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 […]
Judge Rules ROSS’ AI Training Infringed on Thomson Reuters’ Westlaw Headnotes
On Tuesday, Judge Stephanos Bibas of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit granted a partial summary judgment in Thomson Reuters’ lawsuit against legal research startup […]
Frito Lays Could Face Liability for Customer’s Grocery Store Fall Over Pallet Guard, Judge Rules
A federal judge denied Frito-Lay’s attempts to dismiss claims accusing the company of negligence after a woman tripped and fell over pallets of products in an Illinois grocery […]
Landlord Must Pay Prevailing Tenants’ $21K Attorney Fees in Commercial Lease Dispute, Appellate Court Rules
A defense counsel’s award of over $21,000 in attorney fees in a commercial lease dispute was upheld Tuesday by a three-judge panel for and Illinois appellate court, finding […]