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December 06, 2024
Diddy's Companies Tossed From One Of His Rape Suits
A New York federal judge Thursday dismissed two of Sean "Diddy" Combs' companies from a lawsuit accusing the hip-hop mogul and two other men of trafficking and raping a 17-year-old in 2003, saying a 2022 amendment to a local law expanding liability for gender-motivated violence didn't apply retroactively.
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December 06, 2024
Ga. Man Freed After 26 Years Sues Over Bogus Murder Charge
A Georgia man who spent more than a quarter-century in prison for murder before his name was cleared with the help of two true crime podcasters has sued the county and cops behind his arrest and prosecution alleging he was framed for the accidental death of a friend during a game of Russian roulette.
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December 06, 2024
Philly Jury Clears B. Braun In Cancer Emissions Case
A Philadelphia jury has cleared B. Braun Medical Inc. of claims that emissions of a sterilizing chemical from a Pennsylvania manufacturing facility caused a neighbor's leukemia.
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December 06, 2024
Netflix's 'Our Father' Trial Ends With Modest Award
Facing millions of dollars in punitive damage liabilities, Netflix and its army of lawyers were able to keep an Indiana federal jury's verdict at $385,000 in a privacy lawsuit over the names of the biological children of a rogue fertility doctor that appeared in the "Our Father" documentary.
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December 06, 2024
Judge Denies Publix Bid To Appeal Opioid Coverage Ruling
A Florida federal judge on Friday rejected Publix's request for a judgment that would have allowed it to immediately appeal a decision that said seven of its insurance policies didn't provide coverage for opioid lawsuits the grocery chain is facing.
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December 06, 2024
Justices To Decide If Terror Victim Law Violates Due Process
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether a 2019 law gives courts jurisdiction over the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization or conflicts with the Fifth Amendment's due process clause.
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December 06, 2024
Most Claims Dismissed in UMich Athlete's Defamation Case
A Michigan federal judge has dismissed a majority of claims from a former University of Michigan hockey player who alleges that a watchdog organization tanked his reputation by posting about him spray-painting graffiti outside a Jewish resource center, but said the organization must face a defamation claim related to its social media post that falsely stated that the student athlete spray-painted swastikas onto the building.
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December 06, 2024
Black Doctor Says BCBS Axed Her From Network Due To Race
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan wrongfully terminated a Black dermatologist from its network of health providers because of her race, the doctor told a Michigan federal court, alleging the health insurer terminated her after it claimed her "error rate" in billing was too high.
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December 06, 2024
Mich. Justices Won't Revisit Pandemic Deadlines Ruling
A radiology company must face allegations that a radiologist failed to flag an abnormality in a patient's chest scan that was later found to be cancerous, after the Michigan Supreme Court on Friday turned away its appeal over the court's pandemic tolling orders.
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December 06, 2024
Philips Medical Monitoring Deal, $4.8M Fees Get Final OK
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday gave the final OK on a $25 million settlement in medical monitoring claims in multidistrict litigation stemming from a recall of ventilator machines by Koninklijke Philips NV and American subsidiaries.
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December 06, 2024
Cancer Claimant Amici Slam Bestwall's Two-Step Ch. 11
Georgia-Pacific unit Bestwall's bid to handle asbestos liability using a controversial "Texas Two-Step" Chapter 11 case is "grotesquely inequitable" and "plainly at odds" with the tenets of bankruptcy, a group of injury claimants in separate insolvency proceedings said in a brief urging the Fourth Circuit to toss the case.
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December 06, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Burberry file a copyright claim against discount store B&M, the former owner of Charlton Athletic file a debt claim against the football club, and British Airways and the U.K. government face a class action brought by flight passengers taken hostage at the start of the First Gulf War. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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December 06, 2024
Fla. Jury Awards $310M To Family Of Teen Killed On Park Ride
A Florida state court jury awarded $310 million to the parents of a teenager who died riding on the Orlando Freefall attraction at ICON Park two years ago after ruling against the ride's manufacturer, according to counsel representing the family.
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December 06, 2024
Conn. Panel Pares $150M From $1.44B Alex Jones Verdict
The Connecticut Appellate Court on Friday sliced $150 million from a $1.44 billion trial court judgment against Infowars host Alex Jones over his claims that the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax, holding the state's consumer protection laws did not allow the massacre's survivors to recover for alleged harms connected to Jones' ancillary product sales.
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December 05, 2024
Netflix Can't Get Midtrial Win In 'Our Father' Case
An Indiana federal judge on Thursday rejected Netflix's midtrial bid to escape a suit accusing it of negligently revealing the identities of the biological children of a rogue fertility doctor in the "Our Father" documentary, saying there was sufficient evidence for the jury to consider.
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December 05, 2024
Atlanta VA Surgeon Botched Routine Hysterectomy, Suit Says
A patient at the Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center has sued the government in Georgia federal court over claims that a doctor at the facility negligently stitched her bowel wall to her vaginal wall during a routine laparoscopic hysterectomy and disregarded signs of serious complications in the surgery's aftermath.
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December 05, 2024
Basketball Fan's Race Bias Suit Tossed Over Delays
A Colorado federal judge on Wednesday dismissed without prejudice a basketball fan's lawsuit claiming employees of the Denver Nuggets racially profiled him during a game, finding it was the appropriate course after the man's lawyer repeatedly failed to follow through on the case.
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December 05, 2024
Combs Demands Court Inquiry Into Copied Jail Notes
Sean "Diddy" Combs urged a Manhattan federal judge to hold a special hearing and consider dismissing his sex-trafficking indictment after staff at the Metropolitan Detention Center photographed his allegedly privileged, handwritten notes during a sweep of the prison and sent them to prosecutors, who he says used the information to argue against bail.
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December 05, 2024
Hinckley Allen Opens New Ill. Office To Tackle Asbestos Work
Hinckley Allen has debuted an office with an 11-member team to service the southern Illinois and St. Louis metropolitan areas, hiring three partners specializing in complex product liability and toxic tort matters as it seeks to plant its flag in a "critical jurisdiction" for those kinds of cases.
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December 05, 2024
DEI Provision Dooms Boeing's 737 Max Plea Deal
A Texas federal judge on Thursday rejected Boeing's plea agreement in its 737 Max criminal conspiracy case, finding flaws in how the U.S. Department of Justice intended to use race and diversity to select an independent compliance monitor to oversee Boeing, and how the court was cut out of that process.
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December 04, 2024
Meta Genocide Defense Spurs 'Yeah Right' From 9th Circ.
Ninth Circuit judges doubted Wednesday whether women fleeing genocide of the Rohingya people in Myanmar could have realistically investigated Facebook's role in spreading disinformation and called a lawyer, with one judge calling the defense argument "silly" and another judge responding, "yeah right."
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December 04, 2024
Separated Migrants Say ICE Contractor Can't Claim Immunity
A father and son seeking to hold transportation services provider MVM Inc. responsible for its role in a Trump-era policy that separated them and thousands of other immigrant family members are hitting back against the company's bid to duck their class action claims.
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December 04, 2024
TV Judge Mathis Allegedly Pulled Gun On LA City Worker
Daytime courtroom television Judge Greg Mathis threatened a Los Angeles municipal worker with a gun during a dispute over a dump truck that was blocking his garage, according to a new lawsuit against the on-screen arbiter in California state court.
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December 04, 2024
9th Circ. Mulls Waiting To Weigh In On Amazon Suicide Suit
A Ninth Circuit panel Wednesday appeared open to waiting for the Washington Supreme Court to clarify the state's duty-to-warn statute before deciding whether to revive allegations Amazon.com negligently sold chemicals used in suicides while one judge observed that Amazon created an algorithm that recommended lethal product-mixes, "so it's intentional."
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December 04, 2024
Boeing, Spirit Say Flyers Can't Forum-Shop 737 Blowout Suit
Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems and Alaska Airlines have blasted an attempt by passengers to redo their suit over January's 737 Max 9 door plug blowout, saying the plaintiffs are improperly forum-shopping when their case is set for a consolidated bench trial in Washington federal court.
Expert Analysis
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Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity
Cases can appear complex for several reasons — due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources — but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Plugging Gov't Leaks Is Challenging, But Not A Pipe Dream
As shown by ongoing legal battles involving New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Sean “Diddy” Combs, it’s challenging for defendants to obtain relief when they believe the government leaked sensitive information to the media, but defense counsel can take certain steps to mitigate the harm, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.
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Gardening Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Beyond its practical and therapeutic benefits, gardening has bolstered important attributes that also apply to my litigation practice, including persistence, patience, grit and authenticity, says Christopher Viceconte at Gibbons.
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Nevada Justices Could Expand Scope Of Subrogation Claims
The Nevada Supreme Court's recent decision to hear North River Insurance v. James River Insurance could expand the scope of equitable subrogation claims in the state by aligning with the California standard, which doesn't require excess insurers to demonstrate damages, says Daniel Heidtke at Duane Morris.
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Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review
For attorneys — new ones especially — there is much fulfillment to find in document review by reflecting on how important, interesting and pleasant it can be, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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Service Providers Must Mitigate 'Secondary Target' Risks
A lawsuit recently filed in an Illinois federal court against marketing agency Publicis over its work for opioid manufacturers highlights an uptick in litigation against professional service providers hired by clients that engaged in alleged misconduct — so potential targets of such suits should be sure to conduct proper risk analysis and mitigation, say attorneys at Dechert.
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Flying Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Achieving my childhood dream of flying airplanes made me a better lawyer — and a better person — because it taught me I can conquer difficult goals when I leave my comfort zone, focus on the demands of the moment and commit to honing my skills, says Ivy Cadle at Baker Donelson.
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9th Circ.'s High Bar May Limit Keyword Confusion TM Claims
A recent Ninth Circuit ruling that a law firm did not infringe upon a competitor’s trademarks by paying Google to promote its website when users searched for the rival’s name signals that plaintiffs likely can no longer win infringement suits by claiming competitive keyword advertising confuses internet-savvy consumers, say attorneys at Mitchell Silberberg.
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Balancing Health Tech Advances And Clinical Responsibility
To maintain their clinical responsibilities and mitigate potential legal risk, health professionals should incorporate the benefits of new medical technology powered by artificial intelligence while addressing its risks and limitations, says Kathleen Fisher Enyeart at Lathrop GPM.
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Circus Arts Make Me A Better Lawyer
Performing circus arts has strengthened my ability to be more thoughtful, confident and grounded, all of which has enhanced my legal practice and allowed me to serve clients in a more meaningful way, says Bailey McGowan at Stinson.
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3 Ways To Train Junior Lawyers In 30 Minutes Or Less
Today’s junior lawyers are experiencing a skills gap due to pandemic-era disruptions, but firms can help bring them up to speed by offering high-impact skill building content in bite-sized, interactive training sessions, say Stacey Schwartz at Katten, Diane Costigan at Winston & Strawn and Lauren Tierney at Freshfields.
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8 Tech Tips For Stress-Free Remote Depositions
Court reporter Kelly D’Amico shares practical strategies for attorneys to conduct remote depositions with ease and troubleshoot any issues that arise, as it seems deposition-by-Zoom is here to stay after the pandemic.
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4 Ways Attorneys Can Emotionally Prepare For Trial
In the course of litigation, trial lawyers face a number of scenarios that can incite an emotional response, but formulating a mental game plan in advance of trial can help attorneys stay cool, calm and collected in the moment, says Rachel Lary at Lightfoot Franklin.
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The Bar Needs More Clarity On The Discovery Objection Rule
Almost 10 years after Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 was amended, attorneys still seem confused about what they should include in objections to discovery requests, and until the rules committee provides additional clarity, practitioners must beware the steep costs of noncompliance, says Tristan Ellis at Shanies Law Office.
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Key Plaintiff Litigation Strategies For Silicosis Lawsuits
A California stone worker's recent $52 million jury award highlights the growing silicosis crisis among employees in the stone fabrication industry — and points to the importance of a strategic approach to litigating silicosis cases against employers and manufacturers, says David Matthews at Matthews & Associates.