By Colleen Murphy | May 5, 2023
"Accordingly, we hold that a sister-state-resident plaintiff should be treated as 'foreign' for the purposes of a forum non conveniens analysis and thus be afforded less deference in her choice of forum, unless she proves that Nevada is a convenient forum by showing bona fide connections to Nevada," the court said. "However, we do not resolve whether this case has bona fide connections to Nevada, given that we conclude C.R. England and Alamin did not meet their evidentiary burden."
By Mason Lawlor | May 5, 2023
"[F]ollowing the 1994 [Governmental Tort Liability Act] amendments, governmental entities do not have a right to a bench trial in cases, such as this, where the plaintiff has demanded a jury trial, and the case involves both governmental and nongovernmental entities," the appeals court said.
By Charles Toutant | Colleen Murphy | May 5, 2023
An Ocean County jury returned a $1.6 million verdict on Jan. 19 in Hacker v. Jaime-Valdez, a suit by a man who sustained shoulder, neck and back injuries…
By ALM Staff | May 4, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
By ALM Staff | May 4, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
By Charles Toutant | May 3, 2023
After some large plaintiffs' verdicts in pelvic mesh suits before the COVID-19 pandemic, Ethicon has seen a reversal of fortune, with defense verdicts in at least five such cases in 2022 and 2023.
By Michael A. Mora | May 3, 2023
"Trial lawyers representing severely injured clients, like this one, have a duty to look beyond the code," said Michael Haggard of the Haggard Law Firm.
By Cedra Mayfield | May 3, 2023
"I concur in the denial of certiorari, though I admonish the Court of Appeals to exercise greater care in its review of the records it reviews," wrote Justice Charles Bethel.
By ALM Staff | May 1, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
By Jane Wester | May 1, 2023
Trump defense lawyer Joe Tacopina asked for a mistrial in the early Monday morning, hours before he was set to resume cross-examination of plaintiff E. Jean Carroll.
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