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Pogust Goodhead Set to Axe Roles as Accounts Remain Overdue

The class actions firm said it has made the 'incredibly difficult decision' to cut a roles, with approximately 100 people possibly affected.
2 minute read

International Edition

Cuatrecasas Elevates Seven to Partner in Spain and Latin America

Five of the seven new partners work in litigation.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Appellate Panel Cites Student's Disciplinary History While Sending Negligence Claim Against School District to Trial

The Appellate Division, Third Department’s 5-0 ruling, a sweeping reversal of a lower court ruling, addressed how the South Glens Falls Central School District and others can be held liable for a student's foreseeable injuries that are proximate to inadequate supervision.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

5th Circuit Rules Open-Source Code Is Not Property in Tornado Cash Appeal

"As the decision correctly recognizes, the meaning of a statute doesn’t change to fit new contexts; it’s up to Congress to make new law to address new problems," said Judd Littleton, a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell and co-head of the Am Law 100 firm's Supreme Court & appellate practice who is not involved in the matter.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. High Court to Weigh Parent Company's Liability for Dissolved Subsidiary's Conduct

The plaintiffs had contended that their alleged asbestos-related injuries were caused by Davos, a corporation Carmeuse acquired in the late 1990s that eventually became a limited liability company and filed for dissolution in 2018. The plaintiffs argued that Carmeuse, as Davos’ parent company, could be held liable for their alleged injuries.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Holds New York City in Contempt Over Conditions at City Jails

The decision from U.S. District Judge Laura Swain paves the way for a federal takeover.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Supreme Court Paves Way for Attorney Fees Over $100k in Land Dispute

The state Supreme Court declined a petition for review in a land dispute after Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed a Palm Beach trial court's summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff who tried to sell a land lot in a community without the legal right to do so.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Hit Song Ignites Multimillion-Dollar Legal Battle in South Florida

A popular hip-hop rapper with South Florida ties might be singing the blues these days as Daniel Hernandez, who goes by the name Tekashi 6ix9ine, is hit with yet another lawsuit.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

GE Agrees to $362.5M Deal to End Shareholder Claims Over Power, Insurance Risks

The deal between General Electric and investors represented by Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check had been reached in the lead-up to a trial that would have seen the company and investors squaring off on when executives became aware of what shareholders called “an undisclosed ticking time bomb."
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

2 Carter Arnett Litigators to Join Baker & Hostetler in Dallas

Courtney Barksdale Perez and Joshua Bennett, name partners at Dallas trial firm Carter Arnett Bennett & Perez, are set to join Baker & Hostetler in Dallas on Monday.
3 minute read

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