A plaintiffs team led by Matt Cook, Joshua Bearden and Ruben Cruz recently secured a $10.1 million settlement for a client whose leg was severely injured when she was hit by a truck. But there’s a catch. According to the plaintiffs, the defendant, originally represented by Hall Booth Smith, misrepresented the amount…

One of Connecticut’s leading law firms, BBB Attorneys, is continuing its growth by adding two lawyers to its personal injury litigation team and promoting two of its most successful trial lawyers to partner, the firm announced in a press release late May. The firm, which specializes in injury litigation covering…

On Wednesday, the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), its international division, announced the launch of its new generative AI-powered tool ClauseBuilder AI, which it previewed earlier this year. The tool is intended to streamline the drafting of clear and effective mediation and arbitration…

Convenience Store Chain Demands Arbitration, Now Seeks Vacatur of $5.5M Award | Texas Lawyer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2024/06/12/blunder-litigant-compels-arbitration-then-seeks-to-vacate-5-5m-award/ The E-Z Mart convenience store in Garden Ridge where Pollyanna Smotherman was killed. Credit: Google. “GPM’s ‘strategic move’—blunder—is one of bad faith and is designed to force the Smotherman family to incur…

The Conservative Party has said that it intends to push forward with “legislation to support third party funding of litigation” should it win the upcoming general election. The Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill was abandoned due to the general election announcement by the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in May.

San Diego-based practice management and integrated payment software provider CARET, formerly known as AbacusNext, announced Wednesday that it had completed the sale of its flagship product, HotDocs, to Mitratech. The financial terms of the sale were not made public.