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National Law Journal

Circuit Tosses Attorney Fees Award in Prius Litigation

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has again struck down an award of attorney fees in a class action settlement, this time over allegedly defective headlights in Toyota Prius vehicles.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Courts Apply Same Old Rules to New Issues in 2013

In 2013, many novel civil litigation issues came before the trial and appellate courts of Pennsylvania for decision. Some of these issues were resolved and some were left open for another day, but one key trend that emerged was courts wrestling with technological advances like social media, cellphones and GPS devices in the legal spectrum.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Settlement Talks Opening in Toyota Death, Injury Claims

Lawyers for Toyota Motor Corp. have taken a step toward settling hundreds of lawsuits filed on behalf of drivers injured or killed in accidents blamed on sudden, unintended acceleration, according to court documents.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Victim of Truck Crash Wins $641K

A Cobb County jury has awarded $641,250 to a tire store manager who said a broken-down dump truck on an Interstate highway caused him to run off a cliff.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Mondragon v. Capital One Auto Finance

By | November 27, 2013
3 minute read

The Recorder

Powerhouse Motorsports Group, Inc. v. Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.

By | November 26, 2013
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Parties Settle After Head-On Collision

By | October 22, 2013
On October 20, 2009, plaintiff Robert Farner, 58, a former union-affiliated painter who was retired on disability, was stopped at a stoplight in the northbound lane of Carlisle Pike, with his son, plaintiff Brandon Farner, 19, a grocery store stock boy, as a passenger, in the right-hand lane.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Caremark Claims Remain Difficult to Plead Successfully

As frequently recognized by the Court of Chancery and as reflected in the Court of Chancery's recent decision in In re China Automotive Systems Derivative Litigation, Consol. C.A. No. 7145-VCN (Del. Ch.), a Caremark claim is one of the most difficult corporate law claims to plead. A Caremark claim is a claim that directors caused or permitted a corporation to break the law or failed to establish or oversee a monitoring system for a corporation's compliance with the law.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge Laura Watson's Motion to Dismiss Ethics Charges Denied

Broward Circuit Judge Laura Watson had filed a motion to dismiss a Judicial Qualifications Commission inquiry for failure to state a cause of action.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Jury Awards Man Who Lost His Leg in Auto Accident

A Philadelphia jury has awarded a $19 million verdict to a man who lost his lower right leg in a car accident while he was pushing a car off to the side of the road.
3 minute read

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