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…

In a dispute that stood to knock hundreds of cases from the Philadelphia Paraquat mass tort program, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has shut down a bid to obtain clarity on lingering questions about the state’s consent by registration statute. The court on Thursday declined to take up an appeal that appeared…

As out-of-state midsize firms solidify their bases in Texas, Tyson & Mendes, with offices in Houston and San Diego, opened an office in Dallas, and Kaufman Dolowich tapped two women partners to lead its Houston and New Orleans offices. Recognizing the strength of the Texas legal market, about half of…

D.C. Circuit Stops Texas LNG Projects, Blames FERC’s ‘Insufficient’ Review | Texas Lawyer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2024/08/08/d-c-circuit-stops-texas-lng-projects-blames-fercs-insufficient-review/ Conceptual illustration of the Rio Grande LNG terminal at Port of Brownsville. Credit: NextDecade Two multi-billion dollar liquified natural gas projects have been put on hold because of a court ruling that FERC…