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Daily Business Review

Courts of Appeal Conflicted Over Rule 1.442(c)(3) When Claims for Damages Involve a Husband and Wife

This article explores the conflict between the Second District Court of Appeal and the Fourth District Court of Appeal about whether a proposal for settlement must be apportioned when made by or to a husband and wife bringing a claim for damages.
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National Law Journal

End of an (Chevron) Era: DC Circuit Tackles Challenge to Fishing Monitor Rule, Again

Judges said the court could turn to the statute's legislative history and other avenues to uphold the regulation even with Chevron deference gone.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

High Court to Weigh If Amended Complaints Establish Sovereign Immunity Waiver

"To allow a waiver as a result of an amendment would strain a court's discretion when the complaint is deficient in the first place," read an appellant brief filed on behalf of Cobb County governmental defendants.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Paxton's Suit Against Election Monitors Is Latest in Flurry of Voting Litigation

These actions were just the latest in a long series of legal maneuvers, mostly by Paxton, that opponents allege is voter intimidation or constraints on voting rights.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Sides With Saltz Mongeluzzi in Suit Over Former Paralegal's 'Voluntarily Offered' Vaccination Status

"Once information is public, it remains public. The Americans With Disabilities Act protects employees from employer disclosure of their confidential medical information. But it doesn't protect information that an employee shares with co-workers, including superiors, outside of an employer-conducted inquiry," said U.S. District Judge Joshua D. Wolson.
4 minute read

The Recorder

California Federal Court Grants CoStar Group's Motion to Narrow Claims in Move Inc. Trade Secrets Case

U.S. District Judge George H. Wu granted the defense's motion to dismiss claims alleging violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act with leave to amend in a ruling published Oct. 29.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Some Election Day Shout-Outs to Litigators Working Pro Bono on Voting Rights

A special batch of shout-outs to lawyers dedicating pro bono hours to voting rights in the run-up to Election Day.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Big Law Lawyers Fan Out for Election Day Volunteering in Call Centers and Litigation

Proskauer; Gibson Dunn; Cooley; Stinson; Reed Smith; Davis Polk; Lowenstein; Mayer Brown; Manatt; Baker McKenzie; and Dechert are among the firms helping with the Election Protection voter hotlines.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Court's Reversal of Attorney Fees Triggered by Client's Death

"If you find out your client has died, and you have upcoming deadlines on fees, you need to be proactive. You need to substitute the right party—the estate—and at the very least, inform the court that you need time to complete that process," said Ed Mullins, partner at Reed Smith.
4 minute read

International Edition

'Cursed' Bahia Emerald to Soon Return to Brazil

The Bahia Emerald, a 752-pound stone smuggled to the U.S. more than a decade ago, is expected to soon return to Brazil.
4 minute read

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