By Marcia Coyle | June 19, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday blocked a lawsuit from moving forward against former George W. Bush administration U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and former FBI director Robert Mueller III over claims they crafted and executed unlawful detention policies in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks.
By Marcia Coyle | June 19, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will dive into a dispute over partisan gerrymandering next term. The outcome could have sweeping national consequences. Here's what to know.
By Andrew Denney | June 19, 2017
New York lawyer Steven Donziger has been foiled in his bid to enforce a multibillion-dollar judgment against Chevron over allegations of environmental damage in Ecuador, after the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari from an appeals court decision to block its execution.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | June 19, 2017
The game isn't over, but Geico scored points with an opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit that takes a deep look at uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage and bad faith claims in Florida.
By John Council | June 19, 2017
The attorneys claimed they were entitled to take a piece of their client's business under a contingent fee agreement.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 19, 2017
Morgan Lewis & Bockius' appellate group scored victories for clients in no fewer than eight federal circuits, in addition to state appeals court, last year. In the process, the firm's litigators helped to shape the law going forward, such as in the unanimous Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that dismissed a securities fraud suit against Morgan Lewis client General Cable Corp., while also clarifying the law on corporate scienter.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | June 19, 2017
The justices ruled Monday that the state cannot be sued over a controversial law that bans most abortions after 20 weeks and gives prosecutors access to women's medical records—but they leave the door open to other challenges.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 16, 2017
Plaintiffs, in proving their entitlement to a preliminary injunction in their First Amendment claim, were not necessarily required to prove that each of the four factors were in their clear favor, but instead only required to prove, as a threshold matter, that it was more likely than not to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of relief. Order of the district court reversed, case remanded.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 16, 2017
Gaming Act's prohibition on seeking employment with gaming licensees, applications, or entities that represented them was not unconstitutional infringement on Pennsylvania Supreme Court's exclusive authority. Petition for review dismissed with prejudice.
By Jason Grant | June 16, 2017
A split First Department panel allowed the lawsuit against Montefiore Medical Center, brought by a 17-year-old who suffered a pulmonary embolism and brain damage, to proceed based largely on a physician's statements that, "if the nurse practitioner had removed the NuvaRing, and referred plaintiff for further assessment, all of the subsequent injuries and complications suffered by plaintiff would have been avoided."
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