincipled decisionmaking that has tarnished the reputation of the judiciary. It is the second collaboration between Scalia and Garner, and could become the standard guide for judges and lawyers on how statutes and the Constitution are — or should be — interpreted, at least in the view of the authors.
Automotive building sells for $10.2 million
The 29,970-square-foot automotive building completed in 1987 on 3 acres sold for $340.23 per square foot
Mediation Confidentiality: Meaningful but Not Absolute
In their Southern District Civil Practice Roundup, Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul, principals of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, write that while the promise of confidentiality for mediation materials is broad, it is not sacrosanct, and judges have struggled with defining when and under what circumstances a third party may obtain discovery of mediation materials.
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Pennsylvania Causes of Action, 12th Edition
Authors: GAETAN J. ALFANO, RONALD J. SHAFFER, JOSHUA C. COHAN
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Wolf Block to Get 4 Mann Ungar Partners
Citing an increasing inability to secure its usual array of high-end cases, the name partners at Mann Ungar Spector & Labovitz have decided to dissolve the commercial litigation boutique after 31 years of being in practice and join Wolf Block Schorr & Solis-Cohen.
Governor Nominates Eight for Judge Seats in Seven Counties
Gov. Chris Christie nominates eight lawyers to the Superior Court — two in Atlantic County and one each in Camden, Cumberland, Hunterdon, Mercer, Monmouth and Somerset counties.
Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Program
Ann Pfau, chief administrative judge of the New York state courts, writes: Early this Summer, as foreclosure filings in New York hit record levels, the New York State court system announced a Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Program, one of the first court-initiated programs in the country to address the residential foreclosure crisis. That program, piloted initially in Queens County, now serves as a model for our statewide efforts. It took on special importance in August with the enactment of the new foreclosure legislation, chapter 472 of the Laws of 2008.
Fed Wants U.S. Banks to Pay $440M for Bank Regulation
The largest financial companies in the United States are being told to hand over a total of about $440 million to pay for expenses the Federal Reserve accrued in 2012 watching over them.Trending Stories
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