Navigation The Maryland Court of Special Appeals recently upheld the Client Protection Fund trustees’ denial of a man’s initial $3.1 million claim for misappropriated funds, finding an attorney who was convicted of embezzling the money was not acting in fiduciary capacity that is “traditional and customary in the practice of law in Maryland.” Click Here […]
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Johnson & Johnson Wins Third Ethicon Pelvic Mesh Trial This Year
The July 1 defense verdict, from a federal jury in Denver, follows two other pelvic mesh verdicts in March, in Arizona and West Virginia, for Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Should Plaintiffs Get Emotional Distress Damages for Something Witnessed Over FaceTime? New Suit Pursues Novel Claim
Counsel for Clotaire, Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig partner Bethany Nikitenko, said the case could be a vehicle for courts to consider whether a bystander can be virtual for the purposes of emotional distress claims. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Veteran Lawyer Who Has Represented Trump, Proud Boys Member Has License Suspended in Ethics Escrow Matter
John N. Iannuzzi, who has been practicing law for about 60 years, had argued to the state appellate court that “he does not pose a threat to the public interest because he simply misunderstood how to properly manage his escrow account.” Click Here To Read The Full Article
'Backup Law': A New Approach to Reforming the U.S. Supreme Court?
If the justices were to strike down term limits as unconstitutional, a backup provision could automatically trigger to allow for expanding the number of seats. Click Here To Read The Full Article