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Delaware Law Weekly

Latest Settlements Bring Boy Scout Sex Abuse Fund to Record-Breaking $1.9B

Attorneys for abused scouts estimate the final settlement amount could by the end of the year double what's been agreed to so far.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Day Pitney 'Circumvented' Court Rules in Subpoenaing Sandy Hook Students' Records, Judge Says

The order didn't take issue with the content of the subpoena, but said Remington's lawyers violated court rules that require a formal request for production when demanding sensitive documents from another party in a civil case.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Ruling Reminds Plaintiffs to Prepare for Enforcement of Procedural Requirements

"Anyone who wants a court to compel a party to do something to a degree that constitutes specific performance or an injunction, must request that relief in a pleading," attorney Robin Bresky said.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

'Lawyers Are Allowed to Have a Conscience': Day Pitney's Subpoenas in Sandy Hook Lawsuit Test Ethical Boundaries, Experts Say

Day Pitney attorneys representing the gun manufacturer Remington Arms sought report cards and disciplinary records on school children killed in the Sandy Hook massacre, subpoenas that legal experts said appeared to have little relevance to the case.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Legal Marathon Encounters Countless Hurdles in the Fight for Compensation for 9-11 Survivors

Since 2002, Motley Rice has been fighting in court for the families of the victims of the 9-11 terror attacks. President Joe Biden recently signed an executive order to declassify FBI documents of the attack investigation. The release could be a "game changer" for the case.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Attorney for Cuba Gooding Jr. Reaches Agreement to Unwind Default Judgment in Civil Rape Case

In a stipulation, posted to a Manhattan federal court docket Friday morning, the unnamed plaintiff agreed to undo the order in exchange for $7,500 in attorney fees to cover the cost of preparing her motion for default judgment.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Stick and Carat: Jared the Galleria of Jewelry Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Weight of Diamonds

"What many people don't realize is that percentage point differentials in the weight of a diamond can mean a significant difference in what customers are paying - to the tune of thousands and tens of thousands of dollars," attorney Michael Citron said.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Jury Awards $2 Million Verdict in Personal Injury Case

"You have a condensed amount of time to try to show a jury the true harms and losses, and that's tough to do," said plaintiff counsel Derrick Connell.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Expert Testimony of Damages for Lost Future Earning Capacity

In his Section 1983 Litigation column, Martin Schwartz focuses on damages from lost earning capacity resulting from an arresting officer's infliction of excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

With Texas Ruling, Supreme Court's New Conservative Majority Signals 'Roe' Is in Jeopardy

"It gives them a cover for covertly overruling Roe vs. Wade without having to do so," one legal expert said of the Texas abortion case.
7 minute read

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