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New Jersey Law Journal

Paulsboro Derailment Case Heads Back to Trial Court Over Expert's Exclusion

"Here, the brief oral opinion the court issued immediately after hearing the testimony of Dr. Levin and Dr. Greenberg did not fully analyze, one by one, each of the Daubert factors," the per curiam opinion said. "The opinion correctly recited the factors in its general overview of the law. Unfortunately, its analysis of the factors was incomplete and seemingly inconsistent in some respects."
6 minute read

Law.com

Senior Federal Judge in Massachusetts Retires From Bench After 35 Years

"As a Judge, I had no agenda other than to try to resolve disputes justly and expeditiously under established principles of law," U.S. Senior District Judge Edward F. Harrington said.
2 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Amazon Shareholders Say Online Retailer Lied About Excessive Expansion, Anticompetitive Conduct

Bielli & Klauder and Gainey McKenna & Egleston filed the latest complaint in the Delaware Court of Chancery. It is expected to proceed in parallel with a case in the Western District of Washington's Seattle Division.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Maritime Transportation: Whose Responsibility Is It When Produce Arrives in Damaged Condition?

Perishable fruit sellers face a conundrum when confronted with transit delays where the cargo has not suffered physical damage, but its value deteriorates with the passage of time.
6 minute read

Law.com

Washington State Appellate Court Reinstates Wrongful Discharge Suit, Questions of Public Policy Violation Remain

"In contrast, here, the pretermination investigation was about Paddock testifying in response to a subpoena—the very action he argues constituted the performance of a public obligation. Therefore, if Paddock can show that he made statements he believed to be true and thus performed a public obligation by testifying truthfully in response to a subpoena, he can show that violation of public policy was a substantial motivating factor for his termination," Chief Judge Rebecca Glasgow wrote on behalf of the court. "And Paddock presented sworn declarations that he testified truthfully, if incorrectly. Thus, he has established a genuine issue of material fact preventing dismissal of his wrongful discharge in violation of public policy claim."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Amazon Accused of Breaching Contract With Company Hired to Help With Supply-Chain Bottlenecks

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Awards $8M in Lawsuit Over C-Section Gone Wrong

A Montgomery County jury awarded $8 million to a couple late Wednesday in their lawsuit over a cesarean section gone wrong.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Big Changes, Challenges Will Affect Maritime Supply Chain

EEXI standards will slow voyages because slower speeds reduce emissions. This will result in supply-chain delays and longer lead times for the manufacture of goods comprised of parts from around the globe.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Top Court Set to Eye Trucking Industry's Claim That E-Logging Device Violates Drivers' Privacy

The case is set for arguments in the state's top court on May 17, with Charles Stinson of the Tullen Law Firm of Washington, D.C., representing the Missouri-based trucking association.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Off to Sea the Wizard: High Court Takes On Marine Insurance Dispute

Perhaps admiralty is a welcome deviation from the rocks, reefs and shoals the Supreme Court must navigate in hard-core and politicized cases involving civil rights, abortion, gun control, criminal law and politics.
7 minute read

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