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Home Daily News Johnson & Johnson tries once again to settle… Bankruptcy Law Johnson & Johnson tries once again to settle talc claims through ‘Texas two-step’ bankruptcy By Debra Cassens Weiss April 7, 2023, 11:06 am CDT Photo illustration by Sara Wadford/ABA Journal/Shutterstock. A Johnson & Johnson unit is back in bankruptcy court again, after … Read more
Home Daily News Health care providers divulge patient information… Health Law Health care providers divulge patient information to Facebook, other third parties, lawsuits allege By Debra Cassens Weiss March 15, 2023, 10:55 am CDT An increasing number of lawsuits are alleging that tracking tools on health care websites and patient portals allow Facebook and other … Read more
Home Daily News LeClairRyan trustee settles with last president… Bankruptcy Law LeClairRyan trustee settles with last president of law firm By Debra Cassens Weiss March 10, 2023, 10:08 am CST Photo illustration by Brenan Sharp/ABA Journal. LeClairRyan’s bankruptcy trustee has reached a settlement with the defunct law firm’s last president and four lawyers serving on … Read more
Home Daily News Law firm accused of 856 insurer misrepresentations… Ethics Law firm accused of 856 insurer misrepresentations is suspended from practice in federal district court By Debra Cassens Weiss March 7, 2023, 3:02 pm CST Image from Shutterstock. Houston-based law firm McClenny, Moseley & Associates has been suspended from practice in a Louisiana federal … Read more
Home Daily News Once-prominent lawyer Murdaugh gets life… Criminal Justice Once-prominent lawyer Murdaugh gets life in prison for murders of wife and son By Debra Cassens Weiss March 3, 2023, 10:39 am CST Disbarred South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh was sentenced Friday to life in prison after a conviction in a double-murder trial during his … Read more
Home Daily News Lawyer accused of pursuing client-poaching… Trials & Litigation Lawyer accused of pursuing client-poaching ‘modus operandi’ hit with $2.3M verdict By Debra Cassens Weiss March 1, 2023, 2:20 pm CST The Florida Injury Law Firm based in Orlando, Florida, was awarded $2.3 million last week in a lawsuit against a former associate accused … Read more
Home Daily News Texas AG’s office agrees to pay $3.3M to… Verdicts & Settlements Texas AG’s office agrees to pay $3.3M to resolve aides’ whistleblower allegations By Debra Cassens Weiss February 13, 2023, 12:29 pm CST Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has reached an agreement to pay $3.3 million to resolve allegations by four … Read more
Home Daily News Judge’s failure to conduct ‘lodestar cross-check’… Law Firms Judge’s failure to conduct ‘lodestar cross-check’ dooms Quinn Emanuel’s $185M fee award By Debra Cassens Weiss February 1, 2023, 10:53 am CST Image from Shutterstock. A trial judge should not have awarded $185 million in fees to Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan without conducting … Read more
Home Daily News Husch Blackwell told to pay $62M for engineering… Law Firms Husch Blackwell told to pay $62M for engineering firm’s loss in airport bidding process By Debra Cassens Weiss January 27, 2023, 12:50 pm CST Image from Shutterstock. An arbitration panel has ordered Husch Blackwell to pay $62 million to an engineering firm … Read more
Home Daily News Weekly Briefs: Judge slashes $24M award for… News Roundup Weekly Briefs: Judge slashes $24M award for Unite the Right victims; judge accused of offering sex for early trial By Debra Cassens Weiss January 6, 2023, 2:04 pm CST Image from Shutterstock. Judge slashes $24M punitive award in Unite the Right trial U.S. … Read more