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New York Law Journal

Mootness and Ethics: Meeting the Client’s Objectives

While mootness may occur in many civil and criminal contexts, this article focuses largely on its application in Family Court appeals—a frequent occurrence given constantly evolving family dynamics, as well as the many orders of short duration.
10 minute read

Daily Business Review

Social Media Celebrities Clash in $100M Lawsuit

Two high-profile lawsuits in Miami-Dade Circuit Court pit social media celebrities against each other in defamation and breach-of-contract claims tied to their business fallout. One couple's attorney denies the allegations and plans to fight them in court.
5 minute read

Law.com

Judge Slashes $2M in Punitive Damages in Sober-Living Harassment Case

On Thursday, Chief U.S. District Magistrate Judge Donald L. Cabell slashed the overall award of $3.8 million to $1.42 million—the amended amount consisting of $780,000 in compensatory damages and $640,000 in punitive damages—in a fair housing case.
4 minute read

Law.com

Drink Up: 2024's Biggest Drink-Related Suits

Numerous trending drinks and popular drink brands found themselves at the center of litigation this year.
4 minute read

Law.com

'White Face' Comments by Jussie Smollett's Attorney Weren't Defamation, Judge Rules

"At the time of the Today Show interview, Glandian was not aware of any information that would have led her to believe that her statements regarding the white makeup were false or were likely to be false," the judge said.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Graffiti Showdown: Miami Clashes Over Demolition Site Cleanup Before New Year’s

A lawyer is seeking injunctive relief as Miami tries to force a property owner to spend $150k to cover up graffiti on a building set to be torn down.
5 minute read

The Recorder

California Supreme Court to Weigh Reach of Peremptory Challenge Law

The case of a Southern California man convicted of attempted murder will test a law that says a prospective juror's inattentiveness is a presumptively invalid reason for excusing him or her.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Disjunctive 'Severe or Pervasive' Standard Applies to Discrimination Claims Against University, Judge Rules

"The parties' disagreement is understandable given that the jurisprudential landscape with respect to whether Ms. Canaan must plead harassment that was severe-or-pervasive or severe pervasive-and-objectively-offensive is murky, in part because one of several statutes may be applicable to allegations of harassment depending on the bases for the purported harassment, e.g., sex, race, etc." U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy wrote in the matter captioned Canaan v. Carnegie Mellon University.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

5 Longtime Broward County Judges Set to Retire by End of 2024

The judges are retiring after 125 years of combined service, ushering in a new era for Florida’s judiciary.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Art of the Settlement: Trump Attorney Reveals Strategy in ABC Lawsuit

Behind the scenes of the Trump-ABC News settlement: Attorneys and mediators talk about strategies and key moments in the mediation that took all by surprise.
8 minute read

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