4735 ABA Journal Verdicts & Settlements articles.
Federal judge blocks US Postal Service changes
Ruling from the bench Thursday, U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian of Yakima, Washington, blocked U.S. Postal Service changes that slowed mail delivery. Ruling…
Sep 17, 2020 4:34 PM CDT
Louisville will pay $12M to family of Breonna Taylor
The city of Louisville, Kentucky, has agreed to pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of Breonna…
Sep 15, 2020 4:49 PM CDT More law students are taking bankruptcy classes Some law professors are reporting the demand for their bankruptcy classes is booming. Ronald Mann, a Columbia Law School professor, told Thomson Reuters…
Aug 28, 2020 4:22 PM CDT Alaska attorney general resigns after text messages disclosed Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson has resigned after a news investigation found that he sent more than 550 text messages in March…
Aug 26, 2020 4:36 PM CDT Aug 20, 2020 3:45 PM CDT Aug 20, 2020 11:26 AM CDT Longtime North Dakota Supreme Court justice tests positive for COVID-19 North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Gerald VandeWalle, who is 86 and the longest-serving justice on the state’s high court, has…
Aug 7, 2020 3:49 PM CDT Jul 27, 2020 12:04 PM CDT Jul 24, 2020 9:46 AM CDT The most important lesson from the Supreme Court’s just completed term is that it is truly the John Roberts court. It was a term of blockbuster decisions, almost all of which saw Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. in the majority. Jul 15, 2020 10:10 AM CDT Jul 14, 2020 4:35 PM CDT Judge won’t block publication of Mary Trump’s book Judge Hal Greenwald of New York ruled Monday night that a confidentiality agreement couldn’t be used to stop publication or promotion of…
Jul 14, 2020 4:05 PM CDT Appeals court lifts TRO against Mary Trump publisher A New York appeals court on Wednesday lifted a temporary restraining order that blocked Simon & Schuster from publishing a tell-all book…
Jul 2, 2020 4:51 PM CDT Judge tosses bid to block Mary Trump’s book A New York judge has ruled that he doesn’t have the authority to block publication of a book by Mary Trump, the…
Jun 25, 2020 4:49 PM CDT Jun 24, 2020 2:57 PM CDTAfternoon Briefs: Bankruptcy classes more popular; John Pierce representing teen in Kenosha shootings
Afternoon Briefs: Alaska attorney general resigns over text messages; lawsuit claims racial bias in concussion deal
Michigan agrees to pay $600M to settle Flint water claims; most money allocated to minors
The state of Michigan has agreed to pay $600 million to settle claims by Flint, Michigan, residents and businesses that said they were harmed by lead that leached into the city’s water supply.
No takebacks? Settlement offer missing a zero can be withdrawn, appeals court says
A settlement offer for one-tenth of the intended amount can be rescinded after it was mistakenly sent to an insurer by a lawyer’s paralegal, a Florida appeals court has ruled.
Afternoon Briefs: State justice contracts COVID-19; $50M verdict upheld for man kept in police storage room
Accused of hiding asbestos evidence, Cahill Gordon and chemical company agree to pay $73M
Cahill Gordon & Reindel and the chemical company BASF have agreed to pay $72.5 million to settle claims that the law firm and a company acquired by BASF had hidden evidence of asbestos in talc products during litigation.
BigLaw firm and staffing company resolve claims over discrimination in hiring
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer and Law Resources Inc. will pay a $56,500 civil penalty to resolve claims that they excluded U.S. citizens with dual citizenship and non-U.S. citizens with authorization from a document review project, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.
Chemerinsky: Blockbuster decisions in 6 areas of law made this a SCOTUS term to remember
US drops plan to revoke visas of foreign students taking all online classes after Harvard and MIT sue
The Trump administration has dropped plans to revoke visas of foreign college students who are taking all online courses this fall, a federal judge announced on Tuesday.
Afternoon Briefs: Judge won’t stop Mary Trump book; judge rejects Weinstein deal
Afternoon briefs: TRO lifted against Mary Trump publisher; Jeffrey Epstein associate arrested
Afternoon Briefs: Judge won’t block book by Trump’s niece; ex-BigLaw lawyer wants harassment lawsuit tossed
Bayer will pay up to $10.9B to resolve Roundup litigation
Bayer AG has agreed to pay up to $10.9 billion to settle current and potentially future litigation contending that its Roundup weed killer causes cancer.
