One year after a New Jersey law went into effect allowing individuals to sue their auto insurance companies for unreasonably denying or delaying payment benefits, some litigators say the balance of power between policyholders and insurers has shifted. Frank Lazzaro of Lutz, Shafranski, Gorman, Mahoney & Lazzaro in New Brunswick.…

Former President Donald Trump will not be addressing the court during closing arguments in his civil fraud trial Thursday, the presiding judge has ruled. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron on Wednesday told counsel that he would not permit Trump to speak, as defense attorney Christopher Kise had blown numerous…

Davis Polk & Wardwell partner Jason Kyrwood and professional development manager Carolina Fenner walked jurors through the firm’s processes for evaluating associates and assigning work Wednesday, the second day of testimony in a former associate’s racial discrimination and retaliation case against the firm. Kyrwood said he reviewed former associate and…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit certified two questions for the California Supreme Court revolving around whether Uber owes a duty of care to its rideshare passengers assaulted at the hands of unauthorized persons posing as Uber drivers. In a Jan. 9 opinion, the circuit court certified two…

New York’s top court heard an influential pandemic-related business interruption case on Wednesday, with the court reviewing whether the coronavirus accounted for a string of restaurants’ tangible physical loss, similar to a broken chair or fire-damaged warehouse. Robin Cohen, chair of Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna, and the lead attorney…

Clifford Chance is looking to extend its remuneration model to enable top performing partners to earn more, according to people with knowledge of the matter, as competition continues to intensify for talent at the top end of the industry. The news comes amid a frantic hiring market which has seen several large U.K.-based…