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State High Court Reinstates $7M Jury Verdict for Passenger Injured in Potentially Avoidable Crash

Last week, the state high court affirmed the jury's verdict, finding the evidence presented could lead a juror to reasonably infer that Furr's failure to keep a proper lookout and/or failure to yield to another car was a proximate cause of the accident.
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National Law Journal

Is 1st Circuit the New Center for Trump Policy Challenges?

Just hours after President Donald Trump signed an order attempting to end birthright citizenship, the first legal challenge against the policy was brought in a federal trial court in New Hampshire.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Superior Court Directs Western Pa. Judge to Recuse From Case Over Business Ties to Defendant

The Superior Court agreed that the litigation’s potential impact on the judge's financial interests was a basis for recusal, but the court determined there were more grounds for recusal than just that.
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New York Law Journal

Democracy in Focus: New York State Court of Appeals Year in Review

Harry Black, staff attorney with the State Democracy Research Initiative, reviews decisions from the the New York Court of Appeals’ last term including ‘Hoffmann’ (redistricting), ‘Stefanik’  (vote-by-mail), and ‘Amedure’ (absentee ballot law), and he also offers a preview to anticipated decisions on the horizon such as ‘Cuomo’  (constitutionality of NY’s ethics watchdog), ‘Fossella’  (noncitizen voting in local elections), and ‘Onondaga’  (constitutionality of even-year election law).
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The Recorder

State Appeals Court Revives BraunHagey Lawsuit Alleging $4.2M Unlawful Wire to China

"Orion's allegations were sufficient to allege a cause of action for conspiracy or aiding and abetting a fraudulent transfer," Justice Audrey B. Collins wrote in the unpublished opinion for the California Court of Appeal, reversing part of the Los Angeles County trial court's judgment. Presiding Justice Brian S. Currey and Justice Helen Zukin concurred in the judgment.
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Law.com

State Appellate Court Rejects Reasoning for Attorney's Removal From Conservatorship

The appeals court concluded the probate court abused its discretion in disqualifying private counsel based on the determination that the plaintiff was incapable of hiring private counsel. The court concluded the record didn't support the conclusion because the plaintiff wasn't the one to hire the counsel.
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Law.com

'Pay What Is Owed': State Appellate Court Affirms $19M Verdict for Software Contractor

"We are very pleased with the court’s opinion and we hope the decisionmakers at the state will finally come to their senses and pay what is owed instead of spending more taxpayer resources on litigation trying to avoid their debts," Julian Dayal of Akerman in Chicago said on behalf of the plaintiffs.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Superior Court: Sorority's Interview Notes Not Shielded From Discovery in Lawsuit Over Student's Death

“The Superior Court’s decision provides an excellent review of Pennsylvania privilege law while ordering the production of interview notes containing factual summaries that the defendant had refused to produce,” the plaintiff's attorneys said in a joint statement.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

'Every Single Judge on Board': First-Impression Case Revived

The fertility fraud case alleges that Dr. Narendra Tohan used his own sperm to inseminate patients.
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National Law Journal

Insurance Policies Don’t Cover Home Depot's Data Breach Costs, 6th Circuit Says

The appellate court's decision noted that the commercial general liability policies precluded coverage of “damages arising out of the loss of, loss of use of, damage to, corruption of, inability to access, or inability to manipulate electronic data.”
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