President Donald Trump’s executive orders Friday streamlining the process by which nuclear reactors get approved places more White House control over the ostensibly independent Nuclear Regulatory Commission, long […]
Trade Court Balks at White House Claim That Tariff Orders Are Unreviewable
The U.S. Court of International Trade appeared skeptical of the Trump administration’s asserted authority to unilaterally order new tariffs in a recent hearing on the president’s trade orders, […]
Courts Hit Pause on Jenner and Wilmer Executive Orders
Jenner & Block and Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr obtained temporary relief late Friday, barring portions of executive orders issued against the law firms this week. In […]
Roundup Judge Orders Distribution of $24M Common Benefit Fees
A federal judge who once decried the Roundup multidistrict litigation lead counsel’s request for common benefit fees as an “example of MDLs gone wild” has ordered the distribution […]
LA Judge Orders Edison to Preserve Wildfire Evidence, Is Kline & Specter Fight With Thomas Bosworth Finally Over?
Welcome to Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass, a weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys. This week: A Los Angeles judge on Tuesday ordered Southern California Edison to […]
Judge Orders Rudy Giuliani to Court Amid Allegations He’s Hiding Assets Under Receivership
A Manhattan federal judge has ordered former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani to report to court on Thursday following allegations he’s hiding assets from two Georgia poll […]
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 […]
Pa. Federal Judge Orders Ogletree Client Ikea to Pay Over $560K for Spoilation of Evidence
Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/07/24/pa-federal-judge-orders-ogletree-client-ikea-to-pay-over-560k-for-spoilation-of-evidence/ Photo: mojo cp/Shutterstock.com NEWS The sanctions motion came following a 66-page opinion Brody entered in May, which said Ikea and its counsel demonstrated “incredible […]
Judge Orders $30K in Discovery Sanctions Against Dechert Client
A federal judge in Massachusetts this week granted Novi Footwear International Co.’s sanction request against another footwear company represented by Dechert. However, the court only granted fees pertaining […]
Judge Finds COVID, Not Gov’s Orders, Triggered Business Loss Insurance Claim
A federal judge in Newark, New Jersey, ruled that the COVID-19 pandemic was a single event for purposes of determining a policyholder’s payout under communicable disease business income […]