Split Pa. High Court Rules Anti-Hate Lawn Signs Targeting Neighbor Were Protected Speech | Law.com Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/08/22/split-pa-high-court-rules-anti-hate-lawn-signs-targeting-neighbor-were-protected-speech/ Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices. Courtesy photo NEWS According to […]
Appeals Court Upholds $40M Drunken Driving Verdict, Largest in North Carolina
The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently upheld a $40 million verdict, the largest drunken driving verdict in the state’s history, and one that assessed more than half […]
Supreme Court Upholds Orders Blocking Civil Rights Protections for Students — Justia News — August 19, 2024
This spring, the U.S. Department of Education issued a new rule involving Title IX, the main federal law against sex discrimination in education. (Schools must comply with Title […]
Court Upholds Validity of Judge’s Oral Order Finding Attorney in Contempt
Concluding a Loudoun County judge issued a valid order to take an attorney into custody for contempt of court while representing a client, the Virginia Court of Appeals […]
Upholding $266.7M Fee Award, Del. Supreme Court Rejects Diminishing-Returns Curb on Bigger Wins
The Delaware Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a $266.7 million fee award for counsel representing Dell shareholders, determining the Court of Chancery didn’t abuse its discretion by not […]
Dead or Alive? How the Supreme Court Narrows, Without Overruling, Precedent
The U.S. Supreme Court’s campaign of overturning landmark precedents—from Roe v. Wade to Chevron v. NRDC—has garnered wide public attention in recent years and thrust the justices into […]
Missouri Appellate Court Affirms $12M Jury Verdict for Injured Railworker
A divided Missouri appellate panel has upheld a $12 million jury verdict in favor of a Kansas City Southern Railway switchman who was run over by a train […]
Ga. Supreme Court Ruling Clarifies How Open Records Act Applies to Private Contractors
Ga. Supreme Court Ruling Clarifies How Open Records Act Applies to Private Contractors | Law.com Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/08/14/ga-supreme-court-ruling-clarifies-how-open-records-act-applies-to-private-contractors/ (l-r) Anna Green Cross and Meredith C. Kincaid of […]
Incoming Pittsburgh Civil Division Leader Aims to Bring Trial Scheduling Under Court Control
Incoming Pittsburgh Civil Division Leader Aims to Bring Trial Scheduling Under Court Control | Law.com Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/08/07/incoming-pittsburgh-civil-division-leader-aims-to-bring-trial-scheduling-under-court-control-292-188736/ Judge Alan Hertzberg of the Allegheny County Court of […]
Court Dismisses Suit Against Attorneys Over ‘Judicial Duties’ Immunity
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has rejected efforts to revive a woman’s lawsuit against attorneys who represented her minor child in custody litigation, concluding […]