A federal judge in West Virginia sanctioned a defendant for failing to disclose $17 million in insurance policies, ruling that a corporate entity cannot hide behind its carrier’s silence.
DETROIT (LN) — The Michigan Court of Appeals vacated a trial court’s order striking an insurer’s rescission defense, holding that the sanction was disproportionately harsh for a technical discovery violation that did not prejudice the plaintiff’s ability to...
A Northern District of Texas judge rejected Travelers Personal Insurance Company’s attempt to use Rule 33(d) to avoid answering contention interrogatories in an insurance underpayment dispute, while denying plaintiffs’ motion to extend an expert-report...
A federal magistrate judge denied a plaintiff’s request to extend class certification discovery in her employment lawsuit against Marriott, ruling that her counsel’s failure to file a motion to compel despite repeated warnings and a self-imposed timeline...
A federal magistrate judge in Northern California reinstated a $25.7 million jury verdict in favor of EchoSpan, rejecting Medallia’s attempt to overturn the damages award after the Ninth Circuit ruled the jury had a reasonable basis for its findings.
U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl ordered 60 days of expedited discovery to resolve a dispute over whether plaintiff Bravia Capital Hong Kong Limited is a New York or Hong Kong citizen, a threshold issue for diversity jurisdiction in a $13 million judgment...
A federal magistrate judge in Colorado authorized substitute service via email and X social media against UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Paola Albanese, ruling that the digital methods are permissible under international agreements and reasonably...
A federal judge in Kansas granted summary judgment to Ascension Via Christi Hospital Pittsburg on a mother’s EMTALA claim, ruling the hospital adhered to its own screening procedures when a child tested positive for THC, and declined to hear the mother’s...
A federal judge in Philadelphia has ordered Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp. to produce a witness for a deposition regarding its ability to access end-user data, rejecting the company's arguments that such information is inaccessible or that...
A federal judge denied Sony’s request for dispositive sanctions in a contract dispute with ESC-Toy, ruling that Sony failed to prove a former executive’s advice constituted 'transactional taint' warranting dismissal.
A federal judge in the Eastern District of Louisiana dismissed with prejudice the claims of 11 plaintiffs in the Taxotere multidistrict litigation after finding they failed to voluntarily withdraw their cases despite receiving settlement funds.
A federal judge in Los Angeles has ordered plaintiff Deondre Raglin to explain why the court should not decline supplemental jurisdiction over his state law claims in a construction-accessibility lawsuit, citing heightened pleading standards for repeat filers.
The 8th Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a legal malpractice lawsuit against AmLaw 200 firm Porter Wright, Morris & Arthur LLP, ruling that claims related to two matters were barred by Ohio's one-year statute of limitations and a third claim was...
A federal judge in Washington has ordered parties to brief whether plaintiffs in three consolidated Consumer Email Marketing Act (CEMA) class actions against Ulta Salon have Article III standing, signaling that the claims may lack the concrete injury...
A federal magistrate judge in Chicago ruled that the Illinois Medical Studies Act bars discovery of peer-review materials in a diversity case where a surgeon accused the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery of retaliating against his criticism of spinal...
A federal magistrate judge ordered Third Party HireRight, LLC to produce consumer reports and background checks for four Uber drivers passenger sexual assault multidistrict litigation.
A federal judge in Massachusetts barred a plaintiff from recovering costs for leasing a replacement barge, ruling the company failed to properly disclose the damages under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
A federal judge in Boston dismissed a multi-plaintiff RICO and fraud complaint against PerkinElmer and its successors, ruling that the cannabis testing laboratories failed to plead a coherent enterprise or particularized fraud.
U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala issued an omnibus ruling on evidentiary disputes conviction suit brought by Stefon Morant, allowing the jury to hear about the City of New Haven’s prior notice of officer misconduct while barring a homophobic slur and...
A federal judge in Anchorage ordered a prisoner’s lawsuit against the State of Alaska sent back to state court, ruling that the plaintiff’s decision to delete all federal claims from his amended complaint dissolved the federal court’s jurisdiction under the...