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Federal Judge in N.Y. Named Mediator for Enron Litigants
Southern District of New York Senior Judge Kevin T. Duffy was named the mediator among litigants in Enron's shareholder and bankruptcy cases in an unusual joint order issued Wednesday by the judge in New York overseeing Enron's bankruptcy and the judge in Texas handling the shareholder litigation. Duffy is notoriously tough and forthright, traits many lawyers said may prove ideal for such a complex settlement discussion.Ted Frank's purchase of a Grand Theft Auto video game eventually led him to quit his fellowship at the American Enterprise Institute and devote himself to objecting to class actions settlements that he believes are orchestrated mainly to enrich plaintiffs lawyers.
Supreme Court Asks Solicitor General to Opine in Pfizer Alien Torts Case
With corporate America itching for the Supreme Court to rein in use of the Alien Torts Statute for suits alleging overseas wrongdoing, the case that may redefine the parameters of the ATS is shaping up as a battle of ex-Harvard law professors. On Monday the Court asked U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan to weigh in on Pfizer Inc. v. Rabi Abdullahi, in which the 2nd Circuit revived the claims of Nigerians who allege they were grievously harmed by a Pfizer drug in a government-approved clinical trial.After cycling through nine sets of his own lawyers, Paul Ceglia, the man claiming to own at least half of Facebook, wants a judge to exile Facebook's lawyers at Gibson Dunn and strip them of their fees. Facebook's lawyers, meanwhile, want a judge to force Ceglia to turn over a letter from Kasowitz Benson they say shows once and for all that he's a fraud.
Plaintiffs Still Banking on Providian Lawsuits
A promise to set aside $20 million for cardholders who were overbilled will not impede a swell of litigation against Providian Financial, a credit card company with a trail of disgruntled customers. The company announced the refund last week, citing a computer error as the culprit behind overcharging about 700,000 customers. Plaintiffs' attorneys say the gesture is too little too late, and they plan to press ahead with a spate of lawsuits against Providian.3rd Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Union Funds' Tobacco Suit
A 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that union health and welfare funds cannot prove the tobacco industry caused them to spend more money on health care for workers. The unanimous ruling in Steamfitters Local Union No. 420 v. Philip Morris affirmed an April 1998 decision dismissing the class-action antitrust and RICO suit brought by seven Pennsylvania-based union health and welfare funds against eight tobacco companies.The malpractice and breach of contract class action filed Tuesday against Grant & Eisenhofer and name partner Jay Eisenhofer raises some troubling questions--but they're not necessarily the troubling questions the lawyers who filed the suit wanted to raise.
Plaintiffs Firms Mount Mass Attack on Toyota
As of Friday, Toyota had attracted more than a dozen class actions filed on behalf of consumers who allege that Toyota's failure to adequately disclose problems with its accelerator pedals amounted to fraud. Despite the rising litigation, the consumer claims face a number of obstacles, according to some law professors and defense attorneys. Consumers will have to prove actual economic damages and assert individual claims that are consistent enough to merit class certification by federal courts.Will Lawyer for Food: Class of '09 Faces Worst Job Market in More Than a Decade
The post-graduation employment rate for the 2009 law school class fell to the lowest rate since the mid-1990s, with only 88.3 percent nationally finding a job, according to the National Association for Law Placement.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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