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Connecticut Law Tribune

Judge Relied on Personal Beliefs—Not Evidence, Appellate Court Finds

The trial judge "appears to have relied on the aforementioned personal beliefs, rather than the evidence," the opinion said.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Litigation Boutiques Dailey LLP and Levan Legal Announce Merger

The combined firm, which will go by the name Dailey LLP, is now home to 14 attorneys including four from Levan.
4 minute read

Law.com

2024 Could Make or Break 'Creative' Mass Tort Bankruptcies

Although advocates for these bankruptcy strategies say they can be more efficient routes to payouts for claimants, some attorneys say judges are likely to shut down these more novel uses of the bankruptcy code.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Bondurant Mixson's Unprecedented 11th Circuit Streak: 5 Attorneys Leading Oral Arguments in 4 Days

"Associates get a lot of responsibility at the outset," Matthew Sellers, a fifth-year associate at Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, told the Daily Report. "I think this may be the honly anti-terrorism case we have, so it may be unusual in that respect, but it's not at all unusual for associates to get put on big cases and work closely with partners on moving them along."
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Strategic Advantage of Using Joint Valuation Experts in Legal Disputes

Employ a jointly retained valuation expert. This underused approach can pivotally shift disputes, especially where emotional entanglement clouds judgment, as in divorce or business ownership conflicts.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

'A Messy Breakup': Ga. Appellate Court Asked to Annul $1.7M Arbitration Award in Family Business Dispute

Appellee counsel argued the appellants purposefully complicated things by going into the arbitration while one of them had a pending bankruptcy.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Nuclear Verdicts' Again Cited as Ga., Pa. Courts Tie for No. 1 Judicial Hellhole

Cook County, Illinois; California; New York City and South Carolina asbestos litigation ranked second through fifth.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Energy Healing or Sexual Assault? Anti-SLAPP Claim Filed Against Georgia Shaman

"We have filed a motion to dismiss based upon Georgia's anti-SLAPP statute," Beal Sutherland Berlin & Brown partner Drew Beal told the Daily Report. "His lawsuit is nothing more than a strategic attempt to limit their free expression."
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

$30M Civil RICO Suit Filed as Both Sides Accuse Frost Bank of Wrongdoing

Chemcraft Ltd., filing as a counter-plaintiff in a first amended petition submitted Oct. 19 in the Tarrant County 96th District Court, alleges Frost Bank entities—Frost Brokerage Services Inc. and Frost Investment Services LLC—participated in the unauthorized transfer of $9.95 million.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Wrongful Dissociation From LLC Left Member Company Liable for Damages, Says Appellate Division

"The jury ultimately rejected GF's position and returned a verdict in plaintiffs' favor, finding that the parties had an enforceable agreement, the terms of which were set forth in the final offer," the Appellate Division said.
7 minute read

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