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By Emily Cousins | June 28, 2024
"The litigation is driving the PFAS manufacturers to stop making them, which trickles down as a supply chain obsolescence issue," industry consultant Cally Egdren said.
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By Brian Lee | June 28, 2024
As lobbying soared north of $360 million in New York in 2023, eclipsing the prior year's standard of $331.5 million, NYSTLA was a Top 10 spender, keeping its eighth-place ranking in paying out more than $1.4 million for services, a moderate increase from the $1.3 million it spent in 2022.
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By Brian Lee | June 28, 2024
A panel consisting of former and present litigators in New York's Solicitor General's Office weighed in on five key cases.
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By Marianna Wharry | June 28, 2024
"As the [c]omplaint states, Louisiana's law inhibits our clients' First Amendment rights to choose whether and how they engage with religious doctrines," Jon Youngwood, global co-chair of the litigation department at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, said in a statement. "We look forward to expeditiously presenting this case to the district court for a speedy resolution."
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By James H. Maynard | June 27, 2024
"If we want to protect the next generation of children from suffering sexual harms, we must allow science to guide our prevention efforts," writes James H. Maynard.
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By Lisa Willis | June 26, 2024
When litigating for compensation proved futile, one South Florida attorney found another avenue to secure $20 million for survivors.
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By Avalon Zoppo | June 26, 2024
Congress should require states to produce records digitally if they are already maintained through computerized voter registration databases, unless they give good reason not to, wrote Nancy Abudu of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
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By Aleeza Furman | June 26, 2024
"We felt the need to make it clear once again that the Fair Share Act is to apply to all types of civil cases," Curt Schroder said, "not with any exceptions for instances where the plaintiff was not at fault at all or had no contributory negligence."
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By Cheryl Miller | June 25, 2024
Employers who take "reasonable steps" to comply with California's Labor Code can avoid hefty penalties for violations under the terms of proposed PAGA legislation heading toward the governor's desk.
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By Avalon Zoppo | June 25, 2024
The state argues its new law easing the weapons ban eliminates the constitutional challenge.
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