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Sciannella v. AstraZeneca UK Ltd.

Publication Date: 2024-07-16
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Biotechnology | Pharmaceuticals
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Fioravanti
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kimberly A. Evans, Lindsay K. Faccenda, Irene R. Lax, Robert Erikson, Block & Leviton LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher H. Lyons, Tayler D. Bolton, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Wilmington, DE; Randall J. Baron, David A. Knotts, Teo A. Doremus, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, San Diego, CA; Brett M. Middleton, Johnson Fistel, LLP, San Diego, CA for plaintiff.
for defendant: Kevin M. Gallagher, Nicole M. Henry, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; John F. Sylvia, Kerime S. Akoglu, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C., Boston, MA; Daniel M. Silver, Benjamin A. Smyth, Sarah E. Delia, Alexandra M. Joyce, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Meredith Kotler, Mary Eaton, Nicholas A. Caselli, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: 2023-0125-PAF

Fiduciary claims against purported controlling stockholder dismissed where plaintiff failed to plead facts demonstrating that stockholder qualified as a controller of the company or exercised transaction-specific control during proposed sale of company via tender offer.

McCabe v. The State

Publication Date: 2024-07-16
Practice Area: Criminal Law
Industry:
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Ellington
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leigh Ann Webster, (Strickland Webster, LLC), Atlanta, Ashleigh Bartkus Merchant, (The Merchant Law Firm, P.C.), Marietta, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee; Sheila Ann Ross, (Prosecuting Attorney's Council of Georgia), Morrow, Deborah Gonzalez, (Western Circuit District Attorney's Office), Athens, for appellee.
Case Number: S24A0293

Court affirms felony murder convictions despite defendants' claims of insufficient evidence, juror misconduct, trial court error, and claims of ineffective assistance

In the Matter of Diana Y. McDonald.

Publication Date: 2024-07-16
Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Per Curiam
Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
for defendant: N/a
Case Number: S23Y1195

Court dismisses attorney's petition to retire from legal practice and instead orders disbarment due to multiple ethical violations involving misuse of client funds

July 15, 2024 | Legaltech News

Thomson Reuters Publicly Launches CoCounsel Drafting in the U.S.

The new tool integrates with Practical Law and aims to deliver an end-to-end drafting workflow for transactional documents.

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July 15, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Saul Ewing Attorneys to Defend AI Pharma-Tech Company in Securities Class Action

Saul Ewing's Sarah A. Sullivan and Alexander Lee Callo in Newark have recently entered appearances on behalf of an artificial intelligence-driven pharma-tech company sued in a pending securities class action.

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July 15, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Jury Awards $2.5M to Woman Who Broke Her Arm in Fall at Self-Storage Facility

"I think the jury saw this as a situation where, if there are so many defects present, then she fell on it, then Public Storage should have done something differently," plaintiff's attorney K. Raja Bhattacharya said.

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July 15, 2024 | The American Lawyer

White & Case, Morgan Lewis Add Funds Partners

A Paul Hastings funds partner in London is heading to Morgan Lewis, while White & Case has hired a Ropes & Gray partner.

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July 15, 2024 | Law.com

Paul Hastings London Funds Partner Exits to Morgan Lewis

Despite the exit, Paul Hastings has itself made hires from US rivals in London this year, including Weil, Gotshal and Manges and Latham & Watkins.

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Wu v. Lumber Liquidators, Inc.

Publication Date: 2024-07-15
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contracts | Products Liability
Industry:
Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Justice Hassan
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
for defendant:
Case Number: 14-20-00765-CV

In 2014, appellant Wu purchased bamboo flooring from appellee Lumber Liquidators, Inc. and Lumber Liquidators engaged appellee Wood Floor Artisans to install the floors.

B.J.R. v. P.E.D.

Publication Date: 2024-07-15
Practice Area: Family Law
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Court: Family Court, Nassau
Judge: Judge Darlene D. Harris
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
for defendant:
Case Number: 616648

Court Allows Continuation of Parents' Joint Custody For The Children's Best Interest