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Judge Grants Roundup Fee Order, Despite 'Totally Out of Control' MDL Compensation System
In a Monday order, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria significantly scaled back the request, originally estimated to give $800 million to lead counsel in the Roundup multidistrict litigation. He also found the common fund doctrine inapplicable in the cases and called on a federal rules committee to consider new methods to compensate lead counsel in […]
Judge Sanctions 3M's Attorneys in Earplug Trial for 'Willful Disregard' of Court Orders
U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers imposed a $10,000 sanction on one attorney and $2,000 sanction against another defense lawyer. “Today these proceedings and the integrity of the court were degraded, they were disrespected by the willful violation of my orders by 3M’s counsel,” the judge said June 18, hours before a jury issued a […]
State Supreme Court Eliminates 'Test the Waters' Doctrine For Substitutions of Judge as of Right
Having found that the trial court improperly relied on the doctrine to deny a motion to substitute a judge, the Supreme Court vacated all orders after the motion was denied, including the judgment entered after a jury verdict. Click Here To Read The Full Article
It's Official: New Jersey Federal Courts Will Require Disclosure of Litigation Funding Arrangements
“Our rule strikes the balance that was needed between those who were concerned that it would open up the floodgates of disclosure, and those who felt we needed to provide certain basic information,” said Steven Richman, who helped formulate the new rule. Click Here To Read The Full Article