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Pennsylvania Judge Vacates $25M Damages Award to Plaintiffs Due to Erroneous Expert Report

Molder had concluded that the lost profits over the term of the contract totaled to an approximate of $24.5 million. However, the court determined there were "significant flaws" in his opinion, which were exposed on cross examination.
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Daily Report Online

How Plaintiff's Lawyers Went 'Beyond Sympathy' to Return $14M After a Child's Wrongful Death

"We'd gone through focus groups, and everyone's reaction was the same: 'This is horrible, but how do you put a dollar value on it?'" Plaintiffs' attorney Bruce Hagen said. "We tried to focus the trial on the human loss."
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Sky's the Limit': Pa. Justices' Punitive Damages Ruling Creates Uncertainty for Defendants

"I think any hope for a rational, you know, balance, if you will, established through ratios, at least for now in Pennsylvania, is probably beyond us," said Curt Schroder, executive director of defense-side amicus the Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. Appellate Court Rules Attorney Fees Can Be Apportioned in $6M RICO Case

The plaintiff-appellants disputed the trial courts findings of default and summary judgments against the defendants, while only awarding attorney fees against one.
3 minute read

Law.com

Knockout/Octo Holdings Slaps Former Exec With $150M Defamation Suit for Allegedly Making Disparaging Comments During Proposed Acquisition

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Trump Loses Bid for New Trial, Reduction of Damages in Carroll Civil Case

Trump's legal team on Wednesday filed an appeal of the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Marshall Dennehey Shareholder Enters Appearance for Pep Boys in Asbestos-Related Product Liability Claim

This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
3 minute read

Law.com

Recruiting Firm's Appeal of $7.7M Judgment in 'Purloined Trade Secrets' Case Headed to 1st Circuit

"Defendants argue that neither the jury nor the court identified the misappropriated trade secrets, or found that the purloined trade secrets were actually exploited, or found that Catapult's profits were attributable to the use of BioPoint's trade secrets. These assertions are blatantly incorrect," U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns wrote.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawyers for Families of Buffalo Shooting Victims Say Companies 'Helped Load Gun' of Racist Buffalo Shooter

The defendants including social media giants Meta Platforms—which owns Facebook and Instagram—Reddit, Amazon.com, Twitch Interactive, Google, YouTube, Discord, and Snap,
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

North Ga. Jury Awards $2M Verdict in Head-On Collision Case

Attorney Jon Pope's takeaway from trial? Don't be afraid to try plaintiffs' cases in conservative venues.
4 minute read

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