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Texas Lawyer

Campaign for Judge: 2 San Antonio Justices Compete for Same Seat in Election

San Antonio Court of Appeals Place 3 Justice Lori Massey Brissette, appointed to that seat temporarily to replace a retiring judge, is the Republican choice in a race with incumbent Justice Luz Elena Chapa for Place 4.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Federal Jury Returns $850,000 Verdict

"Because it had been so long since Mr. Balla got a surgical recommendation, we didn't think he was going to go through with it and have his surgery," defense counsel Michael Kenney of Freeman Mathis & Gary said. "The jury found it persuasive that the real reason he put it off is because he's a sole proprietor, an owner-operator trucker, and he was basically waiting until he just couldn't wait any longer to have the surgery."
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Texas Lawyer

Judge Partida-Kipness Faces Candidate Jessica Lewis in Dallas Election

To serve a second term on the Dallas Court of Appeals, Justice Robbie Partida-Kipness must get past Republican candidate Jessica Lewis, a corporate law attorney.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pittsburgh Jury Returns $29.4M Against Investment Firm That Accused Terminated Contractors of Fraud

Horne Daller partner Nicole Daller, an attorney for one of the plaintiffs, said the matter was a "unique type of employment case," sounding in tort law rather than more common employment claims like discrimination or wrongful discharge.
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New Jersey Law Journal

'That's Insane': Lawyers Weigh In on Fallout From Uber's User Agreement

The appeal, if the justices agree to take the case, would be the latest variation on the thorny question of how technology and consent to arbitration intersect.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Top Governor's Office Executives Drafted Letters Threatening Florida TV Stations Over Abortion Ads

"I received drafts of letters directly from Sam Elliott, Assistant General Counsel for the Executive Office of the Governor," the affidavit read.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Attorney Urges DC Circuit to Revive Race Bias Lawsuit Against Morrison & Foerster

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit pressed contract attorney Junius J. Joyner III to highlight how he was treated differently from similarly situated white counterparts at the firm.
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National Law Journal

DC Partner Hiring at Elite Law Firms Lags Behind Other Key Legal Markets

Antitrust practice hiring is "going to be steady, but still be one of the highest lateral move categories that we see going into 2025," noted a Macrae recruiter.
4 minute read

International Edition

London Trial Against BHP for Role in Brazil Mining Disaster Begins

The long-awaited trial, fueled by litigation funding, kicked off with accusations that global mining giant BHP knew that an excessive amount of toxic sludge was being held in a dam that burst in 2015, killing 19 and contaminating communities in southeastern Brazil. Plaintiffs are asking for £36B (US$46.7 billion) in damages.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Fort Bend Democratic Judge Tameika Carter Faces GOP Candidate Ed Krenek

Tameika Carter, going for a second term as judge of Fort Bend County's 400th District Court, will have to defeat Republican candidate and personal injury attorney Ed Krenek.
4 minute read

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