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Connecticut Law Tribune

'A Dog Is Chattel': Court Bars 'Emotional Distress' Claim After Driver Runs Over Pet

"The relationship between a pet owner and pet does not meet the 'closely related' element of 'Clohessy,' as that case appears to restrict this element to the close relationship between a parent and a child or between siblings," the decision said.
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Daily Report Online

Georgia Senate Set to Weigh Bill Aimed at 'Protect[ing] Trucking Companies From Abusive Lawsuits'

The Georgia Trial Lawyers Association has expressed skepticism about the bill's intent.
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Law.com

Federal Judge Denies Sanctions: 'No Evidence' Showing Plaintiff, Counsel Intentionally Failed to Preserve Vehicle's Event Data Recorder

"After the November 2018 inspection, defense counsel did not take any steps to set a second inspection date to download the Kia's EDR nor did they communicate a further interest to inspect the Kia before its destruction, which occurred in April 2019," said U.S. District Judge Norman K. Moon of the Western District of Virginia.
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Law.com

Not Very Neighborly: Appellate Court Dismisses Attorney/Association President's $2 Million Defamation Suit Against Fellow Homeowners

The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a circulating petition to remove a homeowner's association president lacked the sufficient "sting" to effectively harm the plaintiff's professional reputation as a licensed attorney/business owner in order to support a defamation claim.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Lying Under Oath, Fake Marriages, and Falsified Documents: How Not to Win a Personal Injury Lawsuit

A federal judge in Pennsylvania shot down a plaintiff's motor vehicle accident case after he was caught lying under oath and presenting falsified documents.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ex-Chief Justice Argues Against $11M Summary Judgment in Georgia Court of Appeals

The events at issue began when a vape pen battery exploded in then-17-year-old Jordan Brewer's pocket.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

An Appellate Lawyer Perspective on the Rise of Nuclear Verdicts

Frederick Yarger and Theresa Wardon Benz, both partners at Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell based in Denver, discuss how—and when—appellate lawyers are getting called on to deal with the threat of big punitive damages awards.
13 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Judge Adds $4.8M Additur After Jury's Failure in Its Verdict

"When you see an inadequate advert or an award given by a jury, under the circumstances, you are obligated as a lawyer to seek court intervention for an additur," said Scott Liberman, a partner at Liberman Cabrera Thompson & Reitman.
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New York Law Journal

A Currency by Any Other Name? Damages Valuations in Cryptocurrency Disputes

When liability is fixed in virtual currency, can judgment issue in that currency? If not, how should currency be converted into dollars? These simple questions have complex answers, at the nexus of which is Section 27 of New York's Judiciary Law. The unsettled application of this statute to virtual currencies has serious consequences for litigants.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Trumbull Insurance Co. Hit With Class Action

"When defendant calculated plaintiffs' [actual cash value] benefits under the [policy], defendant withheld costs for both the materials and labor required to repair or replace the plaintiffs' residence as depreciation, even though labor does not depreciate in value over time," the complaint said. "Defendant withheld labor costs through its actual cash value calculations as depreciation."
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