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Court cites attorney fees in tossing Bluetooth settlement
A federal appeals court has tossed out a settlement of hearing loss claims involving Motorola's Bluetooth headsets, ruling that the trial judge failed to adequately test whether the attorney fees were excessive.The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 19 reversed and remanded the settlement, which provided for $100,000 in cy pres awards-gifts to various charitable organizations-and $800,000 to the plaintiffs' lawyers.$10 Million Suit Against Chinese Firm DeHeng Dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed for the third time a $10 million securities fraud suit against DeHeng Law Offices. The plaintiffs, several U.S. investment funds that had attempted to acquire a Chinese distributor of hospital equipment, claimed their investment was stolen by a man associated with and possibly married to a former DeHeng partner.Hosmer Leaves Goldfein Firm for Marshall Dennehey
Almost 19 years after becoming a founding partner in the firm, medical malpractice defense attorney Chandler Hosmer III has left Goldfein Hosmer to join the Norristown office of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman Goggin.The case of the contrite juror
After changing his vote for sake of expediency, a juror e-mails regrets to plaintiff's lawyers, leading to motion for new trial.Criticism in Opinion Shows Asbestos Program's Intricacies
If you want to try an asbestos case in Philadelphia, you'd better have a firm grasp of the Complex Litigation Center asbestos program's internal rules and guidelines, a city judge has suggested in a recent opinion.Top 20 Personal Injury Awards of the Year
Here are the largest personal injury awards reported by the Law Journal from September 22, 2008, through September 7, 2009, ranked in order of their value as of date of verdict or settlement. Awards of the same value share a ranking. They do not include arbitration awards or unilateral decisions by governmental entities to compensate injured parties, nor do they include uncollectible judgments. Awards for multiple parties are ranked by their lump-sum value.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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