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The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Awards $200K in Attorney Fees Following $80K Employment Discrimination Award

"Taking an employment discrimination case to trial is labor-intensive and entails a lot of risk for both the employee and counsel," the plaintiff's attorney said.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Rejects Firm's Counterclaims Against Former Legal Secretary, Citing Lack of Jurisdiction

"Defendant essentially seeks to attach a causal connection between plaintiff’s non-profit work and defendant’s decision to terminate her employment, when no such connection was known to exist at the time of the termination. The contract-based counterclaims are therefore permissive rather than compulsory, and because they arise out of state law with no independent basis for federal jurisdiction, they should be dismissed," U.S. District Judge Elizabeth T. Hey for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania wrote in a case against Larry Pitt & Associates.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Veteran DOJ Antitrust Litigator Kenneth Dintzer Heads to Crowell

Kenneth Dintzer led the DOJ's case in United States v. Google.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas High Court Asked if Texas Retailers Must Have Airport-Level Security

Retailers are complaining that the Texas Supreme Court is being asked to consider security measures akin to airport screenings.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Suburban Pa. Jury Hands Up $29M to Bicyclist Hit by Truck

The defendants had refused to settle for their $6 million policy limit, instead only offering $500,000, according to the plaintiff’s attorney, Morgan & Morgan partner Clancy Boylan.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cuomo Accuser Drops Federal Lawsuit Against Ex-Governor

Charlotte Bennett will continue her Manhattan Supreme Court suit against New York State, her attorneys said.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Rise of AI and Other Changes Abound in the Law: A 2024 Year-End Review

As 2024 goes into the books, here is a look back at the notable trends and decisions in Pennsylvania civil litigation over the past year.
18 minute read

New York Law Journal

Venezuela Faces Creditor Ire After Missing $1.5B Bond Payments

Backed by Duane Morris, the bondholder claims Venezuela breached the terms of the bonds when it stopped making semiannual 9.375% interest payments and failed to repay the principal when the loans matured in 2018.
2 minute read

International Edition

Venezuela Faces Creditor Class Action Suit After Missing $1.5B Bond Payments

Backed by Duane Morris, the bondholder claims Venezuela breached the terms of the bonds when it stopped making semiannual 9.375% interest payments and failed to repay the principal when the loans matured in 2018.
2 minute read

Law.com

'Serious Misconduct' From Monsanto Lawyer Prompts Mistrial in Chicago Roundup Case

A spokesperson for Monsanto said in a statement that the company believes the “cross-examination regarding risks factors for [the plaintiffs'] injury was appropriate given the evidentiary record in this case.” The spokesperson called the plaintiffs’ decision to seek a mistrial “unusual and telling.”
3 minute read

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