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The Legal Intelligencer

Weber Gallagher Snags Vaughan Baio Leader in Bid to Broaden Litigation Portfolio

Madeline Baio's current work in commercial litigation on behalf of transportation companies sits outside of the firm's primary focus on general liability.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

$32.5M Settlement Reached After Deadly Trucking Collision

"We are, of course, happy for our client and her family, but we wanted to try this case," said plaintiff counsel Brandon Peak of Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell in Columbus.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

The Originalist Case for Forum Shopping?

Last week Ashley Keller and Zina Bash of Keller Postman discussed how they shaped the winning argument in a major personal jurisdiction case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court last year.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Shaving a $366M Retaliation Verdict Against FedEx to Less than $249K

Kyle Hawkins and Leah Bower of Lehotsky Keller Cohn secured a ruling from the Fifth Circuit last week taking a $365 million punitive damages award to $0 in a case where a former FedEx manager claimed she was fired in retaliation for bringing claims of discrimination.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Backs Uber Drivers in Leadup to First-of-Its-Kind Worker Classification Trial

"While the drivers' federal law claims are governed by the economic realities test, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has yet to endorse a specific test for the state law claims," Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti partner Jeremy Abay.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Legal Chief Steps Up to Lead Forward Air After Disastrous Acquisition, Ouster of CEO

"Forward has been my professional home for the last 18 years, and I am honored to serve in this important role," interim CEO Michael Hance said.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

'A Win for All Sides'? Ga. Senator Hails New Tort Reform Bill 'Compromise'

"I wish I could tell you it's a bill that, when I bring it up here, everybody's gonna sing 'Kumbaya' and tell you that it's great. They're not," Georgia Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, said.
3 minute read

The Recorder

General Motors Accused of Breaching Warranty, Failing to Repair Vehicles

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Boeing Sued Over Air Force One Oxygen Tank Explosion, Adding to Legal Headaches

A crew chief for 747s used by the president alleges the tank exploded because Boeing failed to properly maintain the tools and equipment used to service it. He blames the company for the severe burns he suffered.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Will E-Scooter Riders Be Considered Pedestrians and Entitled to PIP? State High Court Hears Oral Arguments

"Whether a low-speed electric scooter qualifies for PIP benefits is not only an important question, but it is a policy question. If we do not find that the language of the statutes is clear, and that the legislative history does not address the question directly, should the matter be left for the Legislature to decide in the first instance?" Chief Justice Stuart Rabner said during oral arguments Monday.
7 minute read

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