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Corporate Counsel

GC of Florida State Agency Steps Down After Threatening TV Stations That Aired Abortion-Rights Ad

John Wilson, the general counsel of the Florida Department of Health, had argued that the ad contained false information, an assertion its sponsor disputes.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

1-Seat Democratic Margin Has Pennsylvania House Control Up for Grabs in Fall Voting

Democrats go into the election with a one-seat House majority, while in the Senate, Republicans have 28 seats and therefore majority control.
4 minute read

Law.com

Assisted Living Facility's One-Sided Arbitration Agreement Rendered Unenforceable by Illinois Appellate Court

In "Hwang v. Pathway LaGrange Property Owner," the appellate court concluded that the arbitration agreement between the parties "lacked the consideration necessary to form a valid contract because Hwang received no benefit and Aspired suffered no detriment by signing the arbitration agreement."
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Bill Would Raise State Damages Cap, but Plaintiffs Attorneys Are Not On Board

The plaintiffs bar has long fought to change the cap, but some lawyers said SB 1300 is not the way to do it.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Voters to Decide Key Statewide Races in Fall Election

Here is a look at Pennsylvania's major party candidates for attorney general, auditor general and treasurer.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Undisputed: It's Time to Revive and Reinvent the Use of Admissions

Today's trials are drag for everyone in them. This is true mostly because the great bulk of trial time is spent offering testimony and evidence about things that ultimately aren't disputed.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Committee Drops In-State Testing Requirement for California Bar Exam

The Committee of Bar Examiners voted Friday to allow applicants to sit for future bar exams, as well as an experimental test scheduled next month, outside the Golden State.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Federal Judge Rejects Call to Reopen Voter Registration in Ga. After Hurricane Helene

"The harm to the state's interests outweighs the plaintiffs' interests," the judge said in the verbal ruling Thursday.
4 minute read

The Recorder

California Supreme Court Rejects Bar Exam Alternative Proposal

The justices unanimously said a so-called portfolio bar exam would create "an array of ethical and practical problems." The court also rejected a proposal for licensing reciprocity with other states.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Northern District Prosecutor Among 18 State Judicial Appointees

Robert Leach, head of the U.S. Attorney's Office's special prosecutions unit, was named a Contra Costa County Superior Court judge on Wednesday.
5 minute read

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