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Greenberg Traurig Team Scores $32M Alameda County Verdict in Trial Stemming from Ponzi Scheme

A team of high-profile litigators from Greenberg Traurig came out on top after a five-week jury trial, scoring a $32 million verdict in a dispute that stemmed from a scheme to import worthless home theater personal computer shells.
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The Recorder

L.A. Judge Blows Up Armored Car Driver Class Action

The next time I have some gold bullion to move, I'm calling Judge Highberger for a game plan.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Judge Blows Up Armored Car Driver Class Action

The next time I have some gold bullion to move, I'm calling Judge Highberger for a game plan.
7 minute read

The Recorder

California Expands Slack Fill Safe Harbors

In what seems like an uncharacteristic move for the historically consumer-friendly state, California recently added new safe harbors protecting product manufacturers from claims of “slack fill” in packaging, signaling a dwindling receptivity to the recent spurt of slack fill litigation in that state.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Yacht on My Lawn: Trick or Treat?

Admiralty Law columnist James E. Mercante writes: A Frankenstorm can cause catastrophic damage on land and sea. For a vessel owner, the Act of God defense may provide protection from liability for damage to third parties. The homeowner gets no treat to either ownership or possession of a yacht washed ashore by a hurricane. But, whether the vessel owner will be held responsible for damages, well, only God (and federal judges) know!
10 minute read

Legaltech News

Stormy Seas Ahead? Maritime Industry Unprepared for Cyberattacks, Survey Says

Cyberattacks on the maritime industry could expose client data and have far-reaching collateral consequences for an array of U.S. businesses that are involved in importing, exporting or have other ties to the shipping world.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Public Interest Calendar of Events

On Oct. 22 through Oct. 26, the Philadelphia Bar Foundation will hold a citywide Jeans for Justice campaign to celebrate Pro Bono Week. Participating law firms, legal departments and businesses in Philadelphia will pick a day and collect $5 (or more) from each participant wearing denim or another pre-determined office theme.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Dream' Auto Accident Case Wrecked by Trial Evidence Plaintiff Switched Cars

The defense said the case, which involved substantial medical damages and a plaintiff who miscarried after the collision, would have been a great plaintiff's case—if she had actually been in the car she claimed was wrecked.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Hasty Pope Settles Two Roadside Accident Cases for a Total $7.5M

The Gainesville, Georgia, firm represented two motorcyclists struck by a tractor-trailer in Florida, and the wife of a man killed as he secured the load on his truck in Georgia.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Split Virginia Supreme Court Finds Duty of Care for Asbestos Exposure to Nonemployees

In a 4-3 ruling, the majority said it was clear that if the employer knows or should have known that employees' clothing dusted with asbestos could be handled by others, there is a clear duty of care.
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