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$5.5M Miami Verdict: Meet the Lawyers Behind the Slip-and-Fall Suit

A Miami-Dade jury awarded $5.5. million to Hollywood, California, screenwriter Terrel Seltzer in a slip-and-fall that occurred in South…
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas AG Paxton Stops Biden's Spousal Parole For Undocumented Immigrants

"This unlawful parole scheme would have rewarded more than 1 million illegal aliens with citizenship and incentivized millions more to break into our country," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said.
4 minute read

Law.com

Transgender Woman Awarded $150K Default Judgment Against Corrections Officer for Alleged Assault

Unlike other cases where traumatized plaintiffs have requested punitive damages in their complaints, transgender female Haleem Gilliland did not raise the request until the default judgment stage.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Slip-and-Fall Suit Cleared to Proceed Against Kalahari Indoor Waterpark

The judge denied the water park's attempts to dismiss a negligence suit after a guest claimed he slipped and fell on a set of stairs that were allegedly covered with mold and algae.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

US Judge Rejects Morgan Stanley Reconsideration Bid in Deferred Compensation Litigation

U.S. District Court Judge Paul Gardephe first held in November 2023 that the deferred compensation plan was governed by ERISA, and referred the matter to arbitration.
3 minute read

The Recorder

'Innovation Over Regulation': Tech Litigators and Experts Share Insights on the Future of AI, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Under Trump

Warren Hodges, counsel at Hanson Bridgett in Sacramento, creator of the firm's AI practice and an employment law expert, said that his clients are particularly concerned about the federal regulation of AI use in hiring practices.
10 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: After Two Big Wins for Plaintiffs, a Defense Verdict for Infant Formula Makers

Juries hit Mead Johnson and Abbott Laboratories with verdicts of $60 million and $495 million respectively earlier this year in cases linking an intestinal disease with formula given to premature babies in hospitals. Covington's Phyllis Jones and Kirkland's Jim Hurst led teams that secured a defense verdict for the companies in Missouri state court last week.
11 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs

A trial team at Quinn Emanuel secured a $110 million antitrust verdict for client Pacific Steel Group in litigation against Commercial Metals Company.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

US Bankruptcy Filings Rise 16.2% as Interest Rates, Inflation, and End of COVID Relief Hit Hard

"Two of the biggest factors—inflation and rising interest rates—are unlikely to shift rapidly, even if the new administration tries to address them," Scott A. Underwood, a founding partner at Underwood Murray, said in an interview.
3 minute read

Law.com

'We're Back': Fourth Circuit Considers Certification of Marriott Data Breach Class ... Again

Marriott was back before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit hoping to dismantle a district judge's order that certified a class of hotel guests impacted by its 2018 data breach.
5 minute read

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