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When Are My Answers to Discovery Due?

When Are My Answers to Discovery Due? | New Jersey Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/2024/03/25/when-are-my-answers-to-discovery-due/ Credit: Marraco / Adobe Stock COMMENTARY “Perhaps, the Supreme Court will one day rectify this anomaly and harmonize discovery due dates with the filing of an answer,” writes litigation attorney Betsy G. Ramos. March…

Moore & Van Allen Leans Into Countercyclical Practices for Revenue, Profit Growth

Despite banking and finance being its largest practice, Moore & Van Allen relied on countercyclical work to help drive revenue and profit increases last year, reversing some of its profit losses from 2022. The Am Law 200 firm founded in Charlotte, North Carolina, also saw increased revenue in its intellectual property practice and…

Insurer Hit With Over 340% Surge of Lawsuits in Florida Federal Courts

Hartford Financial Services has been battered by a barrage of lawsuits in the Sunshine State this month, with at least 10 federal district court actions filed during the week of March 11—roughly four times the typical weekly average. Among those lawsuits is one filed by Jay Farrow of the Farrow…

Apple in Hot Seat: Crop of Class Actions Piggyback on Feds’ Antitrust Suit

The Department of Justice’s antitrust suit, accusing Apple Inc. of obstructing competitors from accessing the iPhone’s software and hardware features, is not the only antitrust action targeting the tech giant. Two class actions filed against Apple in the Northern District of California, and one in the District of New Jersey,…

DLA Piper Hires Veteran Africa Legal Expert for D.C. Office

DLA Piper has hired a former general counsel of the African Development Bank to co-chair the firm’s U.S.-Africa practice out of its Washington, D.C., office. Kalidou Gadio spent 27 years at the AfDB, including eight years as general counsel. He joins DLA Piper from Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, where…