References to author Ray Bradbury’s 1953 dystopian book Fahrenheit 451, fake citations and “out-of-left-field” references to ancient libraries has prompted a New York federal judge to terminate a case because of a lawyer’s repeated misuse of artificial intelligence.
An undocumented immigrant is seeking $1 million in damages after he says he was riding his bike in Melrose Park, Illinois, when a U.S. Border Patrol agent suddenly tackled him, placed him in a chokehold and punched his head.
Cheetos, Oreos, Doritos, Rice Crispies, Mac & Cheese. These are among the foods cited in a lawsuit filed by a Florida woman seeking $1 billion in damages as a result of health conditions that she said she suffered as a result of eating “ultra-processed foods,” Legal Newsline reports.
A California appeals court has overturned the conviction of a former gynecologist at the University of California at Los Angeles who was sentenced for sexually abusing his patients.
Elite U.S. law firms have reached record high hourly rates, with top litigators now charging up to $4,000 per hour at one firm, according to a story by the JDJournal.
A cryptocurrency platform being sued in New York is now accused of trying to intimidate the lawyers representing the plaintiffs in the case against them, according to Law.com.
A sheriff’s deputy in Washington County, Oregon, discriminated against two lawyers who are women of color, a jury found Wednesday, according to the Oregonian.
A Los Angeles judge’s “extreme and bizarre” comments have resulted in a judicial ethics group to investigate misconduct allegations and an appeals court to reverse a $10 million sexual harassment verdict.
It's called a “Friday news dump.” Whether intentionally or not, the U.S. Supreme Court regularly releases significant orders at exactly the time when they’re most likely to get lost in the news cycle—near the end of the day on Friday.
An Austin, Texas, law firm has filed a more than $10 million lawsuit against several former clients to collect damages, alleging their “refusal to pay earned and contractually owed attorneys’ fees and expenses.”
The House Judiciary Committee is taking on legislation that targets agreements in which companies advance money to plaintiffs attorneys in return for a percentage of settlements or judgments in court.
