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Delaware Business Court Insider

Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Appeal Raises Questions on Mootness, Releases

For those who have already received compensation, a lawyer representing abuse victims said, it's come at a personal cost, as the terms of the effective plan have required them to answer 81-page questionnaires, sit for depositions and ask others to submit affidavits as proof of their scouting involvement.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Who Just Became Judge in Connecticut? Election 2024 Results

Gov. Ned Lamont ordered special elections to occur during the general election on Tuesday after six probate judges announced their retirements. Here are the winners.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Republicans Sweep: 13 Democratic Judges Defeated in Houston Area

Statewide, Democratic Party incumbents and challengers were bested in the majority of contested races.
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New York Law Journal

GOP's National Gains Prompt NY Gov., AG, to Brace for Legal Battles Over Equal Rights Measure

Proposition 1, also known as the Equal Rights Amendment, was a big winner in New York's general election, securing more than 4.4 million affirmative votes, to 2.7 million no votes.
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New York Law Journal

Corporate Prosecutions 'Less Likely' Under Next Trump DOJ, Observers Say

Longtime criminal defense attorneys and former federal prosecutors agreed that the next Trump DOJ would likely focus less on white collar cases against entities and instead follow a "law and order" model of pursuing street crime.
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National Law Journal

What's Next for Crypto Litigators With a Trump Administration

"This industry is going to thrive now," said Teresa Goody Guillén, a partner at Baker & Hostetler. "The election just changes as to what legal services are needed."
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Court Denies Procedurally Deficient Request for Delay Damages in $4.1M Personal Injury Verdict

The majority concluded Arreguin's request failed as she didn't comply with Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 238(c)'s holding that a motion for delayed damages must begin with a scripted notice.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Law's Class Action Forum to Feature Judges, New Rules, and Insights on MDL Practice

"This year is going to be a signature year for the program because we have judges from the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in addition to other outstanding judges," said Harley S. Tropin, co-founding partner at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Election Roundup: Democrats Elected as New DAs in Albany, Erie Counties

Democrats enjoyed success in upstate and western New York's major cities on Election Day.
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New Jersey Law Journal

3-Letter Word: Law Firm Partners Feud Over Contract Language

"Instead of using the phrase 'agree to' in the sentences about arbitration, the parties used 'may,'" two appellate judges wrote.
4 minute read

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