First Lawsuit Against Alaska Airlines Filed Over Door Plug Blowout | Law.com Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/01/17/first-lawsuit-against-alaska-airlines-filed-over-door-plug-blowout/ The blown-out exit door on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on a Boeing 737-9 Max. Credit: National Transportation Safety Board via flickr NEWS A lawsuit filed on Tuesday alleged that both Alaska Airlines and Boeing…

New York State Court of Appeals Chief Judge Rowan Wilson on Wednesday accepted the 2024 Stanley H. Fuld Award, joking that the New York State Bar Association’s Commercial & Federal Litigation Section could not give him what he truly wanted—to be Judge Fuld. “Although I will never be Judge Fuld,”…

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison partner Bruce Birenboim, who is representing Davis Polk & Wardwell in a retaliation lawsuit, on Tuesday raised concerns that the plaintiff’s use of time could lead to “an impossible situation for the court” and potential appellate issues. Plaintiff Kaloma Cardwell’s attorney David Jeffries has…

Greenberg Traurig’s Los Angeles office is expanding its litigation and white collar defense practice with a former U.S. attorney hailing from California-based boutique Ellis George. Thomas O’Brien is joining as partner with three decades of experience, both on the prosecutor’s side and litigating for clients in white collar cases. During…

Expect ‘Hundreds if Not Thousands of Cases’: Despite MDL, Hair Relaxer Claims Surge in Ga. State Courts | Daily Report Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2024/01/17/expect-hundreds-if-not-thousands-of-cases-despite-mdl-hair-relaxer-claims-surge-in-ga-state-courts/ Chatham County Courthouse in Savannah, Georgia. File photo. “At the time, I had about 10 friends and family who were going through hysterectomies and the common…

More bad news for a Miami commissioner. The Little Havana businessmen, to whom a federal district court jury awarded $63.5 million in June based upon violations of their First Amendment rights by Joe Carollo, have moved for the commissioner to be removed from office pursuant to the Miami City Charter.