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“Maybe those allegations won’t pan out. But at this early stage, the question is simply whether the complaint alleges that Albrecht was an active tortfeasor. And it does,” U.S. District Judge Steven C. Seeger for the Northern District of Illinois said.       

“As this court has consistently held, Mo. Rev. Stat. § 510.261.5 and Rule 8 answer the same question, namely: may punitive damages claims be included in an initial complaint? Section 510.261.5 answers ‘no-never,’ while Rule 8 answers ‘yes-always,’” U.S. District Judge John A. Ross of the Eastern District of Missouri said in a lawsuit against …

‘No-Never,’ or ‘Yes-Always:’ Judge Weighs State, Federal Requirements for Punitive Damage Claim in Initial Complaint Read More »

“Neither the circuit court nor this court is authorized to resolve these claims, however, because the arbitration agreement—which, on its face, purports to bind him with respect to his personal injury claim—contains a delegation clause in which he agrees to arbitrate threshold matters relating to the ‘scope, arbitrability, or validity’ of the arbitration agreement,” the …

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The jury assigned 65% of the fault to the defendant and 35% of fault to the plaintiffs regarding their daughter’s death, resulting in the $25 million award being reduced to about $16.5 million.       

“Allowing a suit of this type to proceed on this basis would basically open the door to enabling any purchaser of any consumable product to file a lawsuit simply saying, ‘I bought product X, and it contains microplastics’ … and thereby get a past a motion to dismiss and into discovery and class certification proceedings,” …

Federal Judge OKs Wonderful Company’s Motion to Dismiss Suit Against Fiji Water Read More »

“Allowing a suit of this type to proceed on this basis would basically open the door to enabling any purchaser of any consumable product to file a lawsuit simply saying, ‘I bought product X, and it contains microplastics’ … and thereby get a past a motion to dismiss and into discovery and class certification proceedings,” …

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Cincinnati-founded Taft Stettinius & Hollister is adding two offices in Florida, its first physical locations in the Southeast.       

U.S. Chief District Judge Sara Lioi of Ohio found the Sherman Act claims “deficient” and suggested no trial court in the United States would accept the allegations as plausible.       

An advocacy group that champions diversity won’t be holding John Deere’s feet to the fire, after all. The nonprofit withdrew its shareholder proposal seeking more workforce data “after a number of dialogues over several months with Deere & Co. staff on its intention to pursue strategic human capital management to maximize long-term growth.”       

“Much like a chainsaw or other useful but potentially dangerous tools, one must understand the tools they are using and use those tools with caution,” the federal magistrate wrote.