Litigation

Eastern District of Louisiana Says "No Go, Noto," Refusing to Remand CAFA Case Back to State Court on Timeliness Issue.
Noto v. Daimler Chrysler Corp., 2008 WL 609796 (E.D. La. March 3, 2008). The plaintiff filed a petition in state court against 3 defendants seeking to establish a nationwide class, alleging that the gooseneck trailer hitch ball installed on his truck was defective causing a trailer he was pulling to smash into his truck...

Statute of Limitations In Tennessee(2)
                 A car accident case in Tennessee was dismissed  on the basis of the expiration of the statue of limitations...

Removal By a Third-Party Defendant? It's a Theory That's Not "Built Ford Tough."
Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Frederick Jones, et al., No. 1:07 CV 728, 2007 WL 2236618 (N...

Federal Court Removal Denied For Counterclaims In Yeshiva Housing Case
In Village of Chestnut Ridge v. Town of Ramapo, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 76881 (SDNY, Sept...

The Unpleasantries of Service of ProcessThe Patry Copyright Blog
How do you obtain personal jurisdiction over a defendant in a copyright case? Personal jurisdiction is, in federal question cases such as copyright, intertwined with service of process...

Eleventh Circuit Adopts "Last Served Defendant" Rule for Removal From State Court
In Bailey v. Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Case No. 07-12258 (11th Cir. July 29, 2008), the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals answered a previously unsettled question regarding removals from state court...

DC Madame Phone List
Telephone Records of Deborah Jeane Palfrey's Escort Service (Pamela Martin and Associates)

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Paxil Lawsuit
Paxil Claims, Lawsuits, and Injuries

Can my employer threaten me with termination if I don't seek a transfer to another department?
In many jurisdictions, employees are "at will". This means that their employmen...

How can I prove my wife only married me to get a green card?
The problem with an annulment is that they are hard to get-- they are not someth...

I want to know if its legal for a healthcare provider to tell you something is going to be covered and when it isn't charge you; after you specifically said you couldn't afford it?
I'm not going to sugar coat anything. It's a sad world we live in toda...

Wrongful termination for reporting misconduct of a co-worker?
It doesn't sound as if you did anything wrong. Although he didn't make physical ...

Can child support be terminated if a paternity test demonstrates the payer is not the biological father (PA)?
Your brother could now prove that he is not the biological father to this child ...

Wrongful Death
alleging death was caused by the conduct of negligent defendant.

Injured Worker Receives $1.2 Million Settlement
Injured Worker Receives $1.2 Million Settlement

National Association of Realtors
Settlement reached in broker listing antitrust lawsuit, pending court approval.

Missouri Attorney General's Office
$26,000 settlement reached in disability discrimination lawsuit, pending court approval.

US Postal Service Workers
File Labor and Wages Class Action

Comcast Corp.
alleging false advertising related to the speed of its Internet service.