Despite being warned by a bipartisan congressional group of allegedly devastating consequences, a majority of circuit judges in New Orleans ruled the telecommunications subsidies for schools, low-income and rural users is unconstitutional. Seven judges, including U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Chief Judge Priscilla Richman, dissented.

A federal bankruptcy court in West Palm Beach dismissed the Gateway Pundits’ bankruptcy case, ruling that the publication failed to demonstrate good faith intent in filing and pursuing its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. Normally, individuals seeking bankruptcy relief are required to disclose information in exchange for debt relief, which is considered a fair…

Rhonda McKey plans to vote for Johnson & Johnson’s prepackaged bankruptcy plan on Friday because, having endured three surgeries and two rounds of chemotherapy since being diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2021, she wants her life back. “It was a very long battle. It was a very hard battle,” McKey,…

The Appellate Division’s published opinion in State v. Wilson (June 12, 2024) reversed an order suppressing evidence from the search of a locked glove compartment of a motor vehicle that had been stopped for an alleged minor traffic offense. We believe that the opinion is inconsistent with precedent of our Supreme Court…

Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie has appointed veteran intellectual property partner Constantine Marantidis as managing partner of its California offices, the firm announced on Tuesday. Marantidis succeeds Lauren Schneider, who departed the firm to join Frost Brown Todd in Los Angeles in March, after less than two years in the role. He will continue his IP…

The estate of a New Jersey man who died when his motorcycle collided with a dump truck has accepted $4.9 million to settle his Atlantic County wrongful-death suit. Joseph Falcone was riding west on Zion Road in Egg Harbor Township on Aug. 5, 2021, when his motorcycle collided with an…