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Judge Rejects Company's Attempt to Boot Former Lewis Rice Counsel From Representing Competitor

"Compelling defendant to find new counsel that far along in the litigation would be prejudicial," U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk of the Eastern District of Missouri wrote.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Statute of Repose: A Tool for Defeating Securities Claims?

Courts have split over whether the statute of repose runs from the date of the last alleged misstatement or from each alleged misstatement individually. This article explores that split.
9 minute read

Law.com

Amazon.com, Canon File Trademark Suit Over Counterfeit Products Sold Online

The complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Only Plaintiff's Counsel Can Attend Defense-Ordered Neuropsych Exam, Pa. Court Rules

"If the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania deemed it appropriate or necessary for defense counsel to have a corresponding right to attend a Rule 4010 examination, it could have stated so," Judge Terrence Nealon said.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Attorney Who Got 2,200 Spam Messages Helps With FTC Freeze

"Many of the issues that were raised in the complaint are based primarily on misunderstandings or misleading information," said counsel for the E-comm company targeted by the FTC.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Rejects Hospital's Attempts to Dismiss Class Action Over Shared Patient Health Information With Meta

In Murphy v. Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, the plaintiffs alleged that the health system, which offers online accounts for patients via the MyJeffersonHealth online portal and mobile application, uses Meta's collection tools to gather their personal health information.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

What Venue Fights Look Like Post-Pennsylvania's Med Mal Rule Change

"The rule being rescinded has shifted venue litigation to a couple different areas and has intensified both of them," said John Hare, the appellate chair for Marshall Dennehey.
7 minute read

Law.com

Missouri Court Upholds $28M Jury Verdict Against Life Insurer, Remands for Prejudgment Interest Award

In Karr v. Kansas City Life Insurance Company, the Jackson County Circuit Court initially entered a jury's $28,362,830.96 verdict in favor of Karr. However, the lower court declined to award plaintiff David B. Karr prejudgment interest.
5 minute read

Law.com

'That's Disappointing': Only 11% of MDL Appointments Went to Attorneys of Color in 2023

"If you think that diversity in all of its forms is important in determining excellence, equity, these MDLs are great opportunities for people to learn, have a practice," U.S. District Judge William Orrick said in an interview.
7 minute read

Law.com

'Your Client Lied Repetitively' to Disciplinary Counsel: State High Court Considers Attorney Sanctions for Alleged Referral Scheme

The court heard oral arguments Wednesday in an attorney disciplinary case, where it was asked to consider if attorney Todd N. Agron violated Rules of Professional Conduct in an apparent referral scheme, and what discipline would be appropriate.
4 minute read

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