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Former Biglaw Co-Chair Gets One Month in College Scam
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“I disregarded the values I’ve had throughout my life,” the once-highflying New York M&A lawyer told the U.S. district judge just before she sentenced him.
Hyundai Secures Win in $40 Million Product Liability Suit
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The jury found in favor of the Hyundai defendants on both the Strict Product Liability Consumer Expectation Test and Strict Product Liability Risk-Benefit Test.
California Jury Returns $40 Million Talc Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson
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Plaintiffs’ lawyers said Nancy Cabibi, 71, of Hasuer, Idaho, and her husband Phil sued Johnson & Johnson, makers of Johnson’s Baby Powder, following her pleural mesothelioma diagnosis in 2017.
Chicago Law Firm Says It Has Settled Some Boeing 737 Max Crash Lawsuits
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Boeing is facing dozens of lawsuits after the October 2018 accident and another crash, also involving a Boeing 737 Max jet, in March in Ethiopia.
Three Wins in Three Months: How It Happened
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The Dallas-based firm Aldous Walker has chalked up three jury trial victories in 80 days, accounting for verdicts of more than $95 million.
Purdue Pharma’s Bankruptcy Plan Includes Special Protection for the Sackler Family Fortune
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Purdue asked the bankruptcy judge to take the unusual step of temporarily halting lawsuits against the Sackler family.
Senators Angered When Trump Appeals Court Pick Stays Quiet on White House Legal Advice
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Senators from both parties at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing complained as Steven Menashi refused to answer some questions.
Ted Cruz Will Oppose Trump’s Judicial Nominee
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Conservative opposition places in doubt the future of Halil Suleyman “Sul” Ozerden’s nomination to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Chief Judge Ruben Castillo Joining Akerman in Chicago
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Former U.S. DistrictCourt Judge Ruben Castillo will join Akerman’s Chicago office as an equity partner.
Download: The Definitive Guide to Legal Hold Best Practices
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A new guide from Zapproved explains how an ounce of preservation is worth a pound of motions practice, spoliation sanctions, and lost litigation issues.
Do We Have A Contract? What Delta’s Win Tells Us About Privacy Policies
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The case involved a breach of contract claim over the data breach suffered by the airline in 2017.
California Boat Fire Puts Spotlight on Titanic’s Legal Defense Using 19th Century Law
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an 1851 statute in asking a judge to eliminate their financial liability or lower it to an amount equal to the post-fire value of the boat, or $0.
Judge Strikes BigLaw Lawyer’s Closing Argument In Case Alleging Talc Caused Mesothelioma
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Judge Ana Viscomi of New Brunswick struck from the record the entire argument made by Diane Sullivan, a litigation partner with Weil, Gotshal & Manges.
Private Lawyers Stand to Make $90 Million in Johnson & Johnson Opioid Ruling
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The judgment in the Oklahoma opioid litigation, if upheld, could yield a huge return on investment for the private plaintiffs lawyers involved.
Veterans’ Families Ask US Supreme Court to Hear Midland Train Crash Case
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Plaintiffs say the most critical error involves the amount of warning time that elapsed before the Union Pacific train entered the Garfield Street crossing, where the crash occurred.
Business Lobby Prods 9th Circuit to Revisit Decision Curbing Consumer Arbitration
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The briefs come in the wake of the 9th Circuit’s June 28 rulings in which plaintiffs claimed they couldn’t be forced into arbitration because they sought injunctions against corporate defendants.
Clash Between Courtroom Legends Features Lawsuits, Accusations, Secretly Taped Call
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David Boies and Alan Dershowitz are brutally yoked in a subplot of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case, reports The Washington Post.
Firm Settles Suit Alleging It Solicited Fake Online Reviews That Tricked Woman Into Becoming Client
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The Gun Industry’s Clear and Present Danger: Liability to Shooting Victims
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Remington’s lawyers at Baker Botts asked the Supreme Court to grant review of a 2019 ruling in which the Connecticut Supreme Court held that Sandy Hook victims’ families can move forward with a suit.
Judge’s 20-Year Reign of Alleged Sexual Misconduct Goes on Trial
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The Commission on Judicial Performance has begun a four-week proceeding to consider the 10 counts of alleged misconduct .
