What's New in the Courts
November 29, 2022
The Mississippi Bar Finds It Unethical for an Attorney to “Approve” or “Agree to” His or Her Client’s Release
Written by Steve Herman
November 29, 2022
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Finds No Good Cause to Seal Documents Solely Because they Are Embarrassing to the Producing Party
Written by Steve HermanNovember 29, 2022
Judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Sanctions Lawyer for Plagiarizing Her Opponent’s Brief
Written by Steve HermanNovember 29, 2022
U.S. Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Suit Against Gun Manufacturer for Failure to Comply with Rule 9(b) to Toll Statute of Limitations
Written by Steve Herman
October 9, 2022
The U.S. Eleventh Circuit Initially Finds Article III Standing for Certain Alleged Statutory Violations of the FDCPA, but Vacates Decision Pending En Banc Review
Written by Steve Herman
October 9, 2022
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Reverses Sanctions under Rule 11 and the FDCPA Against a Plaintiff’s Attorney Whom the District Court Felt Had “Set Up” the Defendant and Unnecessarily Prolonged the Litigation
Written by Steve Herman
October 9, 2022
U.S. District Court in Oregon Allows Product Liability Suit Against Website Owner for Sexual Assault to Proceed
Written by Steve Herman
October 9, 2022
In Legal Malpractice Case, California Court of Appeal Enforces Arbitration Agreement in Retainer with California Lawyer Even Though Another Lawyer Working on the Case Was Not Licensed in the State of California
Written by Steve HermanOctober 9, 2022
U.S. Fifth Circuit Holds that Manufacturing Defect Can Be Established by Circumstantial Evidence, Reversing Summary Judgment for French Press Coffee Maker
Written by Steve Herman