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Marshall Dennehey

Federal Court Dismisses Negligence Claim Against USPS Due to Late Filing and Lack of Evidence

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Allen v. United States, 2025 WL 35468, No. 24-99-KSM (E.D. Pa. Jan. 3, 2025) - A federal court dismissed a negligence claim against the United States Postal Service (USPS) after the plaintiff failed to timely oppose the...more

Goldberg Segalla

New Jersey Attorney Cleared of Alleged Malpractice

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The New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division, in Bergen County, granted a motion for summary judgment in a legal malpractice case against a New Jersey attorney defended by Goldberg Segalla. Goldberg Segalla’s client was the...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Three Point Shot - November 2024

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Ninth Circuit Does Flip Turn, Reversing Antitrust Case Against World Aquatics - In a decision that is making waves through the world of competitive swimming, the Ninth Circuit reversed a California district court’s grant...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

No Good Deed Should Be Punished: Harris Beach Wins Summary Judgment Under Volunteer Protection Act

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In Jeraci v. Cooper et al., 2021 NY Slip Op 03025 (2d Dep’t May 12, 2021), the Appellate Division, Second Department of the New York State Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a negligence claim against a defendant who...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Appellate Division Affirms Summary Judgment Dismissal Of Legal Malpractice Claim

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The Appellate Division, First Department recently affirmed a trial court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant law firm, holding that the plaintiff could not prove the proximate cause element of its...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Product Liability Update - May 2020

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Foley Hoag LLP publishes this quarterly Update primarily concerning developments in product liability and related law from federal and state courts applicable to Massachusetts, but also featuring selected developments for New...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Supreme Court Denies Leave to Appeal Dismissal of Auditor Negligence Claim

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On May 2, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal from the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Lavender v Miller Bernstein LLP1. The Supreme Court’s decision marks the end of a 14-year legal battle that has...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Skilled Nursing Facility Found Not Responsible For Sexual Assault of 87-Year-Old Resident

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A federal judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania recently granted the Pavilion at Bradford Regional Medical Center summary judgment, dismissing Plaintiff George R. MacFarlane’s lawsuit...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Food and Beverage Law Update: June 2018

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Wage and Hour - Decision Upholds Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Clauses, Resolves Circuit Split - The U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis on May 21, 2018, holding that...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Second Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Hip Repair Product Liability Action

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Harris Beach attorneys Judi Abbott Curry, Victoria A. Graffeo and Marina Plotkin prevailed on plaintiffs’ appeal to the Second Circuit of product liability failure to warn claims against Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc. and...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Appellate Court Notes

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Supreme Court Advance Release Opinions: SC19516 - Doe v. Boy Scouts of America Corp. SC19516 Concurrence - Doe v. Boy Scouts of America Corp. SC19516 Concurrence - Doe v. Boy Scouts of America Corp. ...more

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