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Two Denver-area billboards lead to years of litigation and legislation
Two electronic billboards at the intersection of I-25 and U.S. 36 have spurred a change to state rules and been the issue of 4 lawful circumstances, the most current of which was filed two weeks in the past. The litigious saga, which dates back again a number of years, pits the Loveland-centered billboard firm StreetMediaGroup in opposition to the Colorado Office of Transportation. The condition agency has fared far much better than the corporation in their courtroom skirmishes. The patch of pavement northwest of wherever I-25 satisfies U.S. 36 has a road handle of 7300 Broadway and plays residence to Podium Karting and a Mastercraft boat seller. In 2015, the…
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Sysco Says $140 Million Litigation Funder Blocking Lawyer Change
Sysco Corp. claims a litigation funder that gave the foods distributor $140 million to go after value-correcting lawsuits is blocking it from choosing new attorneys in the conditions. Burford Funds Ltd. is trying to find to scuttle settlements in at least two of the lawsuits, in which Sysco accuses poultry processors and meatpackers of antitrust violations. The funder has also prevented Sysco from finding new attorneys, according to the business. “Sysco has not been capable to protected the replacement counsel of its selection,” the firm claimed in a court docket submitting, due to the fact of Burford’s meddling in the settlement discussions. Burford has also refused to signal off on…
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Insurance Journal: Some insurers eye repayment of legal fees in past property litigation cases
A new report in the Coverage Journal said that a quantity of coverage carriers and defense firms are insisting that the Florida SB 2A statute ought to be used retroactively, blocking insurers’ payment of most legal professional costs in instances that started prolonged right before the legislation was signed into regulation. In the early March story, the residence and casualty insurance policy field publication documented that the interpretation by carriers is drawing ire from legal professionals for policyholders. “This is an inappropriate interpretation of the legislation,” West Palm Seashore lawyer Gina Clausen Lozier, who signifies policyholders in insurance cases, explained to the publication. In accordance to the Insurance Journal story,…
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As U.S. Supreme Court weighs YouTube’s algorithms, ‘litigation minefield’ looms
Court to listen to arguments on Tuesday in Portion 230 case Web firms protected from liability for person written content Slain woman’s household appeals ruling in YouTube dispute WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) – In 2021, a California point out courtroom threw out a feminist blogger’s lawsuit accusing Twitter Inc (TWTR.MX) of unlawfully barring as “hateful carry out” posts criticizing transgender persons. In 2022, a federal court in California tossed a lawsuit by LGBT plaintiffs accusing YouTube, element of Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O), of limiting material posted by gay and transgender people today. These lawsuits were being amid many scuttled by a powerful sort of immunity enshrined in U.S. legislation that addresses…
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Spencer Fane Welcomes Three Attorneys with Family Law Focus to Litigation Practice in Phoenix
February 16, 2023 Information Spencer Fane LLP is delighted to announce attorneys Norma Izzo (spouse), Alexandra “Ali” LeClair (of counsel), and Karen Wohlgemuth (affiliate) have joined the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group in Phoenix. “We have identified our market’s need to support clientele safeguard and perpetuate assets in contentious matters,” mentioned Andy Federhar, Business Running Spouse for Spencer Fane in Phoenix. “Norma, Ali, and Karen have constructed respected methods and will substantially bolster our capacity to offer the entire variety of authorized products and services to organizations and people concerned in disputes that have led or could lead to litigation, in Arizona and all over the United States.”…
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Tesla Taps Big Law to Grow Musk’s ‘Hardcore’ Litigation Team (1)
Tesla Inc.’s new typical counsel, Brandon Ehrhart, joins the company as it carries on to make the “hardcore litigation department” declared by Elon Musk last calendar year. The Musk-led electric automaker, which a short while ago recruited Ehrhart to be its lawful chief, has additional a lot more than a dozen in-house lawyers within the past half-calendar year. The hires incorporate many litigators with expertise at major law corporations. Musk said in a May well tweet that he was creating a litigation team to “initiate & execute lawsuits” and report instantly to him. Tesla has a sturdy litigation docket that keeps outside lawyers hectic on everything from work problems to…
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