Several employment partners at Australian corporate firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth are in talks about leaving for King & Wood Mallesons. “We have been aware for a couple of months that some partners in our employment practice have been approaching other law firms with a view to a move. We are…

A Miami judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against ABC News and one of its news hosts will not be dismissed. Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Florida denied the network’s request for dismissal. Her 21-page ruling comes after…

Pa. High Court to Eye Whether Workers’ Comp Immunity Shields Company Owner From Jobsite Injury Suit | The Legal Intelligencer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2024/07/24/pa-high-court-to-eye-whether-workers-comp-immunity-shields-company-owner-from-jobsite-injury-suit/ Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices. Courtesy photo NEWS The defendants warned that the Superior Court ruling “would expose thousands of small business owners, who choose to organize…

A Pennsylvania federal judge’s ruling—denying a preliminary injunction in a suit challenging the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on employment noncompete clauses—is most notable for how different it is from the position a Texas federal judge, who was hearing a similar case, took in a July 3 ruling. Observers said the…

Pa. Federal Judge Orders Ogletree Client Ikea to Pay Over $560K for Spoilation of Evidence | The Legal Intelligencer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2024/07/24/pa-federal-judge-orders-ogletree-client-ikea-to-pay-over-560k-for-spoilation-of-evidence/ Credit: mojo cp/Shutterstock NEWS The sanctions motion came following a 66-page opinion Brody entered in May, which said Ikea and its counsel demonstrated “incredible and gross negligence”…

The Davidoff Law Firm, on behalf of the plaintiff, the trading company Damas Equipment, has filed a lawsuit in the Miami-Dade Circuit Court against the defendants, AAG International, Guesbeogo Commodities, and two individuals, Sheldon Burnett of AAG and Fadyl Zeba of Guesbeogo Commodities. Damas Equipment, based in Ontario, Canada, claimed…