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Mississippi Supreme Court says plaintiff failed to prove legal malpractice caused damages

By Shanice Harris | Sep 17, 2019

JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Mississippi on Aug. 29 affirmed a lower court's decision in a legal malpractice case between a medical office and a law firm.

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Vintage samples of talc bought on eBay not good enough proof in New Jersey asbestos lawsuit

By Shanice Harris | Sep 17, 2019

TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – The Superior Court of New Jersey ruled on Aug. 29 to affirm a lower court's verdict in the defendants' favor in a case filed over allegations talc powder products led to a woman's mesothelioma diagnosis and death.

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A loss for couple who sued Westlaw for publishing digits of Social Security number

By Charmaine Little | Sep 17, 2019

LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – A Michigan court has denied a couple's appeal of a ruling that dismissed their suit with prejudice over allegations a company allegedly published the first five numbers of their Social Security number on its public records website.

REEDSMITH LLP: Reed Smith Lawyers Make Brummell List of Inspirational Women

By Press release submission | Sep 17, 2019

The list shines a spotlight on 30 “trailblazing women leading the charge and making positive changes in the City.” Real Estate partner Sarah Cunningham is featured for her work with some of the London office’s top real estate clients, as well as for leading women’s events at both the firm and industry levels.

CLARK HILL PLC: Railroad Attorney Justin Marks Joins Clark Hill’s Corporate Business Unit and Transportation Practice

By Press release submission | Sep 17, 2019

Clark Hill is excited to announce that Justin Marks has joined the firm’s Corporate Business Unit as a Senior Attorney in the firm’s Washington, DC office.

PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Pepper Hamilton Lawyers Named to New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists for 2019

By Press release submission | Sep 17, 2019

Pepper Hamilton announced that eight lawyers have been named by New York-Metro Super Lawyers as top attorneys in the state for 2019.

FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: Foley Attorneys Named 2019 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

By Press release submission | Sep 17, 2019

Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce that six of its lawyers have been named to the 2019 New York Metro Super Lawyers list - a distinction limited to just 5 percent of the area’s lawyers.

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Purdue Pharma, in opting for bankruptcy, says global settlement of opioid litigation is impossible

By Daniel Fisher | Sep 16, 2019

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy protection, as expected, setting off an expensive process the company says is the only way to “bring order to the unrelenting chaos” of “piecemeal litigation” against it.

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Virginia Supreme Court orders retrial in case involving nursing home assistant who allegedly raped resident

By Marian Johns | Sep 16, 2019

RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) — The Virginia Supreme Court has granted a nursing home's appeal and reversed a circuit court's final judgment while ordering the retrial of a case involving a nursing assistant who allegedly raped an 85-year-old resident.

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Delaware court tosses doctor's fraud lawsuit against former urgent care employer

By Charmaine Little | Sep 16, 2019

WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A physician failed to prove to a Delaware court that he was a victim of fraud after he alleged an urgent care company’s merger left him at a disadvantage when it enforced a restrictive covenant.

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Baltimore was OK to vaccinate child against mother's wishes, court says

By Charmaine Little | Sep 16, 2019

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – A Maryland appeals court has ruled that the Baltimore City Department of Social Services did not err when it requested vaccines for a child in its care despite the mother’s religious beliefs.

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Opioid defendants want judge disqualified for pressuring them to settle, not fight

By Daniel Fisher | Sep 14, 2019

Defendants have asked the federal judge overseeing nearly 2,000 opioid lawsuits by cities and counties to recuse himself, saying he has demonstrated clear bias toward the plaintiffs and toward obtaining a multibillion-dollar settlement instead of holding trials to determine the merits of their claims.

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Medical historians ask judge to order creation of $30 Million opioid document archive

By Daniel Fisher | Sep 13, 2019

Drawing a comparison to the internal documents that catalyzed litigation against the tobacco industry, a group of medical historians have asked a federal judge to establish a $30 million permanent archive for millions of files obtained in federal opioid litigation.

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Maryland court upholds revocation of man's license to harvest oysters

By Charmaine Little | Sep 13, 2019

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – A Maryland appellate court has upheld a decision that a man is still not allowed to harvest oysters in the tidal waters of Maryland.

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Georgia Supreme Court rules against judge who wanted $120K in backpay

By Charmaine Little | Sep 13, 2019

ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that a trial court properly denied a petition filed by a tenured Clayton County judge who alleged she was owed $120,000 in back pay.

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Delaware court sees 'several problems' with plaintiff's math in case over Hawk Systems shares

By Charmaine Little | Sep 13, 2019

WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Florida man’s attempt to get a Delaware court to declare that he’s a majority stockholder in a Delaware corporation based in Palm Beach County, Florida was denied.

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Opioid judge approves `negotiation class’ over objections of state AGs and defendants

By Daniel Fisher | Sep 12, 2019

In a move that appeared preordained after his comments at an August hearing, U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster approved an unprecedented “negotiation class” of every city and county nationwide to try and reach a global settlement with opioid manufacturers and distributors.

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Friendly's targeted in suit over flavoring used in vanilla ice cream

By Carrie Bradon | Sep 12, 2019

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – A New York woman alleges Friendly's misrepresents the flavor source of its vanilla ice cream.