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National Law Journal

Justices Take Dispute Over False Claim Act's Sealing Requirement

The U.S. Supreme Court, stepping into legal fallout from Hurricane Katrina, agreed on Tuesday to hear State Farm Fire & Casualty's appeal that it did not fraudulently shift certain damages claims to the federal government for payment. The case, State Farm Fire & Casualty v. United States, ex rel. Rigsby, involves the False Claims Act, a regular source of high court litigation in recent years.
13 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'When in Doubt, Appeal' in Consolidated Cases

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's ­ruling last week in Malanchuk v. Tsimura did not change the law in Pennsylvania, ­attorneys said, but it eliminated confusion that had built up in the intermediate appellate courts of when parties can ­appeal in consolidated actions.
16 minute read

The Recorder

Timbisha Shoshone Tribe v. U.S. Department of the Interior

4 minute read

The Recorder

Handicapping the Googacle Appeal

What Oracle can argue, and why it might work.
13 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Superior Court's 2016 Output Low on Civil Rulings

After two years in which the Pennsylvania Superior Court's published opinions leaned toward the civil docket, the court's written work this year has seen a surge in criminal cases, due in part to fallout from recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings. The comparative rise of published criminal decisions has coincided with a sharp drop in civil opinions that has diminished the shorthanded court's overall year-over-year output by 10 percent.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Suit by Lawyer Banned From SoulCycle Dismissed

A lawyer who sued SoulCycle for terminating his membership, alleging it was retaliation for having represented a SoulCycle employee in a wages-and-hours case against the popular workout chain, had his case dismissed Thursday by the First Department.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ruling Bars Arbitrator From Modifying Original Award

A Brooklyn appeals panel has affirmed a lower court's holding that an arbitrator may not "modify" a ruling two years after making it based on "new information in the matter."
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Safe at Any Speed? Cadillac Attracts a Class Action

A federal appeals court approves class certification for Florida buyers of a 2014 Cadillac CTS who say they were deceived by a false window sticker on safety ratings.
15 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Justices Clarify Appealability in Consolidated Actions

A summary judgment order in one of multiple consolidated actions can be appealed before the other actions are resolved, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled, deciding an issue that had split the state's intermediate appellate courts.
8 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Kannon Shanmugam of Williams & Connolly and Joshua Rosenkranz of Orrick

The pair knocked out a billion-dollar judgment against Bank of America that had stood out as a bright spot for prosecutors in the wake of the financial crisis.
4 minute read

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