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New York Law Journal

What Happens If Trump Can't Post a Bond on His $454M Judgment? It Depends, but It Won't Be Pretty

Donald Trump's lawyers recently filed a brief before the First Department claiming that securing a bond to stay enforcement of the $454 million entered against him in the Attorney General's fraud suit is a "practical impossibility." So what happens if he can't post a bond?
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New Jersey Law Journal

Unfamiliar Territory: Lawsuit Calls Mandatory Pro Bono Assignments Unconstitutional

"The reason the attorneys don't like it is because attorneys don't want to be put into a situation where they stand up in front of a judge and they don't know what they're doing," said Edward Zohn, the attorney for the plaintiffs.
4 minute read

International Edition

South Africa Pulls the Plug on Sale of National Airline to Private Equity-Led Consortium

The government said the parties could not agree on revised terms after re-evaluation of the airline's assets and business following the COVID-19 pandemic.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Supreme Court Hears Objection to Electric Grid Price-Fixing Rule

"This case is really about protecting the market and reining in the agency's overreach," Kurt Kuhn for the respondent wholesale electric power providers said.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Wilmer's Revenue and Profits Soar Amid Boom in Countercyclical Practices

While the firm landed in the spotlight for its clients' congressional testimony, Wilmer's revenue and profit grew 10% or more in 2023, amid gains in litigation and investigations practices.
4 minute read

International Edition

Roy McMurtry Remembered as a 'Giant' in Canadian Law and Politics

The former attorney general of the province of Ontario was instrumental in setting up the legal aid system and presiding over the landmark case that legalized same-sex marriage in Canada, one of the first countries to do so.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Panel Rules Ga. State Park Is Shielded by Sovereign Immunity for Historic Preservation Choices

In deciding the slip-and-fall case, the appeals court used a two-prong analysis created by the U.S. Supreme Court but hadn't yet been used in Georgia.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Meet the Judges: Senate Unanimously Confirms 12 Nominees to the Superior Court

"The Senate Judiciary Committee has worked tirelessly to make sure we are filling vacancies with the most qualified judges possible, and we have delivered on that promise," Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Brian Stack said in a statement. "I look forward to continuing to close the judge vacancy gap in New Jersey so that we can reduce delays in cases and address our court system's backlog."
6 minute read

Law.com

DuPont Water Settlement Class Counsel Moves to Sanction Lawyers: 'False, Slanderous, Meritless and Vexatious Conduct'

A March 15 sanctions motion accused the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California's lawyers of a "bad-faith course of conduct" that includes libeling class counsel, disseminating the wrong information to class members and filing frivolous objections.
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Law.com

Opioid Judge Rejects DQ Motion, But Cautions Motley Rice: 'The Court Frowns'

U.S. District Judge Dan Polster on Monday declined to disqualify Motley Rice from dozens of opioid cases, but said he was "very uncomfortable" with its government client arrangements.
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