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School union reps can't be paid with taxpayer funds, New Jersey appeals court rules
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A state appeals panel has ruled that a contract calling for a school board to pay salaries and benefits for two teachers elected to serve as union leaders is unenforceable.
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Bradley Partner Alex Purvis Accepted as American College of Coverage Counsel Fellow
Bradley is pleased to announce that Alex Purvis, a partner in the firm’s Jackson office, has been accepted as a Fellow in the American College of Coverage Counsel (ACCC).
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Bradley Attorney Emily Ruzic Appointed Chair of DRI’s Young Lawyers Membership Subcommittee
Bradley attorney Emily Ruzic has been appointed Chair of DRI’s Young Lawyers Membership Subcommittee for 2019-2020.
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: Foley Adds Finance Partner Jamie Class in Boston
Foley & Lardner announced that Jamie Class has joined the firm’s Business Law Department and Finance Practice Group as a partner in its Boston office.
Johnson & Johnson will appeal $572 million verdict: 'Can't sue your way out of opioid crisis'
“We are disappointed and disagree with the judge's decision. We believe it is flawed,” said attorney Sabrina Strong, a partner at O'Melveny and Myers during a press briefing after the verdict was read.
Private lawyers stand to make $90 million as judge hits Johnson & Johnson with $572M opioid ruling
NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) - A state judge in Oklahoma has blamed Johnson & Johnson for the state's opioid crisis and ordered it to pay $572 million in damages, extending public nuisance law beyond its traditional boundaries into what may become an all-purpose tool for government lawsuits against product manufacturers.
Maryland attorneys face September 10 deadline for compliance submissions
All active Maryland attorneys are required to meet specific compliance requirements by September 10, as mandated by the court.
$61M decision against Dish for conduct of other company 'distorts the law of agency,' PLAC attorney says
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court decision affirming a $61 million class judgment against Dish Network over alleged Telephone Consumer Protection Act violations has made product liability law murkier, an attorney for a corporate advocacy group said.
Class action says Cali Bamboo floors don't last as long as advertised
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – An Ohio consumer alleges a San Diego flooring company misrepresents the lifetime of its bamboo flooring.
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Robert Hertzberg of Pepper Hamilton Brings Dow Silicones Corporation's Decades-long Litigation to Closure
After 22 years of litigation, Dow Silicones Corporation – formerly Dow Corning Corporation – today agreed, subject to court approval, to pay $172 million in default interest on loans made to Dow before it filed its bankruptcy case.
U.S. court asked to enforce $4 billion ruling for mining company over halted Pakistan project
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A company registered under the laws of Australia involved in a dispute with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan over a mining agreement has asked a U.S. district court to enforce a more than $4 billion arbitral award.
Landlords have duty to protect infants from radiator burns, some New Jersey Supreme Court justices feel
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – New Jersey landlords had a duty to protect an infant who was severely burned by a hot radiator in 2010, two dissenting justices said in a state Supreme Court decision issued last month in which the majority of justices ruled that the landlords did not.
Ohio Supreme Court determines when class action defendant can raise arbitration issue
COLUMBUS (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Ohio recently reversed and remanded a ruling from the Portage Court of Common Pleas and the 11th District Court of Appeals in an arbitration dispute between an employee and his former employer regarding whether the employee could proceed with his suit as a class action.
Utah Supreme Court says legal malpractice suit filed against attorney who missed filing deadline was timely
SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Utah reversed a lower court's decision in a malpractice suit filed against an attorney by two clients who alleged they lost the opportunity to collect more than $700,000 in a bankruptcy proceeding because the attorney failed to file the claim in a timely manner.
Montana Supreme Court affirms verdict in doctor's favor in medical malpractice lawsuit
HELENA, Mont. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Montana recently affirmed a 2018 verdict in favor of a doctor in a medical negligence suit in which lower courts found he was not negligent.
Judge: Class actions used as threats by man with 'more than unusual' history of litigation
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has denied a consumer's motion for a class action certification and granted in part a motion to file under seal a civil complaint against My Pillow over privacy concerns.
New Jersey appeals court reverses $1.3 million fee reduction, finds Ocean County Judge lacked jurisdiction
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – An Ocean County judge was out of line when he knocked a plaintiff's attorneys fees from about $1.7 million down to $359,000 in a fee-dispute between an Illinois-based law firm and its former client, a New Jersey appeals court ruled earlier this month.
The trial bar continues spending on its new favorite Republican in Mississippi
Pennsylvania firms join other plaintiffs lawyers around the country in hoping Lynn Fitch becomes Mississippi's attorney general
Cab company could be liable for taxi stolen by teenagers who struck woman
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – A woman severely injured in a hit-and-run involving a stolen cab almost 10 years ago can take the taxi company back to court following a Connecticut Supreme Court ruling that the company can he held liable for her life-altering injuries.
Mississippi Supreme Court rules sand company 'has a right to be heard' in dispute over private road
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – An easement dispute over almost 100 acres in Warren County, Mississippi, is on its way back to a chancery court after the state's highest court ruled an Arkansas-based sand company had not been properly heard during a preliminary hearing.