Litigation-Business
Jury Awards $25.75 Million in Talc-Mesothelioma Case Against Johnson & Johnson
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The verdict by jurors in Los Angeles Superior Court before Judge Gloria White-Brown includes $21.75 million in compensatory damages and $4 million in punitive damages.
DLA Piper Secures Victory for WebSpectator
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DLA Piper recently secured a victory in its representation of WebSpectator Corporation, a Santa Monica-based company that pioneered online analytics and attention ad space.
Missing a Deadline By 41 Minutes May Cost One of Jerry Jones’ Attorneys Millions of Dollars
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A company is suing its former Dallas lawyer, claiming he made a mistake that could end up putting the family-owned company out of business, reports The Dallas Morning News.
Truth in a Post-Truth Era: Sandy Hook Families Sue Alex Jones, Conspiracy Theorist
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Jones has claimed that the 2012 shooting that killed 20 first graders and six adults at the elementary school in Newtown, Conn., was an elaborate hoax invented by government-backed “gun grabbers,” according to The New York Times.
Law Firm Avoids Email-Related Sanctions in Attorney Pay Suit
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Sanctions aren’t warranted because there are no facts to suggest any potentially relevant emails were lost, the court ruled,
IADC Defense Counsel Journal Issue Explores Trending Litigation Issues and Techniques
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The IADC’s second-quarter 2018 Defense Counsel Journal issue includes articles on trending litigation issues and techniques ranging from “Lone Pine” orders to “litigation tourism” to “slack fill litigation.”
Dallas Trial Attorney Sues FindLaw in Dispute Over New Firm Website
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Trial attorney Rogge Dunn has filed a lawsuit in Dallas County against FindLaw for alleged fraud and misrepresentation of services the company provided for the new Rogge Dunn Group, PC firm website.
Federal Judge Scolds Slow-Moving BigLaw Lawyers
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A federal judge in New Jersey has criticized Samsung Electronics America and its lawyers at Squire Patton Boggs for alleged “poor judgment and a misunderstanding” of their obligations in litigation involving two would-be class actions, reports the ABA Journal.
Dismiss Big Law Malicious Prosecution Suit, Judge Recommends
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The recommendation could bring an end to one of several high-stake lawsuits that LabMD Inc. is pursuing against cybersecurity firm Tiversa Inc. and some of the nation’s largest law firms, writes Bloomberg Law.
Don’t Risk Having an Equivocal Forum Selection Clause
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The language in a forum selection clause is critical if you want to ensure that potential litigation takes place on your “home court,” writes Shep Davidson in the Burns Levinson In-House Advisor blog.
Lex Machina Integrates Remedies Analytics into Legal Analytics Platform
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Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company and creator of the award-winning Legal Analytics platform, announced the addition of new remedies analytics content for the platform.
Download: A GDPR Road Map for E-Discovery Professionals
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Exterro has published “A GDPR Road Map” that discusses best practices and techniques for ensuring e-discovery processes are compliant with the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation.
Chipotle Cuts Losses, Settles Case With Ex-Worker Rather Than Face Big Damages
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. on Monday reached a confidential settlement with a former employee, rather than face punitive damages for wrongfully firing her in January 2015 from the the restaurant she once managed, reports The Fresno Bee.
Top Florida Law Firm Fights Accusations of Stiffing Rich Client and Bribing Witnesses
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Venerable Fort Lauderdale law firm Conrad & Scherer is under siege, reports the Miami Herald.
Gig Worker’s Hopes of Arguing Case in Court Are Dashed By Arbitration Agreement
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The April 25 decision is a solid win for gig employers and could provide a template for how other similar businesses should structure their own arbitration agreements, according to Fisher & Phillips LLP.
Malpractice Suit Takes Aim At 2 Biglaw Firms
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Two Biglaw firms are facing a malpractice suit alleging that they failed to properly advise their mutual client in a contract deal.
Deans & Lyons Secures Settlement for Musician Injured By Car
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Following intensive therapy, the victim of the parking lot accident remains unable to walk without the assistance of a cane, according to the firm, according to her lawyers.
Download: Study Shows 4X ROI With Digital Discovery Pro
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Zapproved and Hobson & Company recently partnered to research the average return on investment (ROI) that businesses gained by implementing Digital Discovery Pro for in-house ediscovery.
Banks Cannot Skirt Contract Remedies in Data Breach Suit Against Retail Merchant
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The financial institutions sought to recover some of their costs from the grocery store chain that was allegedly responsible for the loss of the data.
Collective Bargaining Agreements Must be Interpreted According to ‘Ordinary Principles of Contract Law’
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Lower courts found in favor of retirees in the dispute over union retiree health benefits, but the U.S. Supreme Court reversed.
