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Daily Business Review

Eleventh Circuit Rules for Moms for Liberty in Free Speech Case Against School Board

"We cannot have government officials deciding which views are acceptable and which are not. It's a free country, and you can't have democracy without free speech. We are allowed to express ourselves," Alan Gura said.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Jury Returns $78M to Plaintiffs in Roundup Case

The verdict marks the fourth plaintiffs win in the Philadelphia Roundup litigation since trials in the mass tort began a year ago, and the third win for the plaintiffs team of Kline & Specter and Arnold & Itkin.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Officials Say Reforms Are Coming to Speed Up NYC Criminal Cases

The measures are geared toward more effective and efficient oversight of the discovery process, whlle ensuring that cases are trial-ready by identifying and resolving obstacles earlier, and monitoring timelines.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

BakerHostetler Team Get $1.6M Verdict Against Jailers Who Assaulted Inmate

Two of three former state corrections officers were found liable for the excessive force beating of an inmate, with a jury awarding damages against one and the judge entering a default judgment against the other.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

New Amendment to Pa. Conduct Rule Bars Lawyers From Sexting Clients

"Even though I'm generally not in favor of broadening liability for attorneys in the rules, I think that this is a correct reflection of what conduct is actually prohibited, and it was important to formalize it," ethics attorney Ellen Brotman said.
3 minute read

International Edition

Canadian Mining Company Settles Decadelong Lawsuits Over Human Rights Abuses at Former Guatemalan Mine

Neither the company, Hudbay Minerals, nor lawyers for the13 Mayan plaintiffs would say what prompted the settlement after so many years. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

US Judge Sets May Trial Date for Sean Combs as Defense Fends Off 'Damning' Tape

Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson told the court the government's case is expected to last three weeks, though that could change if prosecutors obtain a superseding indictment – which she called a "possibility."
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Frustrated' Muscogee County Jury Returns $3M Verdict Against Bounty Hunters After Unlawful Home Invasion

"We were pleased that the jury was able to appreciate the egregiousness of the defendants' conduct and compensate our clients for what they went through," said plaintiff counsel David C. Rayfield of Waldrep, Mullin, & Callahan in Columbus. "If nothing else, we hoped a verdict of this magnitude would stop similar unlawful conduct from occurring."
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Law Firm Fails to Void $15M Legal Malpractice Award Against It

Justice Jane Bland asked why the court should not look plaintiffs that step into the shoes of a defendant through a bankruptcy assignment, then switch to a position the plaintiff would have lost were it not for to option of them pursuing a legal malpractice case.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Child Welfare Agency, Hotel Agree to $9.4M Settlement With Trafficking Victim

The agreement resolved the plaintiff's claims against a child welfare agency that placed her in a foster home with the man who would become her trafficker, as well as her claims against a hotel where she was trafficked.
3 minute read

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