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January 10, 2024 | The Recorder

'Lockstep': California's Supreme Court Displayed Record-Setting Unanimity in 2023, Report Says

In its annual review of the high court, the California Constitution Center found the seven justices in sync in their legal views.

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Fuller Life Chiropractic Center, P.C. et al. v. Threadgill et al.

Publication Date: 2023-12-27
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
Industry: Health Care
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Heather Ware, Courtney Walker, (Hall Booth Smith, PC), Atlanta, Claire Sumner, (Lueder, Larkin & Hunter, LLC), Atlanta, Jason Deere, (Copeland, Stair, Kingma & Lovell, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Alex Dixon, (Alex L. Dixon, P.C.), Lagrange, for appellee.
Case Number: A23A1225

Court reverses denial of a motion to dismiss a chiropractic malpractice action, concluding that the action is subject to the five-year medical malpractice statute of repose

December 22, 2023 | Litigation Daily

One Last Batch of Litigator of the Week Runners-Up for 2023

We're done shouting for the year, so everybody gets a runner-up spot this week.

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December 21, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Divorce: It's Not Just for Divorce Lawyers Anymore

Explosions of wealth have paved the way for a new era in matrimonial litigation, which welcomes those with securities and commercial backgrounds. Firms like Rottenstreich Farley Bronstein Fisher Potter Hodas are designed to handle the modern divorce.

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Carole Maso et al. v. Brian Zeh et al.

Publication Date: 2023-12-11
Practice Area: Health Care Law | Medical Malpractice
Industry: Health Care
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Pinson
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Brian Terry, Jane D. Vincent, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, Andrew Bentley Cash, David Najeeb Krugler, Wendy Goodwin Huray, Laura Lynne Voght, (Cash, Krugler & Fredericks, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Randolph Page Powell, Jr., Alexander Collins Vey, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, Laura M. Shamp, Joshua Forrest Silk, (Shamp Silk), Atlanta, Rosser Adams Malone, (Malone Law Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S23C0765

Physician Assistant Act Does Not Create Vicarious Liability for Supervising Physicians For Medical Acts of Their Physician Assistants

November 20, 2023 | The Recorder

PG&E Shielded From Class Action Over 2019 Blackouts, California Supreme Court Says

Writing for the high court, Justice Goodwin Liu said that while a $2.5 billion class action against PG&E is preempted, a more "narrowly tailored" suit targeting negligent utilities that shut power may survive.

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November 20, 2023 | National Law Journal

Ex-Judge Watford Talks Supreme Court Shortlist, Judge Shopping, Why He Resigned

Paul Watford said, regarding his resignation from the Ninth Circuit, "I certainly was disheartened when Bruen and Dobbs were decided."

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Krasner v. Cedar Realty Trust Inc.

Publication Date: 2023-11-20
Practice Area: Securities Litigation
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Miles D. Schreiner, Monteverde & Associates, PC, New York, NY, on behalf of Plaintiff-Appellee Jonathan Krasner.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants: Kathryn C. Cole, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Garden City, NY, on the brief, Jerrold A. Thrope, Gordon Feinblatt LLC, Baltimore, MD (), on behalf of Defendants-Appellants Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. and Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. Douglas H. Flaum, Jennifer Burns Luz, Goodwin Procter LLP, New York, NY and Boston, MA, on behalf of Defendants-Appellants Bruce J. Schanzer, Gregg A. Gonsalves, Abraham Eisenstat, Steven G. Rogers, Sabrina L. Kanner, Darcy D. Morris, Richard H. Ross, and Sharon Stern.
Case Number: 23-1262

'Securities-Related' Exception to CAFA Federal Jurisdiction Applies to Investor Claim

Cunningham v. Cornell Univ.

Publication Date: 2023-11-17
Practice Area: Employment Litigation
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees: Jerome J. Schlichter, Heather Lea, and Joel D. Rohlf, on the brief, Sean E. Soyars, Schlichter Bogard & Denton LLP, St. Louis, MO.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants: Nancy G. Ross, Samuel P. Myler, and Jed W. Glickstein, on the brief, Michael A. Scodro, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL; Michelle N. Webster, on the brief, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC, for Cornell University, The Retirement Plan Oversight Committee, and Mary G. Opperman. For CapFinancial Partners, LLC: Eric S. Mattson, Joseph R. Dosch, and Meredith R. Aska McBride, on the brief, Caroline A. Wong, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL. For Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and American Benefits Council, amici curiae in support of Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants: Jaime A. Santos and William M. Jay, Goodwin Procter LLP, Washington, DC; James O. Fleckner and Alison V. Douglass, Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, MA; Stephanie A. Maloney, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, DC.
Case Number: 21-88-cv

Retirement Plan Participants Fail to Plausibly Allege 'Prohibited Transactions' Claim

November 15, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Divided High Court Ruling Preserves Med-Mal Status Quo—but for How Long?

"We recognize that the comments made by Justice Pinson in his concurrence leave open the possibility of future litigation related to this issue," said appellee counsel Page Powell Jr. of Huff Powell & Bailey.

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