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Litigators of the Week: Shaving a $366M Retaliation Verdict Against FedEx to Less than $249K
Kyle Hawkins and Leah Bower of Lehotsky Keller Cohn secured a ruling from the Fifth Circuit last week taking a $365 million punitive damages award to $0 in a case where a former FedEx manager claimed she was fired in retaliation for bringing claims of discrimination.
Case Over Non-Economic Damages Cap Is Transferred to Ga. Supreme Court
A wrongful-death medical-malpractice case out of Macon gave rise to the issue over whether a cap is constitutionally valid.
Upheld: Connecticut Supreme Court Affirms $34 Million Victory
The litigation involved medical malpractice claims against the University of Connecticut Health Center.
Plaintiff's Lawyers: Beware of Fictitious Defendants
"The issue, therefore, was the interrelationship between R. 4:26-4 (amendments to state the true names of fictitious defendants) and R. 4:9-3 (when such amendments relate back to the date of the initial pleadings)," writes Court Watch columnist Louis F. Locascio.
Attorney Claims Law Firm Ruined His Reputation, Drove Him to Drink
The alleged vexatious litigation damaged his reputation, and led to the loss of his professional liability insurance, the lawyer claimed. As a result, the attorney allegedly struggled to represent clients and make a living.
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Suits Alleged JPMorgan Chase Committed Elder Abuse in Allowing 'Pig Butchering,' Fake IRS Scams
A pair of lawsuits filed against JPMorgan Chase in Los Angeles and San Mateo superior courts alleged that the bank committed elder abuse by facilitating the theft of a combined $2 million from two elderly women's life savings through "pig butchering" schemes and fake Internal Revenue Service agent scams.
Plaintiff Takes a Risk, Which Fails, With Motion for Additur
"The reality is that most revocation of acceptance claims don't go this route," defense lawyer Sandra Stanfield said. "Most of them are very simple courtside cases. For reasons that we're not 100% clear on, plaintiffs counsel in this case decided they wanted a jury, and decided on days of jury selection and days of trial and experts, all over $11,000."
American IRA Alleges General Counsel, Her Firm Breached Legal Agreement in Malpractice Suit
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Judge: Delaware Ruling Doesn't Forestall Fox News' Anti-SLAPP Claims Against Smartmatic
The decision was a win for Fox, which is represented by attorneys from Kirkland & Ellis. The court said there's not enough on the record to justify dismissing Fox News' counterclaims at this point.TRENDING STORIES
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