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SCOTUS Hears Case on Voting Rights Act ‘Preclearance’ Formula
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The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard arguments in a case challenging the formula that is applied to determine which states are subject to “preclearance,” according to the New York Times.
Read more...SCOTUS Decision Helps Shareholders Pursue Class Actions
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In a move that’s out of sync with a recent spate of decisions making class actions more difficult to pursue, the U.S. Supreme Court last week held that shareholders may pursue securities class actions without first having to prove the defendant company’s actions actually affected the company’s share price, according to a Bloomberg article.
Read more...Jury Awards Vaginal Mesh Victim $11.1 M
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A jury in New Jersey Superior Court recently awarded $11.1 million to Linda Gross, a woman who suffered debilitating injuries from a vaginal mesh implant manufactured by Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon unit.
Read more...Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Political Contributions Limits
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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging the Constitutionality of limits on the overall amount of a person's political contributions, according to an article in the New York Times.
Read more...Judge Vacates Class-Action Settlement Sending Bulk of Cash to Charity, Lawyers
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A federal appeals court vacated a class-action lawsuit settlement that would have paid $14 million to the class plaintiffs' attorneys and roughly $18 million to charities designated by the parties but only $3 million to the plaintiffs, according to a Reuters article.
Read more...Alcohol Tests Necessary in U.S. Steel Worker Case: Judge
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Random alcohol tests administered to new employees at a U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania are necessary and job-related, a federal district court judge held this week.
Read more...Former NY Law Students Press on in Law School Stats Case
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Nine former New York Law School students that claim their alma mater inflated postgraduate employment statistics to trick them into enrolling are pressing on with their fight despite a setback.
Read more...Heart Procedures Prompt Hundreds to Sue
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More than 300 people are suing St. Joseph Hospital in Kentucky, its parent company, and 11 of its current or former cardiologists, according to an article in USA Today.
Read more...Family Awarded $63M in Children’s Motrin Case
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A Massachusetts jury awarded $63 Million to a family whose daughter was near death and is now blind as a result of having suffered an adverse reaction to Johnson & Johnson's Children's Motrin when she was seven, according to a recent article in The Boston Globe.
Read more...Senate Expands Violence Against Women Act
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The Senate recently voted to expand the reach of the landmark Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to specify that: (1) victim’s rights and prosecution programs created by the law can be used in cases of domestic abuse involving same-sex couples; and (2) tribal courts may pursue non-Indians who attack Indian woman on tribal land, according to a recent New York Times article.
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