Expert Perspectives on Biggest Court Cases Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/litigationdaily/2024/03/06/in-length-of-time-to-settlement-in-securities-class-actions-the-pandemics-fingerprint-lingers/ Credit: Rob Goebel/Shutterstock RESEARCH Among last year’s settlements, the median time from when a case was filed to a settlement hearing date was 3.7 years, the second-highest for any year in Cornerstone Research records going back to 1996. March 06,…

The new leader of the association of New York trial court judges suggested lawmakers pump the brakes on a proposed constitutional amendment that aims to lift the state’s long-held population-based cap on judges. Judge Verna Saunders, president of the Association of Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New…

A Florida state court judge declared a mistrial in the first ovarian cancer trial involving Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder since its failed talc bankruptcies. The mistrial comes after nearly two days of deliberations. On Tuesday, the jury sent a note to Miami-Dade Circuit Judge William Thomas that said: “We…

Defense Verdict for Monsanto Breaks Roundup Plaintiffs’ Philadelphia Win Streak | The Legal Intelligencer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2024/03/05/defense-verdict-for-monsanto-breaks-roundup-plaintiffs-philadelphia-win-streak/ Bottles of Roundup. Credit: Sheila Fitzgerald/Shutterstock.com NEWS “The unanimous Kline verdict is the first to follow significant rulings in the Philadelphia litigation clarifying which scientific and regulatory conclusions could be admitted, a…

A superseding indictment returned by a Manhattan grand jury on Tuesday charged Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, with obstruction of justice, bribery and extortion, adding new detail to prosecutors’ allegations that he traded his high-ranking position for personal gain. The indictment comes less than a week after New Jersey businessman…

As generative AI has blazed a trail through the legal profession since late 2022, and particularly since the release of GPT-4 nearly a year ago, law firms have increasingly turned their attention to harnessing the power of the technology to enhance internal workflows, boost efficiency and more. In many instances, that…