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The Recorder

Here's What's in the Proposed 'New PAGA' Law

Employers who take "reasonable steps" to comply with California's Labor Code can avoid hefty penalties for violations under the terms of proposed PAGA legislation heading toward the governor's desk.
6 minute read

Law.com

MDLs Make Up More Than Half of U.S. Cases, Whether It's 65% or 71%

According to fiscal year 2023 statistics from the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts, and the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, multidistrict litigation now makes up 65% of the federal civil caseload, a far bigger share than the 38% a decade ago.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Piercing the Corporate Veil; Impossibility Defenses Rejected: This Week in Scott Mollen's Realty Law Digest

Scott Mollen discusses "Three Amigos Holding Inc. v. Maxben Holdings," "Paramount Leasehold v. Krasny Office," and "PLG Bedford Holdings v. Prestige Deli & Grill Corp."
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

Re-examining the Contours of Consent-Based Personal Jurisdiction

In their Second Circuit Review, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp discuss Fuld v. PLO, which "reexamines the contours of consent-based personal jurisdiction and deepens the debate over whether the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments impose different due process limits."
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

A Rape, a Foreign Country and Maritime Law: Attorneys Brace for Challenging Litigation

"I do see an upward tick," said one attorney about sexual assault lawsuits involving tourists from around the nation.
6 minute read

Law.com

Judge Dismisses Attorney's Suit Accusing Hired Counsel of Spreading 'Fake News Stories'

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit from a former client of law firm Kodner Watkins.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Justices Agree to Address Questions Around Skill Games and Illegal 'Gambling Device' Status

The allocatur grant comes following a November 2023 ruling by the Commonwealth Court, where a unanimous en banc panel determined that so-called "skill" games, which are video game machines often found in bars and restaurants, don't constitute illegal gambling.
4 minute read

Law.com

Judge Awards $23M in Default Judgment to Industrial Sewing Machine Parts Manufacturer

U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs of the District of Massachusetts entered a default judgment in favor of Jumpsource, partially granting their default judgment motion and motion for attorney fees and costs, against Polanco Industrial Corp., awarding a damages total of $22,993,718.70, in a June 13 order.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Whole Truth: Addressing Hypothetical Questions to Lay and Expert Witnesses

Hypothetical questions can help facilitate conversations on judgments about the perceived likelihood or potential consequences of an event or an action. They can also help reveal hidden or flawed assumptions. Supreme Court justices, for instance, often use hypothetical questions to test the outer boundaries of what the advocate is asking the court to declare and of what the court may have to decide.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Deal Reached to Drop PAGA Initiative From the November Ballot

The deal, announced in broad terms Tuesday, will cap penalties on employers who act quickly to address Labor Code violations while maintaining key tenets of California's labor law enforcement structure.
3 minute read

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