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Latham & Watkins Secures Dismissal of Legal-Mal Suit Against Company, GC Who Failed to Advise Former Treasurer

The plaintiff had alleged that the defendants were liable for failing to give a so-called Upjohn warning, which is done when the interests of a company and an individual officer become adverse.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Must We Hear the Defense?': Jury Sends Note Indicating Early Decision

"The moral to the story is that credibility still matters," said prevailing defense counsel Scott W. McMickle of McMickle, Kurey & Branch in Alpharetta.
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Daily Report Online

Jurors Deliver $16.2M Verdict Against Amazon for Driver's Crash

"This verdict establishes that Amazon is responsible for the system it created and for the drivers that deliver Amazon packages to Amazon customers," said prevailing plaintiffs counsel Joe Fried of FriedGoldberg in Atlanta.
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New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Court Preserves Legal Malpractice, Elder Exploitation Claims Against Partner For Jury Trial

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors. 
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New York Law Journal

Singer Gloria Gaynor Accuses Former Producer of Allegedly Withholding Royalty Payments

The copyright infringement and fraud suit was also filed by composer Robin Randall, who accused Joel Diamond of pressuring her mother into signing over rights at a time when she was mentally ill. 
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Keep on Trucking: New Law Puts Motor Carriers on the Hot Seat

Until the new law has been exhaustively litigated and interpreted by the courts, successful settlement of truck accident cases might depend on the knowledge, experience and insights of skilled insurance claim mediators.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Who Got the Work: Array of National Lawyers Appearing in Appeal Over Social Media Role in Buffalo Massacre

The co-chair of Morrison & Foerster's appellate practice and a Hueston Hennigan partner have entered the case on behalf of Discord and Amazon, and partners with Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe are awaiting admission to argue for Meta.
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Law.com

Sheppard Mullin Wins Injunction for Financial Services Firm in Dispute Over 'Raiding Exemption' Under Broker Recruiting Protocols

The judge concluded that the defendants acted with predation, pointing to recovered digital evidence on some of the defendants' computers that related to their newly-founded financial services firm.
5 minute read

Law.com

Foley Hoag Files Suit on Behalf of Wayfair's $2.1M 'Double Payments' to Unpaid Subcontractors

To save the project and maintain its opening date, Wayfair paid or is in the process of directly paying $1.99 million to subcontractors to cover the outstanding amount that Generis owed them. Wayfair claims it already paid Generis $1.49 million for invoiced work from December 2022 through the beginning of the year, in essence, requiring the retailer to "double pa[y]," according to the complaint.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Tax Company Exactera Sues Ex-CEO, Alleging Harassing Litigation

Founder and former CEO David Scherer allegedly threatened to file weekly shareholder derivative actions until his demands were met.
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