The New York State Trial Lawyers Association and Greenberg Traurig’s lobbying arm remained big players among the Empire State’s record exchange of dollars influencing Albany lawmakers in 2023. As lobbying soared north of $360 million in New York in 2023, eclipsing the prior year’s standard of $331.5 million, NYSTLA was…

Negotiation strategy with defense counsel played a key role in Coral Gables attorneys obtaining an eight-figure settlement from the defendants in a wrongful death action. Michael Haggard and Adam Finkel of the Haggard Law Firm represented the plaintiff, the estate of Dimithry Remarais, against the defendants, Excel Security Inc. and…

The U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of the 40-year-old “Chevron deference” doctrine, in which judges deferred to a federal agency’s reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous statute, could give greater pause to agencies when implementing regulations, administrative-law professors and regulatory attorneys said Friday. “This is just another example of a court that is…

Defendants 3M, DuPont and other manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—PFAS or “forever chemicals”—face another class action. This one, filed by a group of Connecticut firefighters, stems from alleged contamination of gear worn daily.

Attorneys from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft have partnered with a Boston-based firm to file a complaint in Massachusetts on behalf of a small startup company against Uber, alleging that the multinational ride-hailing company defrauded and reverse-engineered its audiovisual-recording technology that helps mitigate concerns of passenger safety. Zemcar Inc., doing business as Grip Mobility Co.,…

The Texas Supreme Court lifted a lower court injunction blocking enforcement of a state law restricting gender-affirming medical treatment for transgender minors. The majority opinion, delivered by Justice Rebeca Huddle, overcomes a challenge brought by five Texas families with transgender youth, three medical providers and two national organizations.