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New York Law Journal

Circuit Rejects Damages Suit Under Alien Tort Law

A Bangladeshi businessman who claimed Bangladesh police tortured him at the direction of a former business partner cannot sue in federal court under the Alien Tort Statute, the Second Circuit held Monday.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Communicating With Clients About Valuation Expectations

We have all been in a situation where a fair, equitable offer is extended by the other side and our client refuses to accept.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Potential Liability for Wrongful-Birth Claims

On Nov. 14, 2012, inSernovitz v. Dershaw, 2012 Pa. Super. 248 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2012), the Pennsylvania Superior Court held that 42 Pa.S.C.A. § 8305, which prohibited the tort claims of wrongful birth and wrongful life, was unconstitutional because the manner in which the bill was enacted violated Article III, Section 3 of the Pennsylvania Constitution. Specifically, the Superior Court held that Section 8305 violated the single-subject rule, which requires that a bill address a single subject that is clearly expressed in its title.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Haubrich v. Staniszewski, PICS Case No. 14-0160 (C.P. Monroe Jan. 9, 2014) Williamson, J. (8 pages).

By | February 11, 2014
Summary Judgment • Personal Injury • "Serious Injury" • 75 Pa.C.S.A. §1705(d)
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

In re Emoral, PICS Case No.14-0173 (3d Cir. Jan. 24, 2014) Barry, J. (23 pages).

By | February 11, 2014
Successor Liability • Bankruptcy Trustee • Personal Injury
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Harsh Sanctions Imposed Against Defense in Actos Suit

The first federal trial on claims tying prescription drug Actos to bladder cancer took a hostile turn after a judge concluded the defendants deliberately deleted key evidence.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Five Important New Automobile Insurance Cases

A discussion of five important automobile insurance cases decided in the last year, dealing with texting, bad faith, agency, circumstantial evidence, insurance fraud and Medicare set-asides.
26 minute read

Daily Business Review

High-Low Tactic Pays Off For Client Who Lost Fingers In Saw

Attorney Hyram Montero won $947,000 in a Palm Beach Circuit products liability case, which was just $3,000 shy of the agreed-upon maximum judgment.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

LETTER: Story Touches on Certified Process Servers Problem

By | February 06, 2014
I read with interest the Jan. 30 article, "Service issue is break for rapper." The article is timely, inasmuch as the Georgia Association of Professional Process Servers (GAPPS) is in litigation in Fulton County Superior Court with seven metro Atlanta county sheriffs over just this subject.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Dodd v. Cruz

By | February 06, 2014
3 minute read

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