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Appeals court tosses arbitrator's award to credit card company
No showing that debtor ever agreed to ADR process
Wyeth appeals $58 million award in Nevada drug case
RENO, Nev. — Pharmaceutical giant Wyeth is appealing an award of $58 million to three Nevada women who claim one of its drugs caused their breast cancer. The appeal filed earlier this month asks the Nevada Supreme Court to overturn the Feb. 21 award by Washoe County (Nev.) District Judge Robert Perry. It is the […]
W.Va. plaintiffs appeal ruling in DuPont pollution case
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Citizens who won nearly $400 million in damages in a DuPont pollution case are now asking the West Virginia Supreme Court for a little more. Lawyers for plaintiffs in the town of Spelter, W.Va., say the trial judge erred in a ruling that left about 300 people out of a property cleanup […]
Despite $4.5B Vioxx settlement, Merck faces host of lawsuits
TRENTON, N.J. — Merck & Co. is on the verge of settling most serious personal injury lawsuits over Vioxx, but the drugmaker faces lots of litigation over the onetime blockbuster painkiller it yanked from the market in 2004 over cardiovascular risks. In November, Merck announced a proposed $4.85 billion settlement for U.S. personal injury cases […]
Textile firm says railroad should pay $420M after Graniteville wreck
GRANITEVILLE — Attorneys for a shuttered textile company that blames its closure on a 2005 train wreck and toxic chemical spill say the railroad company should pay them $420 million dollars in damages. Michael Russ told jurors on the first day of the trial that equipment at Avondale Mills’ facilities was covered with yellow hydrochloric […]
Insurance – CGL Coverage – 'Occurrence' – Faulty Stucco – Subcontractor – Property Damage
CGL Coverage - 'Occurrence' - Faulty Stucco - Subcontractor - Property Damage
Master lacked equitable discretion to refuse deficiency judgment
A Spartanburg County master-in-equity overstepped his authority when he denied a mortgage company’s request for a deficiency judgment after a foreclosed property sold for less than what was owed, the Supreme Court has ruled. The master, Gordon G. Cooper, contended that he had “the discretion to deny the request for the entry of a deficiency […]
Settlement reached after verdict in Golf Trust lawsuit
A $3.8 million jury verdict — the third largest award on January’s Verdicts & Settlements survey — has been converted into a structured settlement, Lawyers Weekly has learned. Charleston lawyer Joseph P. Griffith Jr. told Lawyers Weekly that the parties negotiated a final settlement in the case of Young et al. v. Golf Trust of […]
Administrative – Tobacco Reform Act – Buyout Contracts – Standing
Tobacco Reform Act - Buyout Contracts - Standing
Contract – Arbitration – Hotel Franchise – Notice
Arbitration - Hotel Franchise - Notice
Va. federal court to decide if resort's homes agreement violates antitrust law
A fight between two realty companies over the right to sell Wintergreen resort properties has hit federal court in Virginia. The plaintiff, Mountain Area Realty Inc., says that Wintergreen Partners Inc.’s grant of an exclusive right to set up shop on the mountain and snag all those day-trippers to the resort gives it an unfair […]
Business Law
- Economy forces attorneys to get down to business
- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- My goal: Provide the information that you need now
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
- N.C. Bar Association embraces homophobia
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