By Carl W. Hittinger and Tyson Y. Herrold | June 2, 2017
Last month, we discussed Makan Delrahim's background, including his experience litigating antitrust and intellectual property matters at the Department of Justice during the George W. Bush administration and his extensive lobbying work at Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber and Schreck. On May 10, senators from the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing and asked Delrahim about several matters that pose potential challenges should he be confirmed as assistant U.S. attorney of the Antitrust Division of the DOJ. For the most part, Delrahim provided candid answers, at one point even offering, "I'm an open book on this issue." Three discussions were particularly insightful.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | June 2, 2017
The state Supreme Court has declined to take up an appeal from a lower court's ruling allowing a plaintiff in a medical malpractice lawsuit against a podiatric surgeon to introduce expert testimony from an orthopedic surgeon, despite the expert's different subspecialty and the fact that he has not performed any surgery in over eight years.
By Max Mitchell | May 31, 2017
A man claiming to have been wrongfully convicted of murder may not sue the store that allegedly sold the murder weapon, a Pennsylvania judge has ruled.
By Max Mitchell | May 26, 2017
A man who amputated his finger with a table saw has settled claims against the toolmaker and the saw's owner for $2 million between them, according to the plaintiff's attorneys.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | May 26, 2017
Noting that there have been conflicting approaches on how and when to grant preliminary injunctions in cases, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a ruling clarifying the standards for issuing them.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 26, 2017
It's time to give judges clear rules for managing MDLs, says John Rabiej, director of Duke Law School's Center for Judicial Studies. For starters, he'd spread the biggest cases across more judges.
By Max Mitchell | May 24, 2017
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has reinstated two wrongful termination cases brought by teachers alleging they were fired because they planned to report suspected child abuse or neglect to a state agency.
Delaware Business Court Insider
By Tom McParland | May 23, 2017
Intellectual property attorneys are preparing for an influx of patent infringement suits in Delaware after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that corporations "reside" only in their state of incorporation under the patent venue statute.
By Michael Booth | May 19, 2017
The Missouri Supreme Court has struck down a law — drafted based on city funding information revealed during the investigation into the 2014 Ferguson shooting of Michael Brown — that capped revenues raised from traffic fines at 12.5 percent for a group of municipalities in St. Louis County.
By Lizzy McLellan | May 18, 2017
A Philadelphia law firm is facing renewed claims that it withheld evidence in asbestos cases.
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