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New York Law Journal

A Motion to Dismiss, a Reduced Sentence Request, and a Motion to Remand

This column reports on several recent significant decisions from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Judges Support Proposed Rule Requiring Court's Approval to File Amicus Briefs

Judge Sidney Thomas of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said allowing an amicus brief to be filed based only on consent of the parties leads to recusal problems if the brief presents an ethical conflict for a judge.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Defendant's Dealings With Phila. Supplier Not Enough to Establish Venue, Split Appeals Court Rules

According to the majority, the plaintiffs failed to allege any business activities from the defendants that would support Philadelphia as the proper venue for their lawsuit over a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

CPLR 5501(a)(1) and the Reviewability of Final Orders on Appeal From a Final Judgment: Reconciling a Departmental Schism

A discussion of a "significant departmental split" on CPLR 5501(a)(1)'s construction which author Dean Pillarella believes is germane to practitioners and should be resolved by the Court of Appeals.
16 minute read

Litigation Daily

'The Most Peculiar Federal Court in the Country' Comes to Berkeley Law

After sitting together as a panel to hear arguments in three cases Tuesday morning, Federal Circuit Judges Timothy Dyk, Raymond Chen and Judge Kara Stoll answered law students' questions about the qualities of winning advocates.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Postal Service Shows Media Outlets' Requested Change of Address Data Is Protected

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors. 
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Sales Tax Class Actions and Indemnity Obligations: What's on the Pa. Supreme Court's October Agenda

The justices are scheduled to hear 12 matters over the course of three days, starting Tuesday.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Judge Rules $12M Crash Verdict Was Backed by Evidence as Case Heads to Appeal

"The jury, acting within their role and calling upon their experiences, was free to infer that appellee's noneconomic harm was significant, resulting in the jury awarding over $10,000,000 in noneconomic damages," Jacquinto ruled.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Will Scrutinize Mexico's Lawsuit Against US Gun Industry

A federal appeals court has held that the federal 2005 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act does not provide gun makers immunity from claims that they facilitated the illegal sale of firearms.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

6th Circuit Judge Readler Cautions Against Shaming Lawyers Over Election Challenges

"True, some cases pursued by Trump supporters seemed frivolous from the start and were swiftly dismissed," Chad Readler said. "Yet even where cases had some potential merit, lawyers were criticized even to the point of being a target of the cancel culture movement."
4 minute read

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