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Jury Hands Up $43M Verdict in Oil Patch Contract Dispute, But Lawyers Disagree Over Its True Value
Susman Godfrey lawyers secured a $43.2 million verdict for their client, Apache Deepwater, against W&T Offshore. That outcome followed a two-week trial in Houston federal court about an oil patch contract dispute between the two companies over the abandonment of a well in the Gulf of Mexico. But there remains wide disagreement over what the jury's decision means.
Approving Big News Corp. Settlement, US Judge Cuts Class Attorney Fee Request by One-Third
While describing their work on the case as "extraordinary," a New York federal judge nevertheless chopped a $73 million attorney fees award sought by five law firms in the case by one-third in a recent order approving a $224 million settlement of a class action lawsuit against News Corp.
Dr. Bull and the Jury's Role: East Texas, Patents and Juries
The fourth episode of Bull sees our protagonist and his team defend a woman accused of patent infringement. The woman previously worked for a prescription company, but split off to independently develop an incredibly successful drug to treat people suffering from Hemophilia.
Dreamworks Agrees to $50M Settlement in Case Alleging Collusion to Suppress Wages
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. has reached a $50 million settlement to get out of a class action alleging that the animation studio held down employee wages through a "no-poach" conspiracy with other companies.
Rights of Nonparty, Nonwitnesses Factored in Law Firm's Disqualification
In barring Baker & Hostetler from defending real estate companies accused of laundering the proceeds of a $230 million fraud on the Russian Treasury, the Second Circuit Monday addressed the standard for disqualification in a new context: a motion to disqualify made by a nonparty, nonwitness.
Dr. Bull and the Jury's Role: Trial Publicity
The third episode of Bull concerns a high-profile case. A young woman is facing charges on a reopened murder and she claims innocence.
Dr. Bull and the Jury's Role: Juror Biases
The second episode of Bull, CBS's new procedural-drama following a jury consultant named Dr. Bull, explores the issue of juror bias. The episode opens with a commercial airplane crash during a severe electrical storm.
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