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New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Supreme Court Considers Arguments Over $26M Jury Verdict Against Valley Hospital

"I would just ask the court to take a step back, and look at what happened in this case, not as allegations, but what the jury heard and obviously agreed with," Peter G. Verniero of Sills Cummis & Gross said. "This is a semipublic institution that treated these doctors in a way that is unfair. That is clear from the jury's finding. And if this court were to reverse an unpublished opinion to somehow make a point on some technicality, it would be sending an awful message to all the parties in this case, to jurors, and to trial courts."
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Should Have Been Resolved Earlier': How This Plaintiff Got Almost Everything He Asked for in a $1M Bibb County Verdict

"We represent a single individual in his mid-60s who obviously was concerned about spending his entire retirement on the case and they are a multi-million dollar conglomerate of companies," said plaintiff's attorney Doug Kertscher.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Genuine Energy Sues Hapag-Lloyd for Allegedly Failing to Deliver Load

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Law.com

6th Circuit Sides With Vera Bradley in Lawsuit Brought by Ex-Collaborators

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the granting of summary judgment to Vera Bradley, concluding that a fiduciary relationship did not exist between the company and Vesi Inc., which had formally partnered to sell handbags and apparel.
5 minute read

Law.com

Federal Judge Rejects CuriosityStream's Reliance on 'Sign Up Now' Button As Expressing Agreement to 'Terms of Use'

"The problem lies in whether Plaintiffs had clear notice that by clicking the 'Sign up now' button, they were expressing agreement to CuriosityStream's Terms of Use. The hyperlinked sentence referring to Terms of Use states only, 'By subscribing to Curiosity Stream, you agree that you've read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy,'" Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher held. "Nothing in that sentence expresses an agreement to the Terms of Use or Privacy Policy themselves, simply an agreement that they were read."
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Home Court Statutes: The Silent Forum Selection Assassin

In the legal industry, little-known statutes with potentially serious consequences slip by unnoticed. This is the case with "home court" statutes, which have the ability to obliterate the forum selection, choice of law and/or arbitration clauses in construction agreements. This article serves as a primer on these statutes so they don't sneak past you in the future.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

A Family Bakery and Big Law Collide in Miami Over 444-Page Complaint

"I believe we have seen, and will continue to see, an uptick of litigation over commercial tenant evictions based on the governmental recertification process," attorney David I. Rosenblatt said.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

$370K Attorney Fee Challenged as Case Heads to 11th Circuit

"This court has already excluded 'unsuccessful work' from the lodestar calculation," Chief U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker wrote.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Fort Worth Court of Appeals Upholds $180M Mineral Rights Deal

Had the Nortex group prevailed, defense attorney for Blackbeard, Alston & Bird partner Rob Vartebedian said they would likely have asked for damages in the neighborhood of $100 million.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Holland & Knight Prevails in Round 1 of Holiday Lawsuit Brought by 'Santa'

"A vindictive Santa is not a good look," said Alex M. Gonzalez, partner, Holland & Knight.
4 minute read

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