In 2019, the Palm Beach Post retained Am Law No. 14 firm Greenberg Traurig to seek through a Freedom of Information Act request to see if they could assist in obtaining the files from the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office dealing with 2005-2006 prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein. The Post…

Phila. Zantac Plaintiffs Move for Judge to Recuse Over Alleged Conflict | The Legal Intelligencer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2024/07/05/phila-zantac-plaintiffs-move-for-judge-to-recuse-over-alleged-conflict/ Credit: Amy Lutz/Shutterstock.com NEWS “While I offer no opinion as to whether Judge Roberts harbors any actual bias in favor of pharmaceutical companies, specifically including GSK, there are many reasons why…

$10.3M Arbitration To Military Family Slum Housing Is Tip of Iceberg | Texas Lawyer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2024/07/05/just-the-tip-of-iceberg-as-bellwether-plaintiffs-get-10-3m-in-arbitration/ Jennifer Neal and Frank Guerra of Guerra LLP. Courtesy: Guerra LLP “The overwhelming evidence revealed that Respondents’ false, misleading, deceptive, and unconscionable conduct gave Claimants a false sense of security,” AAA Panel…

The Connecticut Supreme Court reversed a trial court’s ruling that a noncompete was unenforceable simply because the agreement’s only consideration was continued employment. The court also clarified what constitutes a misappropriation of trade secrets. The high court’s 91-page opinion stems from the underlying dispute that alleged the defendants misappropriated the…

A New Jersey federal magistrate judge has preliminarily approved a class action settlement in multidistrict litigation over allegedly defective synthetic field turf which included plaintiffs in California, Florida, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. The suits alleged that FieldTurf USA, based in Calhoun, Georgia, installed artificial turf in 1,700 soccer,…

The Federal Trade Commission this week cautioned eight companies about their warranty practices, saying their improper communications with consumers may hinder their right to repair purchased products and warning of potential enforcement action. “These warning letters put companies on notice that restricting consumers’ right to repair violates the law,” Samuel…