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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- California’s litigious legal climate threatens development, observer says
- Others working to make sure insurers dole out unclaimed property properly
- Kentucky legislator: Unclaimed death benefits becoming ‘huge’ consumer protection issue
- JPML Chair: Multi-district judges becoming more efficient
- Audit firms help states land unpaid death benefits
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Lawmakers, groups applaud support for Srinivasan, but want other D.C. Circuit vacancies filled
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Federal lawmakers, special interest groups and the Obama administration, pleased with the unanimous support of Sri Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by a Senate committee Thursday, are already … Read More
Hot Topics, News, U.S. Circuit Court of AppealsU.S. SC asked to resolve split over federal jurisdiction in lawsuits filed by state AGs
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Supreme Court could decide whether federal courts have jurisdiction over lawsuits filed in state courts by state attorneys general on behalf of consumers. The nation’s high court is expected to meet next week to … Read More
Class Action, Mississippi, News, South Carolina, State AGs, State Courts, Tort Reform, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme CourtMonsanto, farmers group react to U.S. SC ruling
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Agribusiness giant Monsanto Company praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Monday in favor of the company, calling it “crucial” in supporting the world’s growing needs. The unanimous court ruled that a farmer who bought patented seeds … Read More
News, Patent Litigation, U.S. Supreme CourtW.Va. SC to hear arguments against private lawyers representing AG’s office
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) – Companies that have been sued by private lawyers hired by the State of West Virginia will have their chance to argue against the agreements on May 15. That’s when the state Supreme Court is scheduled to … Read More
State AGs, State Supreme Courts, West VirginiaU.S. SC sides with Monsanto in patent infringement case
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that a farmer who bought patented seeds cannot reproduce them through planting, and harvest them, without the patent holder’s permission. A unanimous court sided with agribusiness giant Monsanto Company in … Read More
News, Patent Litigation, U.S. Supreme CourtMich. AG concerned terms of mortgage settlement not being met
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, in a letter Wednesday, said he is concerned that certain terms of the nationwide mortgage settlement are not being met by the five banks that signed on to the deal. … Read More
Financial Crisis, Michigan, News, State AGs, Sub-Prime MortgagesJudge: Chevron CEO must testify in Ecuador case
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — Chevron CEO John Watson must be deposed by the attorneys for a group of Ecuadorian plaintiffs being sued by the oil giant, a federal magistrate judge ruled Tuesday. Magistrate James Francis for the U.S. District … Read More
Class Action, Hot Topics, News, U.S. District CourtReport: Former Pa. SC justice gets house arrest, ordered to write apology letters
PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) — Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin was sentenced Tuesday to house arrest and ordered to write letters of apology to members of her staff and family members after being convicted of corruption. The Legal … Read More
News, Pennsylvania, State Supreme Courts