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Boeing Under Fire for Allegedly Conning Smaller Companies Into Contracts in Slew of New Cases

"The notion that Boeing with its armies of lawyers, bankers, and consultants could be outmaneuvered by a mid-sized Charlotte family investment firm is utterly absurd," said Michael Forde of Forde & O'Meara, who is representing a company claiming the aerospace giant conned the business into buying a near-bankrupt parts supplier.
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Daily Business Review

New Precedent: Lawyers Took Too Long, So Litigants Struck a Doomed Deal

As the case returns to the lower court without the punitive damages claim, the ruling is a cautionary tale for businesses and individuals alike about the legal foundations of their negotiations and the evidentiary standards required for punitive damages in Florida's courts.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Weber Gallagher Snags Vaughan Baio Leader in Bid to Broaden Litigation Portfolio

Madeline Baio's current work in commercial litigation on behalf of transportation companies sits outside of the firm's primary focus on general liability.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Business Litigation Firm Sees Founding Partner Leave for Spinoff With Pa., NY, NJ Offices

Litigation boutique P&K Park is composed of five attorneys who were with the firm previously known as Littleton Park Joyce Ughetta & Kelly.
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Daily Report Online

'Or They Could Have Fired Deloitte': Embattled CFO Appeals Case, Arguing Auditor Pressed Company Into Firing Him

"The evidence is there that she was angry about the shifting responsibilities from her to [the plaintiff] and that could be a motive to destroy his career," said plaintiff-appellant counsel Randolph Mayer.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Judge Relied on Personal Beliefs—Not Evidence, Appellate Court Finds

The trial judge "appears to have relied on the aforementioned personal beliefs, rather than the evidence," the opinion said.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Litigation Boutiques Dailey LLP and Levan Legal Announce Merger

The combined firm, which will go by the name Dailey LLP, is now home to 14 attorneys including four from Levan.
4 minute read

Law.com

2024 Could Make or Break 'Creative' Mass Tort Bankruptcies

Although advocates for these bankruptcy strategies say they can be more efficient routes to payouts for claimants, some attorneys say judges are likely to shut down these more novel uses of the bankruptcy code.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Bondurant Mixson's Unprecedented 11th Circuit Streak: 5 Attorneys Leading Oral Arguments in 4 Days

"Associates get a lot of responsibility at the outset," Matthew Sellers, a fifth-year associate at Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, told the Daily Report. "I think this may be the honly anti-terrorism case we have, so it may be unusual in that respect, but it's not at all unusual for associates to get put on big cases and work closely with partners on moving them along."
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Strategic Advantage of Using Joint Valuation Experts in Legal Disputes

Employ a jointly retained valuation expert. This underused approach can pivotally shift disputes, especially where emotional entanglement clouds judgment, as in divorce or business ownership conflicts.
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