Dolores Madrigal, lead plaintiff in landmark sterilization case, dies at 90
Madrigal vs. Quilligan continues to be taught in universities and retold in academic books as a cautionary tale, its ...
Hagens Berman Accused of Withholding Share of $13M Award in Pharmaceutical Settlement
An agreement between Hagens Berman and the plaintiff called for Walter L. Nixon, in-house counsel and chairman of the board ...
Transgender teen implores Supreme Court to strike Tennessee gender-affirming care ban
Tennessee family wants Supreme Court to strike down ban on gender-affirming treatments for minors on the grounds of sex ...
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Judge awards $7.5M in punitive damages to CT-based family of engineer who died of mesothelioma
A Superior Court judge has awarded $7.5 million in punitive damages to the family of an engineer who died of mesothelioma, in ...
He sued Erie police on his own. More than 4 years later, city pays him $42,000 to settle
Anthony P. Dabrowski Jr. claimed Erie police broke his ribs in 2018 arrest. City has also settled 2 other cases involving ...
First transgender attorney to argue before the Supreme Court, challenging health care ban for minors
The issue of transgender rights animated the presidential campaign. Now it has made its way to the Supreme Court, and in more ...
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Illuminate Education faces lawsuit alleging failure to keep user data in the dark
The California Supreme Court will soon decide the scope of two education data privacy laws. An appellate court ruled in July ...
New Mexico man awarded $412 million payout over botched penile injections: "A national record-setting case"
The man's attorneys said the punitive and compensatory damages total the largest amount to ever be awarded by a jury in a ...
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Court Denies Valve Manufacturer’s Summary Judgement Motion
A court must grant summary judgment if the movant establishes its claim “as a matter of law” and no “issue of fact” warranting trial remains. CPLR § 3212 (b). “In determining whether summary judgment ...
Whataburger convinces federal judge to toss proposed class-action lawsuit over its retirement plan
A judge ruled a former Whataburger employee didn’t have standing to bring a lawsuit because he had signed an agreement that ...