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Lawsuit Claims ICE Withheld $300M in Bond Payments from Immigrants

The case filed this week is on behalf Douglas Cortez of Uniondale, New York, who posted bond for $10,000 to have his friend released from detention.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'Something Really Bad Happened': J&J's Talc Bankruptcy Vote Under Attack

At a hearing this month, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez in Houston said he would schedule a trial in late January or early February to determine whether J&J manipulated its bankruptcy plan's vote.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Litigants Can't Drag Feet in Moving to Disqualify Judges, California Supreme Court Says

Allowing parties to wait well into proceedings to challenge a judge's impartiality is not what state law intended, the high court held.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Opening Doors to 'Where Decisions Are Made': Judge Ann Claire Williams

"I realized that what I was doing was similar to being a lawyer," said Williams, a 2024 American Lawyer Lifetime Achievement honoree. "Teachers teach and lawyers teach. Teachers have to persuade and lawyers have to persuade."
6 minute read

Law.com

Former Jury Researcher Accused of Stealing Legal Service Provider's Trade Secrets, Clients

"The threat to Jury-X is no longer theoretical—defendants' use of Jury-X's trade secrets has resulted in direct loss of Jury-X's clients. Clients choosing Tandem, when they have historically used Jury-X, shows the similarities in both company's services," according to the trade secrets lawsuit filed by the plaintiff's attorneys with Fox Rothschild.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

'Significant Relief': Big Law Firms Represent UFC in $375M Antitrust Settlement Agreement

"The settlement we helped MMA fighters achieve recovers hundreds of millions of dollars in lost compensation from the UFC," said Benjamin D. Brown, managing partner of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll and co-chair of its antitrust practice.
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The Recorder

Judge: Schools Can Sue Social Media for Expenses Related to Addicted Students

U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who is overseeing multidistrict litigation in the Northern District of California, allowed negligence claims brought by school districts to move ahead against Meta Platforms, which owns Facebook and Instagram, and the parent companies of TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Coinbase Scores Arbitration Win Under New Federal Precedent

"In the time since the plaintiff filed his complaint, nearly two years have passed," a Coinbase spokesperson said in a statement. "During this time, he could have gone to arbitration and obtained a decision on the merits."
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ex-Employee and Outspoken Critic of NFL Settles Suit Alleging Racial Inequality in the League

The central issue in Trotter's lawsuit revolved around his vocal criticism of the NFL's diversity policies and his allegations that this advocacy led to his dismissal. He claimed that during league-wide meetings and in various public forums, he repeatedly raised concerns about the NFL's failure to hire more Black coaches, executives and media personnel.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Third Circuit Predicts Pa. High Court's Application of 'Gallagher' and 'Donovan' in 'Mid-Century Insurance v. Werley'

The Third Circuit determined that the household exclusion at issue must be enforced in order to be consistent with current Pennsylvania Supreme Court precedents.
12 minute read

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