By Amanda Bronstad | April 12, 2023
On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed an $8 million class action settlement over the brain performance supplement Neuriva after finding that Frank, of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, had standing to object.
By Jane Wester | April 12, 2023
Trump attorney Joe Tacopina of Tacopina, Seigel & DeOreo argued that an adjournment until late May "is not merely consistent with justice, it is required by justice and President Trump's right to an impartial jury."
By Jane Wester | April 10, 2023
If jurors were told their identities would be confidential from everyone but the lawyers, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan found, "at least some members of the jury in this case … likely would not feel confidence that their identities would remain known only to the lawyers or legal teams."
By Jane Wester | April 7, 2023
Carroll's attorney Roberta Kaplan of Kaplan Hecker & Fink signed the letter on behalf of both parties, arguing that "limited access" to the jurors' names would help the attorneys prepare for voir dire and allow them to monitor the jurors' social media use during the trial.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 29, 2023
On Tuesday, the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules recommended the first rule to govern multidistrict litigation. Rule 16.1 now goes to a standing committee, which could hear public comments in August.
By Avalon Zoppo | March 28, 2023
In a letter to the committee last year, Judge Ralph Erickson said judges invested in Berkshire Hathaway could be unaware that a company in a case before them is a subsidiary of the conglomerate and that their recusal might be necessary.
By Christine Schiffner | March 27, 2023
U.S. District Judge William Orrick III for the District of Northern California on his two-minute pitch to land a leadership role in an MDL and the importance of diversity in steering committees.
By Riley Brennan | March 22, 2023
"A careful review of the allegations in the Second Amended Complaint makes clear that the FTC has plausibly alleged that Dennis made misleading and material representations regarding customers' potential earnings from Raging Bull's products. First, the FTC plausibly alleges that Dennis made income-related 'representations' through electronic means which were directed at consumers," said U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III, for the District of Maryland.
By Riley Brennan | March 10, 2023
"Including shareholders in the instruction gave the false impression that all shareholders, regardless of their ownership stake, owe similar fiduciary duties as directors, officers, and employees," the court said. "That implication misstates the law and would mislead reasonable jurors."
By Brad Kutner | March 8, 2023
An amicus in the case pointed to statistics that showed over 8% of all pending civil cases made it to trial in 1973. Fast forward to 2019, the last year the U.S. Court system published statistics, and that number dropped to 0.7%.
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