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The Legal Intelligencer

Second Jury Trial Ordered in Uber Drivers' Dispute Over Independent Contractor Status

"The court issued a very interesting and thoughtful decision. While we respectfully disagree with the conclusion, we look forward to next week's trial—as well as the likely appeal that we anticipate will come next, whatever the outcome next week," said plaintiff's counsel Shannon Liss-Riordan of the Boston firm Lichten & Liss-Riordan.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Are Judges Making Decisions to Keep Themselves Off the '6-Month List'?

"The suggestion that any of our judges, all of whom are saturated in motion briefs, would request more briefing as a delay tactic is unfounded and disappointing," Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb said.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Panel Sends AT&T Data Breach Lawsuits to Texas Judge Ada Brown

In a Wednesday order, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation assigned U.S. District Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas to oversee the AT&T data breach docket.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Are These Judges Too Slow? New Data and Nuances

"I think the numbers only tell part of the story. It's important to have an appreciation for what else is going on with respect to that particular judge's docket," litigator Kerri Chewning said.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Big Changes to the Fla. Rules of Civil Procedure: Here's What You Need to Know

Amended Rule 1.510 and new Rule 1.202 will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025, and since the amendments were not published prior to adoption, interested persons will have 75 days from the date of the court's opinion to file comments with the court. These changes aim to enhance the efficiency and fairness of civil litigation across the state.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Civil Rights Attorneys' Fees in Peril at the Supreme Court

For civil rights lawyers, attorneys' fees paid by the government play a critical role in funding work on behalf of indigent clients and in deterring unlawful conduct by government actors. In April, however, the Supreme Court accepted for review a case that threatens to upend settled law across the federal circuits.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Proposed Amicus Disclosure Standard Open for Comment After Rules Committee Vote

Members of the public will now have an opportunity to comment on a proposal that would require amicus briefs in appellate cases to disclose certain information, including whether a party or its counsel "has a majority ownership interest in or majority control of a legal entity submitting the brief."
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Clone Discovery Must Meet Relevance, Proportionality, Particularity Requirements 

Despite the ubiquity of requests for clone discovery, few cases confront their complexity and analyze the issues involved. But in 'United States v. Anthem', the court explored the various challenges presented in clone discovery and ultimately offered a middle-ground approach that balances the burdens and benefits of sharing such data.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lay Opinion Identification Testimony: The New 'Mosley' Hearing

Surveillance technology has become a staple in criminal trials; with increasing frequency, prosecutors are offering surveillance video recordings as part of their evidence-in-chief. The New York Court of Appeals has now held that, under certain circumstances, a person who is not an eyewitness to the crime can testify at trial that the defendant is the person depicted in the video.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Another Blow to the Gist of the Action Doctrine

The gist of the action doctrine is generally "designed to maintain the conceptual distinction between breach of contract claims and tort claims. As a practical matter, the doctrine precludes plaintiffs from re-casting ordinary breach of contract claims into a tort claim."
8 minute read

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