Philadelphia is on track to have spent what appears to be a record amount of money settling litigation stemming from alleged civil rights abuses in 2023. According to public records, the city agreed to pay out $32 million to resolve civil rights claims through the third quarter of 2023. Coupled…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has been asked to decide whether TikTok’s “highly personalized” algorithm that feeds videos to users is considered first-party speech not immune from civil liability by Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act. During oral arguments Wednesday, a mother whose 10-year-old…

Austin Biotech Firm Hit With $57M Verdict, Considers Loss a ‘Win’ | Texas Lawyer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2024/01/17/57m-austin-verdict-biotech-defendant-considers-loss-a-win/ Credit: Olivier Le Moal/Adobe Stock “The fact that the jury awarded only a small fraction of Ravgen’s damages claim—less than 15%—and rejected their willfulness claim is an indication that the jury correctly…

A consumer class action against The Hartford alleges the insurer undervalued totaled or fully destroyed cars, leading to the insured getting paid less than deserved. David Rosen & Associates, Edelsberg Law, Normand and Shamis & Gentile filed the lawsuit in Connecticut federal court on Jan. 16 on behalf of consumers whom Hartford…

Business litigation boutiques Dailey LLP and Levan Legal announced they merged at the beginning of January, the fourth law firm merger to hit the region within the past three weeks. The combined firm, which will go by the name Dailey LLP, is now home to 14 total attorneys including four from…

Judicial Ethics Panel Drops Probe Into North Carolina Justice’s Comments | National Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2024/01/17/judicial-ethics-panel-drops-probe-into-north-carolina-justices-comments/ North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls. Courtesy photo NEWS Justice Anita Earls responds by dropping her First Amendment lawsuit against the commission. January 17, 2024 at 03:25 PM 2 minute read…