Navigation “[Q]uite frankly, bluntly, some municipalities would prefer to not spend the money, and then have some jury or judge order them to pay the money,” plaintiff lawyer Robert Sokolove said.
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BREAKING: Texas AG to Serve 100 Hours of Community Service, Avoid Trial
Asked why Ken Paxton was paying restitution to victims if he was innocent, defense attorney Dan Cogdell said, “It’s cheaper than what he would’ve had to pay me if we went to trial.”
TV Legal Ads Proving Useful Radar for Next Big Mass Tort Categories
Tracking television legal ads that solicit plaintiffs for mass torts can give general counsel early warning of new trends and gauge the plaintiffs’ bar’s appetite in product litigation categories.
'Much More Unsettled': Recent Lawsuits, Court Actions Kick Up Uncertainty Over Section 230's Application to Social Media
“It’s a signal to judges, and it’s a signal therefore to litigants as well, that you might as well just start bringing these cases,” Alan Rozenshtein, an associate law professor at the University of Minnesota. “You might win.”
Federal Court in Arizona Allows Mexico's Case Against US Gun Dealers to Proceed
The federal gun industry shield law should not keep the suit from moving forward, U.S. District Court Judge Rosemary Márquez ruled.