In a multi-district litigation asbestos case of first impression where the trial court hoped it would be reversed, Texas’ Fourteenth Court of Appeals complied—and in so doing, it lowered the plaintiffs’ burden of proof. Justice Randy Wilson, addressing a case that had been before Harris County 11th District Court Judge…

Cities Can’t Get Fees From Netflix and Hulu: Court Finds No Basis | New Jersey Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/2024/02/29/cities-cant-get-fees-from-netflix-and-hulu-court-finds-no-basis/ Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, California. Photo: Jason Doiy/ALM NEWS “To find a right of action for the municipalities would mean the (Board of Public Utilities) would no longer…

Last year, 30 Chinese law firms announced they would be setting up a total of 40 new offices in mainland China, according to an analysis of data conducted by Law.com International. Of those 30, fewer than a handful are considered to rate among the country’s elite law firms, which have focused…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has objected to Terraform Labs hiring Dentons as special counsel in its Chapter 11 proceedings, calling the $166 million retainer with the firm an attempt to avoid paying a judgment in an enforcement action. Terraform filed an application to retain Dentons as special counsel on Feb.…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said Thursday that a tribal court had jurisdiction over COVID-19 business interruption coverage claims the Suquamish tribe brought against several insurers. The off-reservation insurance companies, including Lexington Insurance Co., must face the claims in Suquamish Tribal Court because the claims center…

Former Davis Polk & Wardwell associate Kaloma Cardwell filed notice of appeal Wednesday of the verdict in his retaliation lawsuit against his former employer and two of its former leaders, former Davis Polk managing partner Thomas Reid and former M&A group practice chair John Bick. Cardwell sued Davis Polk in…