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New York Law Journal

Sean Combs' Defense Counsel Seeks Accusers' Names as Civil Litigation Surges

"These swirling allegations have created a hysterical media circus that, if left unchecked, will irreparably deprive Mr. Combs of a fair trial, if they haven't already," the filing states.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyers Outdo Themselves, Getting $50M After Court Vacates $10M Award

"They offered one one-hundredth of the verdict," said prevailing plaintiff counsel Daniel J. Moriarty of Moriarty Injury Law. "That's important because everyone talks about verdicts in Georgia, but what people need to talk about is the fact that these verdicts happen because these insurance companies don't protect their insureds, and they lowball plaintiffs even in strong cases."
7 minute read

The Recorder

Los Angeles Secures $35M Settlement From Monsanto in Water Contamination Lawsuit

Monsanto in the settlement admitted no wrongdoing. Los Angeles has more "forever" chemical makers in its sights in other actions.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

SEC Awards $12 Million: What One Whistleblower Wants You to Know

"Handling whistleblower cases is very unique," Sallah said. "Filing a whistleblower complaint is not just filing a complaint and forgetting about it."
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

A Couple of Early Suggestions From ABOTA's 'A More Perfect Jury' Project

In 2022, the American Board of Trial Advocates Foundation launched a multi-year study in partnership with law schools and the National Center for State Courts aimed at improving the jury selection process. Study participants at UC Law San Francisco discussed their preliminary findings yesterday.
4 minute read

International Edition

Australian Attorney Investigated for Citing Fake AI-Generated Cases

The lawyer said he didn't fully understand how artificial intelligence worked.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Vince McMahon's Accuser Pursues Records Amid Sexual Assault, Trafficking Claims

"Defendants assert that they know plaintiff's legal strategy well enough to assure the court that she has does not 'have any intention whatsoever' of suing them," the plaintiff stated in the memorandum. "As fervently as defendants may wish this were true, it is not, and wishful speculation is not a cognizable ground for a motion to strike or dismiss."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Solid Footing': NY's First Latino Chief Administrative Judge Assesses History, Budget Challenges

Judge Joseph A. Zayas, 16 months into his tenure, points to strides in diversity and morale, and taming case backlog.
8 minute read

The Recorder

US Supreme Court Won't Hear Challenge to California's Worker-Misclassification Law

Lawyers for Uber and Postmates had argued that California's AB 5 unfairly targeted the companies.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Jury Returns $15M Talc Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson

The plaintiffs firm behind Tuesday's verdict was Dean Omar Branham Shirley, based in Dallas, which won three prior mesothelioma verdicts this year against J&J.
3 minute read

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