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In Test of Employer Liability, Grandmother Seeks $1M After Employee Scuffle at Dollar General

"Plaintiff continues to suffer mental anguish and emotional distress from the embarrassment and humiliation she suffers as she constantly remembers being beaten in public by defendant Zhane in front of her then 5-year old grandson," the complaint alleged.
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Daily Report Online

'The Road Less Traveled': Here's the Secret to Bypassing the COVID Court Backlog

"We went from filing the case to being ready for trial in a year. That is a tremendous benefit for business litigants to not be languishing in the court," said one litigator. So why is it the state's most underused court?
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New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Plaintiff's Qui Tam False Claims Action Against Verizon Survives

Plaintiff brought a qui tam action under the NY False Claims Act (NYFCA), alleging defendant telephone carries systemically under-remitted surcharges…
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New York Law Journal

Former Manhattan Commercial Division Justice Eileen Bransten, Known for Cutting Through Complex Issues, Dies at 79

"Lots of people enjoy aspects of being a lawyer, but she did so much more than that, for the practice of law," said Appellate Division, First Department Justice Saliann Scarpulla, who clerked for Bransten at age 39 and then decided to aspire to the bench herself.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Business Tort Verdict: Fulton County Jury Awards $7 Million in Damages

"The misconduct here was egregious and I think that became apparent through the presentation of our case," said plaintiff attorney Rob Carlson of Caldwell, Carlson, Elliott & DeLoach in Atlanta.
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The Legal Intelligencer

SCOTUS Takes Up Appeal Over Pa.'s Jurisdiction by Business Registration Law

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the law late last year, finding that it violated due process principles. A cert petition argued that every federal circuit court and more than a dozen state supreme courts have addressed similar laws, resulting in a "full spectrum" of outcomes.
4 minute read

The Recorder

'Human Cost' to Serial ADA Filings: SF, LA Prosecutors Sue Law Firm Potter Handy Over Disability Lawsuits

The joint complaint accuses the San Diego-based disability rights firm of shaking down small businesses across California through lawsuits fraudulently filed in federal court to avoid California's Unruh Civil Rights Act disability litigation restrictions.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

US Judge Denies Dismissal of Claims Using 'Enterprise Theory' of Corporate Veil Piercing

A federal judge's decision to allow the plaintiff to go after companies owned by the shareholders marks an early application of the "enterprise theory" of veil piercing that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court established in July 2021.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Important Considerations When Advising New Small Business Owners

As attorneys who represent business owners know, the process of starting a small business and growing it into a successful and thriving enterprise doesn't happen without hard work. Further, it requires paying attention to key operational and legal issues from the start.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Complaint Survives Against Former Tax Prep Employee Accused of Taking Client List

The decision and a summary by the Law Journal's decisions editors can be found here.
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