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The Legal Intelligencer

Reports: PI Attorneys Spend Millions to Influence Elections and Juries

These reports highlight a very disturbing trend in the commonwealth, a trend that needs to be reversed to right-size the state's legal climate.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Social Media Companies Score a Win Amid Ongoing Youth-Addiction Claims

The Los Angeles Superior Court tossed four complaints by school districts in California, Rhode Island, Florida and Washington against Google, Meta, TikTok and Snapchat. The schools sought damages for costs associated with mental health problems caused by excessive social media use.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Zantac Defendants: Delaware Could See Mass Tort Surge If Expert Testimony Decision Holds

"The resulting influx of cases could have significant consequences for the efficient administration of justice in Delaware, for both Delaware-domiciled companies and Delaware residents," the defendants said in the application for interlocutory review.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lowball Settlement 'Didn't Look Right': Plaintiff Attorneys Recover $10.1M, Allege Defense Misled About Policy Limit

"I told [my co counsel], either this company is underinsured or they're not being truthful about how much coverage there is," plaintiff attorney Matt Cook said.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

$47M Catastrophic Trucking Verdict Is a Sign of Changing Times in Growing Metro Atlanta County

"I think jurors in places like Cherokee County don't have a problem rendering a fair verdict if that means its going to be a big number for nice, deserving plaintiffs," said plaintiff's counsel Mike Moran.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

How a $25M Verdict Motivated the State to Settle a Foster Care Sex Abuse Case for $6.7M

The verdict "certainly got the wheels moving" in Taylor's case, the plaintiff's attorney said.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Summary Judgment in Personal Injury Litigation

An in-depth discussion on summary judgment motions and appeals in personal injury cases and summaries of selected recent decisions, primarily involving summary judgment and touching on some common topics.
19 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. Court of Appeals Split Over Railroad's Duty in Claims Stemming From Negligent Parking

The plaintiffs indicate they intend to seek certiorari with the Supreme Court.
4 minute read

Law.com

Uber Pop-Up Provided Sufficient Notice to Enforce Arbitration, Divided Massachusetts Court Finds

Associate Justice Scott L. Kafker penned a lone dissenting opinion, indicating that he does not believe a hyperlink provides reasonable notice and saying the legal community has not solved some of the key issues regarding online contracts.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Beasley Allen Attorneys to Represent Family in Wrongful Death Suit Following Atlanta Nightclub Shooting

"It is incomprehensible how they allowed this armed person to enter, remain, and cause the type of devastating harm that he did given their knowledge of what previously took place there," plaintiffs' counsel with Beasley Allen Law Firm said in a statement.
3 minute read

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