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By Marianna Wharry | June 14, 2024
"We disagree the court lacked appellate jurisdiction. As we explained in our brief, appellate courts consider district court decisions that go to the merits of the case, which the Wyoming decision certainly did," May Mailman, who represented the sorority sisters, told Law.com in a statement. "Women deserve the camaraderie and safety of sororities, but unfortunately, it also appears they first need courts brave enough to say so."
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By Amanda Bronstad | June 14, 2024
On May 23, the first verdict in the nation over Zantac came out in Illinois, while a Delaware judge's May 31 decision allowed plaintiffs' experts for thousands of cases.
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By David Root | June 14, 2024
It goes without saying that the lawyer known to try cases has more credibility at mediation. The advocate who pontificates about what will happen "when we take this case to trial" intimidates no one if he has never seen a jury.
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By Craig R. Tractenberg | June 14, 2024
The court found there was no evidence that Rita's used litigation before seeking arbitration so as to cause a waiver. The mere fact that Rita's waited until there was a dispute to arbitrate did not constitute a waiver.
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By Matthew B. Weisberg | June 14, 2024
In N.W.M., the Pennsylvania Supreme Court determined that guardians ad litem (GAL) are not quasi-judicial and thus not immune from claims in legal malpractice arising out of the GAL's role in representing the best interests of the child.
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By Ross Todd | June 14, 2024
Kirkland & Ellis scored a knockout win for Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. in a more than decadelong multidistrict litigation where the company was accused of conspiring to delay the launch of a generic version of the blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor.
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By ALM Staff | June 13, 2024
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors.
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By Cheryl Miller | June 13, 2024
California's courts of appeal have largely upheld a law that requires companies to pay their arbitration bills within 30 days or risk having consumer and employment claims filed against them removed to court.
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By Alex Anteau | June 13, 2024
"I think one mistake that plaintiffs lawyers are also guilty of is [treating] rural people like they're different and they're not," said plaintiffs attorney Matt Cathey.
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By Jennifer Platzkere Snyder and Marjorie McMahon Obod | June 13, 2024
After convening nearly 30 listening sessions and reviewing over 33,000 written comments to its rulemaking proposal issued last fall, the DOL is not only ready to play ball but is swinging for the fences.
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