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Daily Business Review

CFO Patronis: Attorney Fee Limits 'Good Debate to Have'

The Legislature should consider restricting how much insurance companies can spend on attorney fees when fighting workers' compensation claims, state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis said.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Defendant Maintained It Fully Repaid Promissory Note

In 2015, plaintiff LLBM LLC, a York-based firm, was assigned a promissory note of $50,000 by Gary Lucas. The note had been issued in June 2003, by real estate company Prime Properties Inc. to Lucas, who had loaned it money.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Atlanta Federal Judge Opens Familiar Playbook in Sorting Equifax Data Breach Claims

U.S. District Chief Judge Thomas Thrash Jr. has set up separate litigation tracks for 334 consumer suits and 62 suits by financial institutions against Equifax. Thrash also will preside over separate securities fraud claims against the Atlanta-based credit bureau.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

NAM GC Kelly Calls Lawsuits Against Energy Companies 'Misguided'

Although it's important to address climate change, said Linda Kelly, general counsel of the National Association of Manufacturers, lawsuits against energy companies around the issue aren't the answer.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

William Schwartz, Lawyer for Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, Dead at 84

William Schwartz, 84, a lawyer in the New York office of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, died Dec. 20.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Clawback a Just Penalty for Employee Disloyalty

A dishonest employee should not be allowed to go unpunished because of the fortuity of his employer's lack of loss.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

No Egos Allowed: Jones Day, Winner of the Litigation Department of the Year

With an all-hands-on-deck approach that has no room for primadonnas, Jones Day's focus on client service shines through in its litigation wins, earning it our highest honor in the Litigation Department of the Year contest.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

An Army Behind Them: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Finalist for Litigation Department of the Year

Behind the roster of all-stars in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's litigation department is a deep bench of litigators that can handle any case thrown at them, earning the group a finalist spot in our Litigation Department of the Year contest.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

A Legal Gem in Connecticut's Litchfield Hills

There are about 35,000 museums in the world, but only one that has law as its subject. Located 46 miles northwest of Hartford, it's the American Museum of Tort Law, in the small Litchfield County town of Winsted.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Role of New York Residency in Forum Non Conveniens Dismissals

Commercial Division Update columnist Thomas J. Hall writes: Defendants bear a heavy burden of establishing that New York is not a convenient forum, and courts have discretion in considering a number of factors in determining the issue. While no one factor is controlling, the residency of the parties has emerged in recent Commercial Division decisions as an important factor.
23 minute read

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