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The Recorder

'Flawed and Prejudicial': Investors Ask for New Trial After Defense Verdict in Case Over Elon Musk Tweets

Attorneys from Levi & Korsinsky argued that the Feb. 3 verdict "was the result of an erroneous deliberation process influenced by prejudicial and improper attorney argument, speculative testimony, and confusing jury instructions."
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Daily Report Online

'In the End, They Did the Right Thing': Fried Goldberg Obtains $21M Settlement in Truck Accident Suit

The plaintiff hit a roadblock when seeking representation—there were no traffic cameras in the immediate vicinity of the accident and after two weeks in and out of consciousness in an ICU, he had no memory of the ordeal.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Tesla Shareholder: Musk's $56B Pay Couldn't Be Approved Without More Disclosures

Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman partner Gregory Varallo told Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick the plan should be invalidated entirely, at a minimum taking back three tranches of the plan awarded based on Tesla's performance under Musk's leadership.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Court Hears Jurisdiction Fight in Volkswagen Emissions Scandal

"[VW Germany] is not permitted to sort of say, 'Well, we're going to reject the idea of dual sovereignty.' They have to take that as a given," said Solicitor General Judd Stone.
4 minute read

The Recorder

EV Charging Company Volta Zapped With Shareholder Suit Over Proposed $169M Shell Acquisition

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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Law.com

Federal Judge Denies Sanctions: 'No Evidence' Showing Plaintiff, Counsel Intentionally Failed to Preserve Vehicle's Event Data Recorder

"After the November 2018 inspection, defense counsel did not take any steps to set a second inspection date to download the Kia's EDR nor did they communicate a further interest to inspect the Kia before its destruction, which occurred in April 2019," said U.S. District Judge Norman K. Moon of the Western District of Virginia.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

$1.2M Fulton Jury Verdict: Attorney Secures Result Using 'Defense's Favorite Facts'

"Don't shy away from the defense's favorite facts," said plaintiff attorney Bethany L. Schneider of Schneider Injury Law in Atlanta. "Put them in context and explain why they don't defeat your case."
5 minute read

Law.com

Federal Judge Rejects Proposed Workaround for Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act Class Actions With Too Few Plaintiffs

"In the absence of precedent from the First Circuit, this Court will adopt the Ninth Circuit's reasoning in 'Floyd,' which correctly adheres to this circuit's and the Supreme Court's principles of statutory interpretation," U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley of the District of Massachusetts wrote.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Amid Executive Shakeup, Rivian Taps Former LinkedIn, Yahoo GC as Legal Chief

Rivian's prior general counsel, Neil Sitron, left in September, the first of a string of executives to depart. The exits coincide with the company falling short of production goals.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Maker of Tech for Self-Driving Vehicles Promoted Deputy GC to Legal Chief

Ouster said its general counsel, Adam Dolinko, is leaving for a position elsewhere. The departure follows completion of a merger between Ouster and a competitor.
3 minute read

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