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Pa. High Court Sides With Property Owners, Rejecting Railroad's Eminent Domain Authority Benefiting One Private Company

"Any taking by a railroad does not warrant an automatic and conclusive finding of benefit to the public. Instead, courts must analyze any purported public benefit of the taking while considering the technological, social, and economic landscape 'of the period in which the particular problem presents itself for consideration,'" Justice Kevin Dougherty said.
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New York Law Journal

Lawsuit Says NYS Assembly Refuses To Certify Ex-Legislative Director's $100K Harassment Judgment

A lawyer for the New York State Assembly said it is "inconceivable" sexual harrasment falls within the scope of an Assembly member's duties."
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Judge Threatened: Perpetrator Gets 20 Years in Prison

In one letter to a judge, he said he would "take great pleasure in knowing you will suffer and die."
5 minute read

Law.com

Nashville Firm Accused of Illegally Retaining Client's Funds, Acting as Counsel After Termination

As a result of the delay, obfuscation, and refusal by defendants to accommodate the transfer of files and information for the member accounts, TENCU has expended countless employee hours and costs in communicating with its members to advise them that the defendants no longer represent TENCU," according to the complaint filed by the plaintiff's new firm with Adams and Reese.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyers for Ala. Inmate Seek to Block His Fall Execution by Nitrogen Gas

A federal judge is being asked to block the state from using the same nitrogen protocol that the state used in January to execute Kenneth Smith. The court filing cited witness descriptions of the execution and the findings of an autopsy conducted on Smith.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Case Involving Noise Complaints From Forest Hills Stadium Dismissed

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors. 
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National Law Journal

Federal, State Antitrust Collaboration Reaches 'Historic Level,' Colorado's Attorney General Says

"Our economy is so concentrated, competition has lessened, consumers are frustrated," said Phil Weiser. "The AGs are responding."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida Attorney Gets Charges Dropped Against Ex-NFL Great

"I knew that all I needed was a fair and open-minded prosecutor. Fortunately, I got one," said Lawrence Taylor's attorney Mark Eiglarsh.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Federal Judge Maintains NY's Partial Jury Verdict Against Makers of Prevagen

U.S. District Judge Louis L. Stanton upheld a jury verdict that had found that Quincy Bioscience, the maker of Prevagen, a dietary supplement claiming to improve memory loss, had the capacity or tendency to deceive under New York law.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Alabama Says Law Cannot Block People With Certain Felony Convictions From Voting in 2024 Election

The Alabama attorney general office wrote in a Friday court filing that the new law cannot be used to block people from voting in the upcoming election, because the Alabama Constitution prohibits new election laws from taking effect within six months of the general election.
3 minute read

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