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Fla. Supreme Court Finds Insurers Liable From Onset of Construction Defect Pre-Suit Process

In Florida construction defect cases, does the statutory process embodied by Chapter 558 of the Florida Statutes, which is a condition precedent to commencing litigation, constitute a “suit” that must be recognized and adjusted by a contractor's liability insurer? That was the question that a federal appellate court put to the Florida Supreme Court.
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The Legal Intelligencer

In 2017, Pa. Appeals Courts Broke New Ground and Prepared for New Blood

Pennsylvania's intermediate appellate courts in 2017 wrestled with a wide variety of important issues, many of which eventually made their way to the Supreme Court. They also prepared to welcome several new judges to their ranks and to say goodbye to a few colleagues.
11 minute read

National Law Journal

Q&A: How a Kirkland Partner Helped Change Higher Education in Maryland

In a case spanning 10 years, a Maryland federal judge ruled in November that the state had to remedy its practices with respect to historically black universities.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Taxpaying, Business-building Immigrants Deserve Amnesty

A rich foreigner willing to invest $500,000 in a new business can buy an immigrant visa for self, spouse and minor children that becomes a permanent green card after two years. One would think the law would extend similar consideration to an alien who has actually built a business and paid taxes here.
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National Law Journal

Chief Justice Roberts' Year-End Report: Judiciary 'Not Immune' from Sexual Harassment

“We have a new challenge in the coming year,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in his annual year-end report. “Events in recent months have illuminated the depth of the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace, and events in the past few weeks have made clear that the judicial branch is not immune.”
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Manhattan Federal Prosecutors Saw Bounce-Back Year for Criminal Trials in 2017

The federal prosecutor's office saw a 61 percent increase in trials from the previous year, even as 2016 was considered an outlier by observers.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

LGBT Rights 'Giant' Sommer to Join de Blasio's Criminal Justice Office

Lambda Legal's Susan Sommer is departing to join the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice as general counsel in January.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ex-Brooklyn Prosecutor Convicted of Illegal Surveillance Gets Disbarred

Tara Lenich admitted to obtaining wiretaps by cutting judges' signatures from legitimate documents and pasting them on applications for wiretaps.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

After 'Browning-Ferris,' Is It Now Safe for Franchises and Small Businesses?

“Is it safe,” was the question asked by Lawrence Olivier's character in the motion picture, "Marathon Man." The same question is asked by franchise and small businesses after the NLRB's recent decision on joint employment in Hy-Brand Industrial Contractors, 365 NLRB 156 (2017). The 3-2 decision explicitly reversed the board's unlimited joint employment standard announced in Browning-Ferris Industries, 362 NLRB No. 186 (2015) when the board was controlled by appointees from the previous administration.
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The Legal Intelligencer

3rd Circ. Panel Composition Isn't Completely Random, But Perhaps It Is Random Enough

Howard J. Bashman.Upon Further ReviewThe Third Circuit, in common with every other federal appellate court, ordinarily hears and decides appeals using three-judge panels. Currently, the Third Circuit has 12 active judges and two vacant seats. The court also has nine senior-status judges who can volunteer to serve on three-judge panels to whatever extent they desire.
6 minute read

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