By Emily Cousins | May 30, 2024
The Connecticut Supreme Court held that this case "is not the type of action the litigation privilege was intended to prevent—retaliatory actions for statements (or other communicative acts) occurring in the course of a judicial proceeding."
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By Aleeza Furman | May 29, 2024
The company asserted in a recent post-trial brief that the plaintiffs were not entitled to recover against ExxonMobil at all because they had already been compensated by another defendant for their injuries.
By Marianna Wharry | May 28, 2024
Pfizer recently filed seven lawsuits in federal court seeking to enjoin multiple multinational pharmaceutical companies from selling a generic version of its medication, Nurtec, which is used to prevent and treat migraines.
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By Emily Cousins | May 28, 2024
"The (prejudgment remedy) is what triggered the conversation for us to be able to get the defendant to pay something above and beyond the $1 million policy, because all other avenues were leading back to the $1 million policy itself," plaintiffs counsel Christopher Cramer said.
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By Aleeza Furman | May 28, 2024
In an order entered just three days after the parties submitted their post-trial briefs, Judge Carmella Jacquinto of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas rejected arguments from the defendant that the jury's award for pain and suffering was too large.
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By Mason Lawlor | May 28, 2024
Trial Judge "particularly troubled by certain facts" surrounding a nearly $3 million sale of a Greenwich, Connecticut property in which a couple, along with their daughter acting as a Berkshire Hathaway real estate agent, allegedly did not disclose water leaks and mold throughout the premises, while defense counsel claimed the sellers "did not have X-ray vision" to foresee them prior to the plaintiffs' gut-renovation of the home.
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By Emily Cousins | May 24, 2024
"The present case involves such a situation in which factual issues exist concerning the collision that preclude summary judgment," the opinion said. "Even if the collision occurred in the decedent's lane, that does not eliminate all allegations of negligence in the complaint."
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By Emily Cousins | May 24, 2024
"I like decisions like this that help us understand how the rules work and what kind of conduct will violate a rule," ethics expert Mark Dubois said. "The purpose of lawyer discipline is general deterrence so that all of us who labor in the vineyards know where the lines are, what to watch out for."
By Trudy Knockless | May 23, 2024
Jersey Mike's Subs, the nation's fastest-growing sandwich chain, has promoted its deputy general counsel to vice president and general counsel. Jamie…
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