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Political Battle Lines Form Over COVID-19 Liability Shield for Businesses Plus: How the Roundup Damages Reduction Boosts Claimants

For the GOP, immunity provisions are seen as key to economic reopening; but Democrats warn it would preempt state protections
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New York Law Journal

Lawsuit Targets Allianz Over $774M in Losses Amid Pandemic Downturn

While the market has rebounded in recent months, stocks fell sharply in March, as large swaths of the economic began to shut down in response to the spread of COVID-19 and market volatility spiked.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Real Estate Developer Sues Former Brother-in-Law, Demanding $100 Million for Breach of Contract

A family dispute involving the Sapir Organization, a Manhattan-based real estate development firm, reached a new height July 17 when president and CEO Alex Sapir sued Rotem Rosen and Omer Rosen in Supreme Court.
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The Recorder

California Appeals Court Reduces $289M Roundup Verdict to $20.5M

A California appeals court upheld the 2018 verdict but reduced the award after concluding the plaintiff was not entitled to such a high amount of future compensatory damages.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Lawmakers Consider Bill to Void COVID Employment Liability Agreements

The measure, sponsored by state Sen. John Liu, was looked at Monday as lawmakers in the Legislature's upper chamber held a series of committee meetings conducted via video feed.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Nearly $189,000 in Attorney Fees Awarded in Connecticut Employment Lawsuit

An arbitrator has awarded a Hartford attorney and his law firm $188,942 in a wage employment case.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Money Flowed Into Campaign Coffers as NY Lawmakers Passed Immunity Protection for Hospitals, Nursing Homes

The immunity law, buried in a state budget bill and passed without fanfare this spring, gave hospitals and nursing homes cover from possible lawsuits tied to the coronavirus crisis.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Precedent-Setting Agreement Aids Children With Disabilities, Lawyers Say

A recent settlement between a day care facility with offices in Connecticut and Pennsylvania and the government is being called "precedent-setting."
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

How Bridgeport Attorney Clinched $687,500 Settlement for Injured Client

Plaintiffs attorney Michael Rosnick helped secure a nearly $700,000 settlement from a motor vehicle accident in letting his client tell her story from the accident.
3 minute read

Law.com

US Judge Wipes Out Settlement of Claims Over Harvey Weinstein Sexual Abuse. Plus: Decade of Tort Cases Total $26B in Damages

It only took U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerrstein 20 minutes to toss out a nearly $19 million deal, calling it "phony"
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