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Daily Business Review

Judges Are Fed Up: Courts Won't Tolerate This Tactic by South Florida Lawyers

The panel also warned of consequences.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

'We Were Suspicious': $105M Settlement After Lawyers 'Sniff Out' Withheld Discovery

"Parties should not withhold evidence and make misrepresentations," said plaintiff attorney E. Michael Moran of Law & Moran in Atlanta. "If it comes out, then you're in a position where you're having to enter into a very large settlement."
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

A Good Day for Defendants: 3 Rulings 'Breathe New Life' Into Anti-SLAPP Statute

In all three cases, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled in favor of the defendants.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Silver Golub & Teitell Sues Norwalk Hospital and Others for Alleged Wrongful Death

"It was clear on the imaging of the procedure that the tube was outside of the stomach, and it could have been corrected," Ernie Teitell said. "What was so egregious about that is contents entered into the body that caused her to have sepsis."
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

'The Insurance Company Made a Mistake': How Lawyers Got 12 Times the Policy Limit

"I've never seen that happen," said attorney Christopher M. Drury of Drury Law in Coral Gables.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyer Sanctioned Over Discovery Orders and for Not Attending Court Conferences

"[I]t appears from the record that the sanctionable misconduct—failure to comply with discovery obligations, abide by court orders, and appear at conferences—is in part attributable to defendants and in part attributable to Mr. Karounos," the judge wrote.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

The Jury Is Changing, Lawyers Say—Crediting Demographics for Verdict

"Insurance companies beware of trying cases in Henry County," said plaintiff counsel Gabe Banks of Banks and Weaver in Atlanta. "The demographics are changing."
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

427 Docket Entries, 36 Depos and $250K in Attorney Fees: Court Rules in Complex Case

Counsel for the plaintiff, Meredith C. Braxton and Elizabeth I. Hook, said there was plenty of evidence to go before a jury.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

'They Have the Audacity to Blame Jurors': Do 'Bad' Lawyers Lead to Nuclear Verdicts?

"Jurors award a lot of money when there are significant injuries, usually permanent, combined with defendants, their lawyers, and their insurance companies taking unreasonable positions," said Atlanta plaintiff attorney Mike Rafi.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Harass Us Over Minutae': Courts Are Rejecting Briefs—And Lawyers Aren't Happy

"I just want to understand why," Kathryn McClure said. "The practice of law can be challenging and stressful enough. Why encumber the process?"
6 minute read

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