The year before plaintiff Charlisa Herriott sued a Ross Dess for Less store in a slip-and-fall action, her doctors told her she had exhausted her cancer treatment options and to begin settling her affairs. Six years later, a Gwinnett County jury awarded her $5.2 million. Herriott was shopping at a…

While the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently upheld a judgment in favor of a Canadian manufacturer of hand sanitizer in a contract dispute arising out of COVID-era purchases, the panel reversed a $185,000 award to its counsel with Norton Rose Fulbright. In part, the court sided with…

A coalition of national and regional insurance and financial advisor associations is challenging a U.S. Department of Labor rule they claim would disrupt the retirement annuities marketplace. In a recent filing in a Northern District of Texas federal court, the American Council of Life Insurers, National Association of Insurance and…

A former Pennsylvania State University athletic medicine director was awarded $5.25 million by a jury Wednesday over his claims that he was removed from his post for providing proper medical care to student-athletes. The Dauphin County jury determined that Dr. Scott Lynch’s employer, Penn State-affiliated Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, demoted…

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Donald Trump Could Face Contempt, Jail As Gag Order Status Remains Unclear | New York Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/05/31/ambiguity-of-trump-gag-order-leaves-him-at-risk-of-contempt-jail/ Former president Donald Trump arrives at 100 Centre Street for the start of his New York criminal trial on April 15, 2024. Photo: Ryland West/ALM NEWS “You could fashion…