A federal judge this week granted the Illinois secretary of state’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Volkswagen that challenged an amendment to the Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act in which the dealerships that sell and service new cars are independent from the “legacy” manufacturers that produce them. Volkswagen Group of…

Attorneys general secured three multistate settlements totaling $10.25 million with major wireless carriers in 50 jurisdictions, including California, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas. The attorneys general investigated AT&T Mobility LLC, Cricket Wireless LLC, T-Mobile USA Inc., Cellco Partnership, doing business as…

Defense counsel set the stage for Stormy Daniels’ explicit testimony about Donald Trump in their opening statements by denying the alleged affair ever occurred, a Manhattan judge ruled Thursday as he denied a motion for a mistrial. “Your denial puts the jury in a position of having to choose who…

The plaintiffs firm that won a $45 million talcum powder verdict last month against Johnson & Johnson opened on Thursday with another trial. Benjamin Adams, of Dallas-based Dean Omar Branham Shirley, told jurors in Oregon that his client, Kyung Lee, was diagnosed with mesothelioma at age 48 after decades of being exposed…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Wednesday declined to expand a statutory shield for religious institutions facing job discrimination lawsuits, instead upholding a Catholic school’s decision to fire a gay teacher under what legal experts called a broad interpretation of a First Amendment defense. In a…

Three partners at U.K.-founded Kennedys who are affiliated with the firm’s Latin America and Caribbean practice have been accused by the Florida Bar of practicing law in the state without a license. In a 33-page petition before the Supreme Court of Florida, the Bar has sought an injunction to prevent the…