By Cory G. Smith, George C. Chen and Ellen Komlos The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently addressed the usage of the doctrine of collateral estoppel […]
Second Fed Judge Mulls Sanctions for Prominent Phila. Attorney
A Philadelphia personal injury attorney is in hot water again as a federal judge in Pennsylvania looks to determine whether he should be sanctioned a second time this […]
Former Pa. Fed Judge Gives Takeaways on 4th Circuit’s Searing Abrego Garcia Opinion
Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III, a Ronald Reagan appointee on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, has drawn praise for his blistering rebuke last week […]
Claim Arbitrator Slept Through Hearings Isn’t Enough to Toss $1.5M Award Against Morgan Stanley, Fed Judge Rules
A federal judge in North Carolina shot down Morgan Stanley’s effort to vacate a more than $1.5 million arbitration award of damages and attorney fees, despite the investment […]
In $1B Suit, Nikola Founder Says Legal Chief, Other Execs Fed DOJ False Narrative to Save Themselves
The founder of electric truck maker Nikola, convicted last year of defrauding investors about his company’s technology, now is suing his legal chief and other insiders, saying they praised him for […]