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Emboldened by Prosecutors' New Lawsuit, US Judge Imposes More Requirements on Serial ADA Filers

The orders from U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria are the first judicial response to a state civil action that seeks injunctions and civil penalties against the law firm Potter Handy.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Citing 'Repeatedly Late' Transfer Funds to Consumers, New York AG Joins Lawsuit Against MoneyGram

Leading the lender's defense is a Vinson & Elkins partner who was a former assistant chief of the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Fraud Section.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

What NotPetya Tells Us About Future Potential Cyber Risk Damages

While the White House and federal agencies such as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency have recently stressed the risk of Russian attacks on critical infrastructure companies, it is the potential of collateral damage against much smaller downstream vendors and unrelated companies that remains high due to the potential for self-propagating malware.
9 minute read

Law.com

State Supreme Court: 'Amount a Plaintiff Recovers Has No Bearing' on Magnuson-Moss Act Attorney Fees

The West Virginia Supreme Court rejected a car dealership's argument that a plaintiff in a Lemon Law case could not recover reasonable attorney fees under the Magnuson-Moss Act because the jury's award was lower than her settlement demand had been.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Nightmare for Houston Law Firm as Post-COVID Staff Reunion Goes Awry: Suit Claims

"They did it to us and we're a law firm," the attorney said. "I can only imagine what they're doing to others."
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

New South Florida Ruling Clarifies Attorney Fees in Cases Involving Multiple Clients

Lawyers requested more than $5.6 million in attorney fees in the Engle-progeny case.
6 minute read

Law.com

10th Circ. Dismisses Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over University's Allegedly 'Bogus Investigation' Into Claims of Professor's Misconduct

The wife of professor Michael Shively claimed the investigation intentionally eroded her husband's mental health, leading him to commit suicide in March 2019, according to the court's opinion filed Wednesday.
5 minute read

Law.com

DC's Transit Authority Granted Summary Judgment on Negligent Design and Maintenance Claims

A Maryland federal court magistrate judge on Monday declined to reopen discovery in a passenger's injury claim, finding there was no evidence that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority was negligent in its bus design or maintenance.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

'My Years With Donald Trump': South Florida Attorney Represents Former President in Litigation

"If the judge knows and likes one side and doesn't know the other side, generally speaking, that may be something causing a slight leaning that the judge isn't even aware of," said Peter Ticktin, a senior partner at the Ticktin Law Group.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Court Knocks Out Successive Tortfeasors in Round Three

For the second time in one year, the court held that subsequent medical malpractice defendants are not entitled to a pro tanto (full) credit for an initial tortfeasor's settlement.
7 minute read

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