Judicial Officer Has Immunity From Political Retaliation Lawsuit, 5th Circuit Rules
The officer was performing a judicial act in presiding over the venire stage of jury duty, when prospective jurors are asked questions, offer excuses and make exemption requests, the court stated. That procedural step calls for the officer's discretionary judgment, thus he or she enjoys judicial immunity, the court held.
Billion-Dollar Lawsuit? Big Law Gathers for Nestlé Class Action
"This case turns on whether any of Nestlé's Poland Spring Water sources satisfy the objective spring-water standard of identity," the motion to certify the class said. "Nestlé represents that they are all 'springs.' Plaintiffs contend that each one is merely a groundwater well and that Nestlé strips minerals from all its products. If plaintiffs are right—either that Nestlé collects groundwater or uses demineralizing purification towers—then Poland Spring Water is mislabeled."
Landmark $2B PFAS Contamination Settlement Could Bring Other Claims, Attorney Predicts
"Public servants at those agencies have worked for almost 20 years to achieve these results from DuPont, and it took a month-long trial in Camden this summer to get here, but we're thrilled that we're here and just too happy that New Jersey can get this behind them, and address the contamination from the DuPont sites and PFAS contamination statewide," said William J. Jackson, national environmental practice co-chair at Kelley Drye & Warren in Houston.
Big Law Litigators Raise Concerns About State Premerger Notification Laws
"It really increases the burden and imposes additional costs on companies that are trying to engage in transactions," Covington & Burling partner Ryan Quillian said of the Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act state laws compelling parties to report merger and acquisition proposals well before the transaction closes.
‘Troubling': Split 4th Circuit Rejects ‘History and Tradition' Challenge to Bankruptcy
“[T]he Constitution grants Article III judicial power over all cases arising under the laws of the United States," the appeals court held in its 2-1 decision. "The Bankruptcy Code is a law of the United States. So, petitions for relief under the Bankruptcy Code—even those filed by solvent debtors—arise under the laws of the United States.