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Connecticut Law Tribune

School Officials Immune From Liability for Bullying Prevention Compliance Allegations, Appellate Court Finds

The Connecticut Appellate Court recently upheld summary judgment orders in favor of a Westport middle school in a case in which two students claim officials failed to properly investigate bullying complaints and that they were retaliated against with suspensions.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Lawyering Up: Attorneys for Families of Uvalde Shooting Victims Strategize, 'Looking at All Angles'

One of he first attorneys to receive calls was not a member of the State Bar of Texas.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Emotionally Spent: High Court Curtails Emotional Distress Damages Under Spending Clause Legislation

It is clear that the conservative majority will continue to construe the available remedies narrowly and strictly in private suits commenced to enforce provisions under Spending Clause legislation.
9 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

State High Court: Bausch & Lomb 'Had a Duty Under the CPLA' to Report Adverse Events Associated With Trulign Lenses

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit looked to the Connecticut Supreme Court for guidance in interpreting state law pertaining to product liability and unfair trade practices while considering a consumer's claim that she was injured by defective artificial lenses manufactured and marketed by Bausch & Lomb.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

'Restless and Newly Constituted Court': Sotomayor Scorches Conservative Majority for Narrowing Claims Against Law Enforcement

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, writing for the court's liberal wing, may have previewed on Wednesday the "gloves are off" tone of the next several weeks as the justices work to wrap up their 2021 term.
4 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Investigating a Leak | Overturning Insular Cases | Rehearing Damages Decision

The recent news report that Supreme Court clerks may be asked to sign affidavits or turn over their cell phone records in the investigation of the leaked abortion draft opinion stirred conflicting feelings among some former clerks, but they did agree those investigative tools likely are only causing additional stress during a normally stressful period at the court.
10 minute read

Texas Lawyer

When It Comes to Litigation, Legacy of Parkland Mass Shooting Might Be Repeated in Uvalde

Gov. Greg Abbott initially lauded the police response, but as details of the events provided a more detailed timeline, he said he had been misled. Jeers and boos greeted Abbott when he attended a memorial ceremony at the school Sunday, and met with President Joe Biden.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Manhattan Federal Judge Awards $10.8 Million to PartnerRe in Breach of Contract Case

Engelmayer found that the merger failed to close because a mortgage company CEO "had developed an acute case of buyer's remorse."
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida Lawyer's Fight With Insurer Hinged on Client's Inability to Perform Specialty Tasks

"I think it became clear to us that the insurance company knew their position was wrong when they got their own expert, who wasn't a liver-transplant expert," attorney Eddie Dabdoub said.
6 minute read

Law.com

Appellate Court Upholds Jury Verdict Against Plaintiff Burned by Restaurant's Fire Pit

The Utah Court of Appeals sided with a restaurant on Thursday, finding that even if a trial court erred in adopting its proposed special verdict form, it wouldn't be grounds for a new trial for the plaintiff, who was badly burned by the restaurant's fire pit.
6 minute read

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