Police don’t need warrant for cell site location data 
Published: March 13, 2012
Tags: cell phone, Fourth Amendment, search and seizure, Stored Communications Act
Federal investigators didn’t need a warrant in order to obtain the historical cell site location data for cell phones recovered from two robbery suspects, a U.S. District Court in Maryland has ruled in denying a motion to suppress.
Denver federal court rule sends most civil cases to private arbitration
By:
Noah Schaffer
Published: December 30, 2011
Tags: Colorado
A new rule for attorneys who file civil lawsuits in U.S. District Court in Denver now means most plaintiffs will have to use private arbitration to settle their claims.
Parents of man killed in nightclub shooting receive $1.75 million settlement
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: September 20, 2011
The parents of a 21-year old man fatally shot outside a San Francisco nightclub in 2005 announced a $1.75 million settlement with the club’s owners, security firm and landlord.
Aon pays $10.5 million to settle wage-and-hour class action
Published: July 5, 2011
Tags: California, wage and hour, wage and hour litigation
A California state judge has approved a $10.5 million class action settlement in a wage-and-hour lawsuit involving Aon Corp. units in California that were accused of misclassifying more than 500 employees.
Jury sides with state of R.I. in personal injury case
By:
Noah Schaffer
Published: June 8, 2011
A jury has sided with the state of Rhode Island in a $40 million personal injury lawsuit brought a paralyzed man.
School district settles abuse suit with autistic student’s family
Published: May 16, 2011
Tags: autism, child sex abuse, Pennsylvania, sexual abuse
A federal lawsuit stemming from accusations that a Bethel Park, Pa. School District employee kissed, touched and engaged in other “sexual contact” with an autistic student has been tentatively settled.
Thomas Cox and Geoffrey Lewis: Uncovering the foreclosure scandal
By:
Reni Gertner
Published: December 28, 2010
Tags: foreclosures, GMAC, Lawyers of the Year, Lawyers of the Year 2010, robo-signing
Thomas Cox
Geoffrey Lewis
The tireless efforts of two Maine lawyers brought the “robo-signing” scandal to light this fall, and foreclosures across the country to a screeching halt.
Toyota settlement may set bar for sudden-acceleration payouts
By:
Noah Schaffer
Published: December 27, 2010
For $10 million, Toyota Motor Corp. managed to resolve what was seen as one of the most serious legal challenges in company history.
Child can sue over in utero chemo exposure
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: September 20, 2010
Tags: cancer, chemotherapy, medical malpractice
A child can sue for medical malpractice based on injuries she sustained in the womb during the course of her mother’s chemotherapy, the Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
Bully, victim reach out-of-court settlement
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: July 21, 2010
Tags: bullying, high school, Ohio, sexual assault
A lawsuit against a former Milford, Ohio student accused of assaulting a teammate has been settled out of court one day after a judge dismissed portions of the complaint.
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