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September 7, 2022 | Daily Business Review

'I'm Ruined': Litigation Trend Takes Aim at Merchant Cash Advance Industry

"Federal courts have engaged in a more thorough and exacting scrutiny of merchant cash advance agreements, looking at the agreement in a holistic and comprehensive manner and the conclusions they have reached are compelling," New York Supreme Court Judge Leon Ruchelsman ruled.

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Rivera v. The Valley Hosp., Inc.

Publication Date: 2022-09-05
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
Industry: Health Care
Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Pierre-Louis
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rowena M. Durán (Vasios, Kelly & Strollo, attorneys; Rowena M. Durán, of counsel and on the briefs); William G. Theroux (Buckley Theroux Kline & Cooley, attorneys; William G. Theroux and Sean C. Garrett, on the briefs); Evelyn Cadorin Farkas (Farkas & Donohue, attorneys; Evelyn Cadorin Farkas, of counsel and on the briefs, and Eileen M. Kavanagh, on the briefs).
for defendant: Michael Gunzburg (Michael Gunzberg and Ruta, Soulios & Stratis, attorneys; Michael Gunzberg, and Demetrios K. Stratis, of counsel and on the briefs); Rayna E. Kessler (Robins Kaplan, attorneys; Rayna E. Kessler, and Ian S. Millican, of counsel and on the briefs)
Case Number: A-25/26/27-21 (085992) (085993) (085994)

Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs' Punitive Damages Claim Failed Where Evidence Only Showed Ordinary Negligence by Defendants

August 29, 2022 | The Recorder

'If We Don't Speak Up, Things Don't Change': 3 Judges Address Bias Against Women in the Law

U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers reminds potential jurors there was a time in the U.S. when many people like those in the courtroom did not have the right to serve on juries—including herself. "And I can't tell you how often I see mouths open, like, 'Wow, that's the judge.'"

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August 29, 2022 | Litigation Daily

'If We Don't Speak Up, Things Don't Change': 3 Judges Address Bias Against Women in the Law

U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers reminds potential jurors there was a time in the U.S. when many people like those in the courtroom did not have the right to serve on juries—including herself. "And I can't tell you how often I see mouths open, like, 'Wow, that's the judge.'"

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August 22, 2022 | New York Law Journal

SCOTUS Marches Prayer to a Public School's 50-Yard Line

This article provides a discussion of the issues surrounding 'Kennedy v. Bremerton School District,' where, on June 27, 2022, the Supreme Court held that a high school football coach had the right, pursuant to the Free Exercise Clause, to take a knee and pray on the 50-yard line immediately after the school's football games.

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NVIDIA Corp. v. City of Westland Police & Fire Ret. Sys.

Publication Date: 2022-08-02
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Delaware Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Montgomery-Reeves
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory P. Williams, Brock E. Czeschin, Christian C.F. Roberts, Richards, Layton, & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; John C. Dwyer, Patrick E. Gibbs, Claire A. McCormack, Cooley LLP, Palo Alto, CA for appellant.
for defendant: Seth D. Rigrodsky, Gina M. Serra, Herbert W. Mondros, Rigrodsky Law, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Frank R. Schirripa, Hillary Nappi, Hach Rose Schirripa & Cheverie LLP, New York, NY; Gregory Mark Nespole, Daniel Tepper, Levi & Korsinsky, LLP, New York, NY; Travis E. Downs III, Erik W. Luedeke, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, San Diego, CA; Thomas J. McKenna, Gregory M. Egleston, Gainey McKenna & Egleston, New York, NY; Beth A. Keller, Monteverde & Associates PC, New York, NY for appellees.
Case Number: D69906

Stockholders in §220 action could not rely on their own hearsay evidence to prove proper purpose where they refused to identify potential witnesses to permit the company the opportunity to conduct depositions.

Ex parte Reyes Martinez

Publication Date: 2022-08-01
Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Justice Smith
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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Case Number: 03-21-00268-CR

A criminal defendant, who appealed the trial court's decision to deny him pretrial habeas corpus relief, failed to prove on appeal that he was entitled to relief.

July 29, 2022 | Law.com

Law Firms Still Grappling With Rising Pay: The Morning Minute

The news and analysis you need to start your day.

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July 22, 2022 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

Our first runners-up this week are lawyers at Korein Tillery and Pearson, Simon & Warshaw who reached a $185 million deal with Major League Baseball on behalf of current and former minor league baseball players in one of the largest-ever wage-and-hour class action settlements.

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July 21, 2022 | Legaltech News

Forget What You've Heard, Cybersecurity Attorneys Don't Always Need Tech Skills

The newness of cybersecurity law and its constant evolution has made it hard to define, leaving some confusion on what cybersecurity lawyers do or the skills needed to enter the field. But cyber lawyers agree, you don't need to be a "techie" to join the practice.

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