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The Recorder

Litigants Can't Drag Feet in Moving to Disqualify Judges, California Supreme Court Says

Allowing parties to wait well into proceedings to challenge a judge's impartiality is not what state law intended, the high court held.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

As New Powers for Paralegals Approach, Lawmakers Have Questions

"Utah and Arizona have been the leaders on this issue in the U.S. and those programs have been going for a few years now and every client of one of these providers is surveyed and they get extremely high ratings from the clients they serve," Justice Brett Busby said.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

$39 Million Connecticut Verdict Could Be Road Map for Other States

Patrick Coughlin of Scott + Scott said this "groundbreaking" decision is going to help self-insured states struggling to keep insurance costs down.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Secrecy Or Prejudice: Panelists Debate Transparency in Litigation Financing Arrangements

One defense attorney argued that disclosure of funding agreements would allow litigants to determine how much control funders exercise, but litigation funders contend that existing ethics rules offer sufficient protections.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Philadelphia District Attorney Alleges Elon Musk's Voter Sweepstakes Is an Illegal Lottery

The sweepstakes has already drawn scrutiny over its legality, with some law experts suggesting that limiting participation to registered voters may be akin to illegally bribing people to vote. But Krasner's lawsuit takes a different angle.
3 minute read

Law.com

Family or Tenure: State Appellate Court Sides With Teacher in Maternity Leave Dispute

"Our law has evolved so that teachers do not have to choose between becoming parents or securing tenure," said Massachusetts Appeals Court Justice Christopher P. Hodgens.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Suit Claiming Police Failed to Stop Drunk Driver Settles for $3M

Prior to the accident, Reynoso had consumed alcohol at El Tango Argentina Grill in Englewood, where he was subsequently stopped by Englewood Police Officers Anthony Gallo and Lothairs Porter.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Judge Resigns Amid Conduct Watchdog's Probe

The Commission on Judicial Conduct was looking into a "wide range" of allegations, including the ex-judge's refusal to transfer his son's traffic tickets out of his court.
2 minute read

Law.com

In Blow to Labor Board, Court Sides With Elon Musk Over Tweet

The dispute between Tesla and the NLRB has taken place amid efforts by the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America to unionize the Tesla vehicle manufacturing plant in Fremont, California, beginning in 2017.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida Lawyer Suspended for One Year Over Fee Dispute

  The Florida Supreme Court has suspended a Palm Beach County attorney who is involved in a fee dispute with a client. After the justices reviewed…
4 minute read

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