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Texas Lawyer

Plaintiffs Pitted Against Each Other as Insurance Settlement in Doubt

"Appellants' arguments that Texas law, not federal bankruptcy law, controls are incorrect. We find the pre-petition payment doesn't affect the debtor's equitable interest in them at the time the petition was filed," wrote Fifth Circuit Judge Stephen A. Higginson.
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New Jersey Law Journal

$19.5M Settlement in Case Where Janitor Drove School Bus

The settlements were reached following mediation with Stephen Orlofsky, a former federal judge who is now with Blank Rome in Princeton.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Lawyers Set Out to Prove 'Egregious Emotional Distress'—a High Hurdle

Andrew Lieb, the complainant's attorney, said the police report is particularly damning. "I would be mortified if I was associated with a place like this," he said.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

REVERSED: J&J Crushes $223M Nuclear Verdict

"This marks the third time in three years that an appellate court has overturned outsized verdicts that asbestos lawyers secured by confusing and misleading juries with unscientific opinions touting baseless liability theories," Erik Haas, worldwide vice president of litigation for Johnson & Johnson, said in a statement.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Small Law Firm Wins $10.5M Judgment in Hidalgo County

Hyster-Yale chose not to offer any occupant restraint system or occupant compartment enclosure even though safer alternative designs existed, the plaintiff's amended complaint asserted.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

'You're Not Embarrassing the City': $3.75M Settlement Finalized Against Atlanta

"There's something to be said when ... the criticism is coming from your own," said plaintiff attorney Sam Weaver of Banks Weaver in Atlanta. "I felt really confident."
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

LegalEdge: Tips for a Good Deposition

This article provides tips for a giving a good deposition and can be provided directly to your clients that are preparing for a deposition.
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Texas Lawyer

It Took More Than 25 Lawyers—But Foley & Lardner Just Beat the FTC

Senior U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn said the FTC's expert witness testimony was not supported by the evidence and concluded "the FTC provides no other evidence to show that the brand partner purchases should be uniformly treated not as sales to ultimate users."
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

How We Won: Medical Billing Expert Helps Defense Lawyers Thwart $4.5M Claim

"The jury was able to compare the results of [the billing expert's] analysis to the medical bills that [the] plaintiff presented," said defense attorney D. Nathan Chong of Groth, Makarenko, Kaiser & Eidex.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Judge Awards $18M Judgment to Victim of Alleged Ponzi Scheme

The investment adviser and broker primarily targeted Venezuelan investors.
3 minute read

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