August 8, 2023
U.S. Tenth Circuit Finds that Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Are Not Subject to Binding Arbitration Provisions in ERISA Plan which Purport to Foreclose the Right to Plan-wide Remedies
Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023
The Federal Circuit Holds Patent Troll and its Counsel Jointly Liable for Costs and Fees of Defending Frivolous Appeal
Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023
Judge Chhabria, in the Northern District of California, Sanctioned Facebook and Gibson Dunn over $925,000 for Discovery Abuses
Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023
Mississippi Bar Association Opinion Prevents Defense Counsel from Insisting that the Plaintiff’s Attorney “Approve” of or “Agree” to Release
Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023
U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses Defense Verdict in a Defective Forklift Case based on the Improper Exclusion of Plaintiff’s Expert Testimony
Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023
Magistrate in the Eastern District of Louisiana Recommends that Plaintiff be Precluded from Offering Evidence of $837,286.87 in Claimed Damages where Pre-Surgery Requests and an Order for an IME were Disregarded by Arnold & Itkin Attorneys
Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023
U.S. Ninth Circuit Reversed Lodestar-Based Fee Award in Connection with Class Settlement that Was Well in Excess of the Benefit to the Class
Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023
U.S. Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of LPLA Action Against Biomet on Prescription Grounds
Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023
Delaware Chancery Court Rejects “Maga-Fund” and “Declining-Percentage” Approaches in Favor of a 26.7% Award out of $1 Billion Settlement under the “Stage-of-Case” Method
Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023
Affirming Sanctions Award for Deletion of Cell Phone Records in Maritime Case, Eleventh Circuit Holds that “Intent to Deprive” under Rule 37(e)(2) is the Equivalent of “Bad Faith”
Written by Steve Herman