A Fort Lauderdale law firm has filed a lawsuit against a Boynton Beach cemetery for double-selling a burial plot intended for the relatives of Holocaust survivors. It alleges the situation, discovered through a third party visiting the gravesite, violates Florida law and the family’s arrangement with the cemetery, causing the plaintiffs emotional…

‘I Became Burnt-Out’: In-House Lawyer Suspended Over Side Work | New Jersey Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/2024/03/11/i-became-burnt-out-in-house-lawyer-suspended-over-side-work/ Credit: yu_photo/Adobe Stock NEWS The attorney set his hourly rate of $500 for estate work, even though he only handled one other estate before this one, the disciplinary board said. He said…

Pa. High Court Agrees to Take Up Challenge to State Damages Cap | The Legal Intelligencer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2024/03/11/pa-high-court-agrees-to-take-up-challenge-to-state-damages-cap/ SEPTA bus in downtown Philadelphia. Credit: Tupungato/Shutterstock.com NEWS “The Supreme Court’s allowance of appeal represents a significant moment in the effort to overturn the unjust and unconstitutional limitation on recovery…

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, pleaded not guilty to obstruction of justice, bribery and extortion Monday, less than two months before he is scheduled to go on trial in the Southern District of New York. “Once again, not guilty, Your Honor,” Menendez said when U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein…

Chicago-based Rabicoff Law added five telephone call-routing patent infringement lawsuits Monday to two filed the prior week in Texas federal courts. Several national restaurant chains, including Twin Peaks Restaurants LP, TGI Fridays Franchisor LLC and Wingstop Restaurants Inc. are among the defendants Rabicoff sued on behalf of Patent Armory Inc.,…

NY Appellate Courts Mull Markedly Differing Lawsuits Questioning State Ethics Watchdog | New York Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/03/11/ny-appellate-courts-mull-markedly-differing-lawsuits-questioning-state-ethics-watchdog/ The Appellate Division, Fourth Department, M. Dolores Denman courthouse in Rochester. Courtesy photo. NEWS A Syracuse lawyer whose appointment to the panel was spurned by a body of law school…