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Judge Picks 3rd Sexual Assault Trial Against Uber: 'Get the Message, We're Going Ahead"
3+ hour ago (43+ words) The Sept. 14 trial would be in a case called Jane Doe QLF 001 v. Uber, in which a woman from Fort Worth, Texas, alleges her Uber driver forced her to perform oral sex on him during her 2020 ride from Arlington, Texas....
DOJ Healthcare Fraud Veteran Joins BCLP
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (219+ words) False Claims Act specialist Susan Carney Lynch will service robust client demand in healthcare fraud matters, practice leader Lee Marshall said. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner on Monday announced the hiring of partner Susan Carney Lynch in the firm's Washington, D. C. , office....
Jury Awards $5 K Verdict in Second Uber Sexual Assault Bellwether Trial
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (269+ words) The Am Law 100 Rankings A North Carolina federal jury awarded the verdict in a second bellwether trial in the sexual assault multidistrict litigation against Uber. A North Carolina federal jury awarded $5, 000 on Monday to a woman who claimed her Uber…...
Watchdog Org Files Discrimination Complaint Against Penn State Dickinson Law Over DEI Policies
4+ week, 1+ day ago (23+ words) Protect the Public's Trust filed a complaint with the three government agencies, alleging the law school is violating Title VI, VII and IX....
Uber Revs Up Calif. RICO Case, Citing Recent Ruling in Pennsylvania
1+ mon, 1+ hour ago (241+ words) Uber filed a notice of supplemental authority in its RICO case against two Los Angeles plaintiffs firms, citing a May 11 decision by a federal judge refusing to dismiss a similar case against Philadelphia's Simon & Simon. Uber Technologies Inc. is flagging…...
School Liability for Sexual Abuse by Employees
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (215+ words) In opening the vicarious liability door, the court established the standard plaintiff must satisfy to prove such liability. The intersection of liability and financial fragility is not going away. It is becoming a defining feature of modern litigation. "This is…...
Uber Trial With Phila. -backed Teams Ends in $5 K Verdict
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (195+ words) A North Carolina federal jury awarded the verdict in a second bellwether trial in the sexual assault multidistrict litigation against Uber. The trial, which began on April 15, kicked off as Uber lodged a sanctions motion against a lead plaintiffs' attorney,…...
'Muddled As Ever: More Appeals Courts to Weigh State Prediction Market Regulation
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (222+ words) The underlying question in the appeals around the country is whether the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets" sports-related events contracts, which allow traders to buy and sell positions on specific game outcomes, like scores and…...
Kalshi Faces Legal Fire in NY Over Prediction Market for Death of Iranian Leader
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (178+ words) Kalshi refused to provide full payouts to users who predicted that Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, would be "out" of leadership by April 1, 2026, citing a policy against letting users benefit from someone's death. But a lawsuit claims Kalshi misled users…...
Arguing Class Actions: The Case for Impressionism in Complex Jury Trials
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (223+ words) "Steven Andrews" AND Litigation "Steven Andrews" OR "Roger Dalton" Litigation NOT "Roger Dalton" "Steven Andrews" AND Litigation NOT Florida Arguing Class Actions is a monthly column for the National Law Journal, A Maryland federal judge has denied defendants' motions for…...