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Jury to Consider Whether Weather Conditions Negated Negligence in Truck Accident

"Worthy's tractor-trailer needed more distance to stop than Le Doux's Ford traveling at the same speed. Because of this key difference, the Court is of the opinion that Le Doux and Worthy were not operating their vehicles under the same circumstances, and thus, the issue of whether the weather conditions may have equally negated the alleged negligence of Le Doux and Worthy is also a question of fact for the jury," Senior Judge Norman K. Moon concluded.
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Law.com

Attorneys Diverge Over Who's Driving Norfolk Train Derailment Lawsuits

One proposed leadership team has 37 lawyers, many from national firms, while another group, about half that size, calls itself "Team Ohio."
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

U-Haul Names Successor to Retiring Legal Chief

Outgoing GC Larry De Respino called his replacement "a tenacious advocate for the company and U-Haul customers."
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Cap on Punitive Damages Leaves Georgia Litigators to Leverage 'the Unknown'

"They are paying not only the full amount of the judgment but also an amount on top of the judgment in light of, at that point, the unknown of what was going to happen with the cap," said plaintiff attorney Jed Manton of Harris Lowry Manton in Atlanta.
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Daily Report Online

'Bull Demand' Nets $3M Settlement With Trucking Insurer: Inside Plaintiff Lawyers' Strategy

"That fear from the insured of what can happen provides a tremendous motivation for them to essentially lobby or negotiate or advocate on the plaintiff's behalf," said Sandy Springs plaintiff attorney Matthew Wilson of Princenthal, May & Wilson.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Reason Behind the Failed Whistleblower Suit Over Pollutants in the Hudson River

"Despite having knowledge of these allegations, no government agency has ever taken any adverse action against New York Waterway. That, as much as anything, establishes that the allegations lack merit," said New York Waterway lawyer Jennifer Mara.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Worlds Collide': Appellate Division Weighs Expungement Statute Against TNC Provision in Negligent Hiring Claim Against Uber

"It is at this point we must observe that the expungement statute is naturally in a state of tension with the truth," an Appellate Division judge wrote. "An expungement is a legal fiction, designed so a previously convicted person may participate in society on a more even playing field—a laudable goal."
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Texas Lawyer

A Federal Judge Just Opened the Door for a Railroad Company to do Automated Inspections

"Here, the agency has barely articulated any basis at all. The paucity of reasoning is especially glaring in the face of the agency's statutory mandate to prioritize safety," the opinion states.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Post & Schell Hires 3 Principals From Marks O'Neill

Michael Kosar, Michael Notartomas and Christian Scheuerman all left the firm before a 19-lawyer group decamped for Gordon Rees earlier this month.
3 minute read

The Recorder

California Appeals Court Partially Reverses Ruling Finding Prop 22 Unconstitutional

A California appeals court ruling largely flips an August 2021 decision finding Prop 22 encroached on the Legislature's constitutional authority.
5 minute read

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