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By Michael Booth | August 4, 2017
The Appellate Division has reaffirmed trial courts' authority to require a legal malpractice plaintiff to present expert testimony to demonstrate proximate cause.
By Erin Mulvaney | August 4, 2017
The employment community will continue to await a U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit decision on the fate of a National Labor Relations Board standard for what constitutes a joint employer relationship. A ruling Friday in CNN's dispute with the NLRB touched on the issue but did not come to a conclusion.
By Scott Graham | August 4, 2017
A new monkey may have to bring a test case to get a definitive answer on whether animals can be "authors" under copyright law. Naruto, the crested macaque from Indonesia, is talking settlement.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | August 4, 2017
A zipline that collapsed at a Dominican Republic resort in May 2014 presents legal questions that are still being debated. The Georgia Court of Appeals scuttled a lawsuit Tuesday against the company that inspected the line and certified its safety—Signature Research Inc. of Douglasville—under the doctrine of forum non conveniens, "which provides that the trial court may dismiss an action if the interests of justice and convenience of parties renders another forum more appropriate."
By Jenna Greene | August 3, 2017
Schiff Hardin partner Bruce Wagman has the best client list ever: birds, cats, chickens, chimpanzees, cows, deer, dogs and more. Okay, technically they're not his clients, because, well, animals can't hire lawyers. But Wagman has carved out a unique practice defending and improving their lives.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 4, 2017
District court erred in abstaining from jurisdiction under 'Younger' doctrine by not first determining whether it had jurisdiction, but dismissal was proper where action was moot. Order of the trial court affirmed.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 4, 2017
Addressing an issue of first impression, the court found that a construction company that unsuccessfully bid on a municipal project governed by the Public-Private Transportation Partnership Act lacked standing to challenge the propriety of the selection process. The court affirmed a trial court decision finding that plaintiff lacked standing.
By Marcia Coyle | August 3, 2017
In a 2015 campaign event, then-candidate Donald Trump declared Clarence Thomas his favorite U.S. Supreme Court justice. Prominent former Thomas clerks and a judge named to a Trump list of potential high court nominees—Judge William Pryor Jr.—undoubtedly share that sentiment. They recently described Thomas' contributions to the law in a Yale Law Journal forum marking the justice's 25th anniversary.
By Erin Mulvaney | August 3, 2017
Civil rights groups want to intervene in a long-running case in Texas over the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's stand on employers citing criminal background checks in hiring decisions, arguing in part that the Trump administration gives them doubt the agencies will "zealously" defend the protections in place.
By Michael Booth | August 3, 2017
A state appeals court ruled that officials in the Christie administration could face civil penalties for failing to release documents, requested by a newspaper group under the state's Open Public Records Act, related to the Bridgegate scandal.
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