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Connecticut Law Tribune

Trantolo & Trantolo Achieves $1.2 Million Settlement

"There have been a large number of phenomenal verdicts on the plaintiff side of cases over the last year," the plaintiff's counsel said. "It helps to create that risk for insurance carriers."
3 minute read

The Recorder

Santa Rosa Firm Secures $46M Verdict for Plaintiff in Sonoma County Child Sexual Abuse Case

The plaintiff was represented by a team from Abbey, Weitzenberg, Warren & Emery in Santa Rosa, California. The court awarded the plaintiff $20 million in past noneconomic damages; $25 million in future noneconomic damages; $262,000 for future medical expenses; and $780,000 for future lost earning capacity.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Navigating Property Owners' Liability in Sexual Assault Cases

While criminal prosecutions may hold perpetrators accountable, civil law offers another path toward justice—one in which property owners may be held liable for creating or contributing to the conditions that enabled the assault.
8 minute read

Law.com

Which 1-Judge Division Districts Have Adopted Anti-Forum Shopping Guidance?

"Judge shopping sounds very sinister... but lawyers often look for venues and places they think will be favorable," said Judge A. Marvin Quattlebaum of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Jeffrey Kessler and Steve Berman Reach a Settlement With the NCAA that Reshapes College Sports

The antitrust stars at Winston & Strawn and Hagens Berman got preliminary approval of a settlement that will pay more than $2.75 billion in back damages to former college athletes and allow schools to share revenue with current players through pools of up to about $21.5 million in the first year of the deal.
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs

Runners-up this week include litigators from Sullivan & Cromwell, MoloLamken and Wilkinson Stekloff.
6 minute read

International Edition

Kirkland & Ellis Triumphs Over Clifford Chance in $1.2B Mining Claim

A dispute broke out after South African mining firm Sibanye-Stillwater pulled out of a deal.
2 minute read

Law.com

NY Appeals Court Grants J&J's Subpoena for Talc Expert as 'Clearly Relevant'

In an Oct. 8 order, a New York appeals court allowed Johnson & Johnson to subpoena plaintiffs' expert Dr. Jacqueline Moline and her employer, Northwell Health, for the names of the individuals in her two groundbreaking reports, published in 2020 and 2023, both of which linked cosmetic talcum powder to mesothelioma.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Rejects Lyft's 'Competitive Harm' Claims in Attempt to Seal Safety Procedures, Storage Information

The court determined there was no good cause to seal documents relating to how long Lyft stored the audio recording of calls between its safety team and riders, or information relating to its internal operations when responding to user safety reports.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Litigation Funding Bill Advances in NJ Senate, Despite Pushback Over Making Loans Discoverable

"What I don't like is that this bill now says I have to tell the defendant insurance company that my client is borrowing money," Sen. Jon Bramnick said.
5 minute read

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