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Vinson & Elkins Get $93M Verdict Affirmed for Chemicals Manufacturer

The defendant, Praxair Inc., asserted three errors by the Orleans Parish trial court and requested a new trial.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Company Reps Helped Steer Defense Win for Urban Outfitters in High-Stakes Business Dispute

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius partner Michael Banks said the Urban executive team's testimony and presence in the courtroom drove the jury's April 11 defense verdict in a case where up to $200 million was on the line.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Fulton Jurors Return Defense Verdict: Dentons Averts $51M Loss

"Preparation is crucial, and there is no substitute for credibility in the courtroom," said defense counsel Mark Trigg of Dentons in Atlanta.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey Supreme Court Vacates $24.3M Jury Award to Neurosurgeons Over Incorrect Jury Charge

"The trial judge failed to instruct the jury that the only underlying contract to which the implied covenant could attach to had to be one beyond the rights afforded by Valley's medical staff bylaws," Justice Douglas M. Fasciale said. "Adding to the significant uncertainty created by the jury charge and verdict sheet are the improper admission into evidence of the privileged emails and the improper remarks by plaintiffs' attorney."
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Good Guy Guarantees: How One Word May Expand the Liability of Individual Guarantors

In December 2022, the First Department issued a decision in 122 East 42nd Street LLC v. Joseph Scharf and Sarah Gotlib that caught the leasing world off guard as it relates to so-called "Good Guy" guarantees.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Federal Judge Dismisses Class Action Claim Over Data Breach for Lack of Relationship Between Plaintiff, Business

"Here, plaintiff fails to allege what parties are bound in contract to each other and which party plaintiff gave his PII to for safekeeping," the judge said. "Absent these allegations, the complaint fails to state a claim for breach of contract under a third-party beneficiary theory or otherwise."
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Hitting Walmart With a $100M Verdict in Its Own Backyard

Brendon DeMay and Priyanka Timblo of Holwell Shuster & Goldberg represented a company that claimed Walmart backed out of a deal struck during the pandemic to get into the business-to-business market for disposable nitrile gloves when demand for PPE cooled.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Sacks Weston's Creditors Remain Hostile to Firm's Chapter 11 Plan

Third-party litigation funders Virage Capital and Jordan Litigation Funding pushed a judge Wednesday to dismiss the firm's Chapter 11 petition. Meanwhile, co-founder Andrew Sacks was absent from the hearing, purportedly dodging service of a subpoena from Virage.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

'It's Just Really Frustrating': Microsoft IP Contract Dispute Removed to Federal Court on Eve of Pretrial Conference

"I think [Microsoft is] trying to avoid a trial and an adverse ruling on summary judgment," said Mark Walters of Lowe Graham Jones.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

'It's Art': These Lawyers Turned a 9-Day Racketeering Trial Into a $9M Defense Verdict

"You win a fraud case during cross-examination," said defense counsel Jon Huffman of Poole Huffman. "The lawyer must show ... that the witness is a liar. If you do so, you prove fraud."
7 minute read

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