A federal judge in Illinois sided with a boutique law firm in Chicago this week in a dispute over whether an underlying legal-malpractice suit fell under its insurer’s […]
Delegation Clause Sends Personal Injury Claims to Arbitrator, State High Court Rules
The Missouri Supreme Court vacated a circuit court’s judgment in a personal injury suit against a trampoline park, concluding last week that an arbitrator was required to weigh […]
Slip-and-Fall Suit Against Target, Store Manager Sent to State Court, Federal Judge Rules
A slip-and-fall suit against Target and a store manager is headed back to state court after a federal judge in Illinois determined the store manager was properly named […]
Questions Remain for Future of Environmental Reviews After Scrapping of NEPA Rules
In one of his first executive orders promoting fossil fuels, President Donald Trump directed the Council on Environmental Quality to rescind National Environmental Policy Act regulations, upending the […]
Attorney Cleared to Withdraw Despite Client’s Objections, Court Rules
A federal judge in Massachusetts sided with an attorney looking to remove herself as counsel after years of litigation, despite her client’s attempts to bar her departure. In […]
Lyft Must Face Negligence, Product Liability Claims Over Fatal Carjacking, State Court Rules
Plaintiffs suing rideshare services for fatal incidents involving suspicious riders may have found some hope for recourse in the state courts last week, after coming up short in […]
German Court Rules Pfizer, BioNTech Infringed Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Patent
Freshfields has won a Düsseldorf regional court patent dispute on behalf of client Moderna against German COVID-19 vaccine inventors BioNTech and Pfizer. BioNTech, represented by Taylor Wessing, and […]
Condo Storm Damage Suit Cleared for Trial Against Insurer, Federal Judge Rules
A federal judge allowed an Illinois condominium association’s lawsuit against its insurer to continue this week and said a jury should decide if an insurance company is on […]
Isolated Transaction Insufficient to Establish Ga. Jurisdiction, Appellate Panels Rules in Fatal Plane Crash Case
The Georgia Court of Appeals found that an out-of-state aircraft manufacturer accused of performing a faulty repair on a plane that crashed and killed two people could not […]
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 […]