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Attorney General Seeks Permanent Injunction Against Abortion-Related Telemedicine

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit against a New York doctor to enforce state law outlawing abortion and prevent out-of-state telemedicine providers from prescribing abortion-inducing drugs.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Delivery Driver's Slip-and-Fall Suit Slides Forward Against Equipment Rental Company

In Neyman v. Sunbelt Rentals, the court concluded a jury would have to determine whether the injured party was expected to come in contact with the wet, slippery ramp, and whether Sunbelt could have anticipated the harm that occurred.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

The Buzbee Law Firm Accused of Client Abuse in Two Louisiana Lawsuits

Former Tony Buzbee clients, now represented by Mississippi-based law firms, allege Buzbee used improper accounting to cheat them out of their fair share of settlements.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Nurse Awarded $2.3M in Orlando Crash Case After Declining $50K Settlement Offer

The jury awarded 98% more than the pre-trial offer to a car crash victim the auto insurer refused to cover.
4 minute read

Law.com

Foreign Ownership Laws Blocked by Federal Judge in Blow to State Attorney General

“Power over external affairs is not shared by the states,” U.S. District Chief Judge Kristine G. Baker ruled in the 43-page order, quoting long-standing U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Practice Tips From—and About—the New Judges on the Northern District of California Bench

U.S. District Judges Trina Thompson, Araceli Martínez-Olguín, Casey Pitts, Rita Lin and Eumi Lee, all appointees of President Joe Biden, spoke about what they expect from lawyers who come before them at an event in San Francisco last week.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

3rd Circuit Nominee Mangi Sees 'No Pathway to Confirmation,' Derides 'Organized Smear Campaign'

Adeel Mangi said in a letter to the White House that the system for approving federal court judges is "fundamentally broken" and has turned into "a channel for the raising of money based on performative McCarthyism before video cameras."
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Philadelphia Eagles 0-2 in Attempts to Recover Insurance on COVID-Related Losses

In Philadelphia Eagles v. Factory Mutual Insurance, the court concluded that its dismissal of the suit in October didn't warrant reconsideration, finding the motion wasn't based on any change in the law, new evidence or clear error.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Required for the Purposes of the Undertaking, Again

The author writes "We return to a subject that I have addressed several times in these pages, most recently in August 2019. The Departmental split has, if anything, widened in the last five years. I refer to interpretation and application of the 'required for the purposes of the undertaking' standard that is applied in 'falling objects' cases."
19 minute read

Law.com

Free Access to the Law Is Under Threat

Publishers shouldn't be able to use copyright to control access to the law. After all, no one can own the law. But a bill flying under the radar in Congress aims to do just that: the Pro Codes Act (H.R. 1631).
5 minute read

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