Newspaper not liable for defamation
January 20, 2010
A newspaper was not liable for reports concerning the firing of a municipal official, because even if some statements in the articles were false the reports were fair and accurate summaries overall, Massachusetts’ highest court has ruled. The superintendent of a town’s sewer department was placed on administrative leave and eventually fired from his position
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Justices to rule in ‘relation back’ case
January 19, 2010
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allow a plaintiff to amend a complaint to add a party and have the amendment relate back to the date of the original pleading. The Court will review an 11th Circuit ruling that addressed Rule 15(c) of the Federal Rules of
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Justice Dept. joins Risperdal whistleblower suits
January 19, 2010
The U.S. Attorney’s office in Boston announced that the Justice Department has filed a False Claims Act complaint against Johnson & Johnson and two subsidiaries for allegedly paying millions of dollars in kickbacks to nursing homes to prescribe its anti-psychotic drug Risperdal . New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson allegedly paid the kickbacks to Omnicare, the nation’s
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Pilot program puts audio case recordings on PACER
January 19, 2010
A pilot program in seven states is evaluating whether making digital recordings of case proceedings available online is useful for the public. The committee on court administration and case management of the U.S. Judicial Conference recently voted in support of the program, meaning that it may soon be approved for use in all 50 states. The
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Sequenom in $14M settlement over test delay
January 19, 2010
Sequenom Inc., a diagnostics testing and genetic analysis company, said it would pay $14 million to settle an investor class-action lawsuit arising from mistakes in the development of a prenatal test for Down Syndrome.
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Settlement: $1.8 Million Settlement Proposed in Skype Credit Expiration Lawsuit
January 14, 2010
$1.8 Million Settlement Proposed in Skype Credit Expiration Lawsuit
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Settlement: $25 Million Settlement Proposed in Vitamin Class Action
January 13, 2010
$25 Million Settlement Proposed in Vitamin Class Action
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Fla. lawyer set to plead guilty in Ponzi scheme
January 6, 2010
Disbarred South Florida lawyer Scott Rothstein is negotiating a guilty plea with federal prosecutors on charges of orchestrating a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme using faked legal settlements, his attorney said Tuesday.
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Fla. lawyer set to plead guilty in Ponzi scheme
January 6, 2010
Disbarred South Florida lawyer Scott Rothstein is negotiating a guilty plea with federal prosecutors on charges of orchestrating a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme using faked legal settlements, his attorney said Tuesday.
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Child services lawyers entitled to immunity
January 5, 2010
Lawyers for a municipal child services agency enjoyed absolute immunity from a lawsuit brought by a parent who alleged her civil rights were violated by the wrongful removal of her son from her home, the 2nd Circuit has ruled in affirming a dismissal. The plaintiff filed a §1983 suit against lawyers and
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