By Marcia Coyle | June 8, 2022
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, writing for the court's liberal wing, may have previewed on Wednesday the "gloves are off" tone of the next several weeks as the justices work to wrap up their 2021 term.
By Marcia Coyle | April 28, 2022
Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.'s view prevailed Thursday in the court's 6-3 ruling rejecting emotional distress damages under the Rehabilitation Act and the Affordable Care Act.
By Allison Dunn | April 12, 2022
A Maryland federal court magistrate judge on Monday declined to reopen discovery in a passenger's injury claim, finding there was no evidence that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority was negligent in its bus design or maintenance.
By Avalon Zoppo | March 31, 2022
"If not vacated en banc, the panel majority's opinion here will deepen the circuit split," Judge Carlos Bea wrote in a dissent joined by 10 other judges.
By Charles Toutant | March 29, 2022
"Justice should mean the same thing for every American. That's why we need to make big, systemic changes to the way civil damages are determined in this country, to recognize the value of every life and to end the implementation of discriminatory calculations," said Sue Steinman of the American Association for Justice.
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By Andrew Larson | February 15, 2022
The lawsuit, "Soto v. Bushmaster International," sought to hold the gun company responsible for "reckless marketing" of the .223-caliber Bushmaster XM15 rifle that the Sandy Hook killer used.
By Scott Graham | February 4, 2022
The university will have to try again on damages after having won $1.1 billion in its first trial. But it's now locked in findings of infringement and validity, which will also give a boost to Caltech cases asserting the same patents against Dell, HP and others.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | November 24, 2021
"It's a constant battle to protect our dignity and try to rid this kind of racist, anti-Semitic attitude from the nation's core," said Cooley senior counsel Alan Levine.
By Terry Spencer | November 24, 2021
The attorneys said the settlement's details are confidential, but a person familiar with the deal said the government will pay the families $127.5 million overall.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | November 23, 2021
The federal jury found in part for the plaintiffs behind the civil lawsuit alleging a conspiracy to commit racially motivated violence at the 2017 rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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