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Texas Lawyer

Controverting Affidavits for Medical Expense Calculations in PI Cases

Using controverting affidavits effectively and efficiently remains a constant battle in Texas personal injury cases. The controversy over controverting…
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

State-Legal Cannabis: How Intrastate Regulation Is Different

The sale of cannabis is illegal under federal law in all 50 states, U.S. territories and U.S. possessions. Yet, as of May 1, 29 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam and Puerto Rico recognized the legality of marijuana in some form (raw or processed) and for some purpose (medicinal or adult-use/recreational).
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Litigation Departments of the Year — Midsize Law Firms

Berger Singerman, Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial and Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson had triumphal years in high-stakes lawsuits.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Steven Brodie Speaks of Eclectic Legal Career, Diverse Civic Involvement

The Carlton Fields shareholder focuses on insurance litigation and, like his late father, civic outreach.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

HUB International GC John Albright Says Legal Has 'Only Begun to Scratch the Surface' With AI

Albright gave his take on how legal departments should go about purchasing AI and whether or not it's going to replace human lawyers.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

SEC Cutting Back on Corporate Enforcement Actions, Report Says

The enforcement decline is part of a downward trend that began in the last half of fiscal year 2017.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

AGs Step Up Charges Against Opioid Makers

“We are in the midst of a national opioid crisis claiming 175 lives a day nationally and 15 lives a day in Florida, and I will not tolerate anyone profiting from the pain and suffering of Floridians." - AG Pam Bondi
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Self-Insurance and the Statute of Limitations

Insurance Law columnist Jonathan A. Dachs writes: A recent split decision of the Court of Appeals has answered an interesting question regarding whether the six-year statute of limitations under CPLR 213(2) or the three-year statute of limitations under CPLR 214(2) is applicable to a dispute with respect to the payment of no-fault (PIP) benefits by a self-insurer, and, in so doing, has raised several questions still to be answered
15 minute read

New York Law Journal

NRA Sues Cuomo, Supt. Vullo Over Regulatory Actions Against Gun Liability Insurers

The NRA's complaint is seeking damages for what the organization alleges are violations of members' free speech, equal protection and due process under state and federal laws following DFS-imposed consent orders and fines earlier this month against a Chubb subsidiary and insurance broker Lockton Affinity that sold NRA-branded “Carry Guard” gun owner liability policies in New York.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Municipal Cost Recovery Doctrine and Pa.'s Ongoing Opioid Crisis

As the number of municipalities filing lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies related to the ongoing opioid crisis continues to multiply, a quiet doctrine of Pennsylvania case law might undercut the ability of local governments to ultimately recover damages.
8 minute read

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