Six and one-half years have passed since “Lavern’s Law” became effective and provided a long overdue date of discovery rule to protect victims of negligent failures to diagnose cancer from having their statutes of limitations expire before they knew or had reason to know that they were injured by medical…

Parties for and against keeping the Boy Scouts of America’s Chapter 11 plan in place have weighed in on how or if the Supreme Court of the United States’ June 27 opinion in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma changes the plan’s validity. In briefing submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third…

Two firms’ recent additions of veteran lawyers in rapidly expanding offices are the latest examples of Big Law firms viewing Charlotte, North Carolina, as a place for growth in a number of practice areas and industries this year. Some longtime observers of the city’s legal industry said its growth is…

The family of a woman who died after undergoing the removal of an intrauterine device at an outpatient surgery center has agreed to a $4.2 million settlement of their Essex County suit. The settlement amount represents $2.2 million more than the defendant’s insurance coverage. Michelle Crisafulli, 46, of Scotch Plains,…

King & Spalding announced Thursday that it has added Mayer Brown partner Andrew Calica to its product liability and mass torts practice group, the latest of several hires in the firm’s disputes practices this year. Calica represents companies in product liability and mass and class action litigation, as well as…

Pei Pei Cheng de Castro recently left her role as a top attorney for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration to join Barclay Damon as a partner in its New York City office, saying she was lured in part by its commitment to diversity. The firm said Cheng de Castro…