/trials?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Trials Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:25:23 +0000 /trials/articles/2348925?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2348925 Law schools don’t spend sufficient time dispelling certain myths that prevent young lawyers from exploring new business opportunities, but by dismissing these misguided beliefs, even an introverted first-year associate with a small network of contacts can find long-term success, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:35:20 +0000 /trials/articles/2357104?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2357104 An attorney drew upon his past as a federal prosecutor in New Jersey and as a healthcare compliance counsel to get all charges dropped against a doctor accused of accepting close to $150,000 in bribes through Insys Therapeutics for "sham" speaker program engagements. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 23:43:09 +0000 /trials/articles/2356545?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2356545 Colorado's highest court granted a new securities fraud trial Monday to a man whose testimony in his own defense about advice of counsel was curtailed by a judge, saying legal advice is unquestionably relevant in mounting a defense around "willfulness." Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:23:57 +0000 /trials/articles/2356988?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2356988 Walmart failed to get a man's slip-and-fall lawsuit dismissed Tuesday, after an Illinois federal judge ruled that a jury needs to determine if the shopper should have seen and avoided the cooking oil spill that caused his injuries. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:09:08 +0000 /trials/articles/2356948?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2356948 A California federal judge Tuesday declined to acquit a cryptocurrency company founder convicted of fraud and money laundering in a case that also involved disgraced ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, calling the defendant's assertions that the court wrongly blocked evidence showing Abramoff had conspired against the company "laughable." Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:24:03 +0000 /trials/articles/2356857?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2356857 Apple urged the Ninth Circuit on Monday to nix a district court's "unduly punitive" mandate blocking it from charging any commission on iPhone app purchases made outside its systems, arguing an Epic Games injunction redux goes far beyond the original order and attacks conduct that's not illegal under California law. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:32:20 +0000 /trials/articles/2356962?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2356962 Counsel for President Donald Trump told the Second Circuit on Tuesday that he did not "unequivocally and explicitly" waive presidential immunity before a jury awarded writer E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in their defamation battle, refining the theory that he cannot be held liable. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:24:40 +0000 /trials/articles/2356985?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2356985 A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday denied the Trump administration's request to stay a recent order that it resume processing National Institutes of Health grant applications and releasing funds, warning that even one more day of delay would lead to irreparable harm. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:46:39 +0000 /trials/articles/2356333?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2356333 Recent instances in which attorneys filed briefs containing artificial intelligence hallucinations offer a stark reminder that effective revision isn’t just about superficial details like grammar — it requires attorneys to critically engage with their writing and analyze their rhetorical choices, says Ivy Grey at WordRake. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:09:19 +0000 /trials/articles/2355260?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2355260 Recent decisions, including in bad faith insurance cases, demonstrate that when settlement information documents are inadvertently shared with testifying experts, courts may see no recourse but to strike the entire report or disqualify the expert, says Richard Mason at MasonADR. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:18:45 +0000 /trials/articles/2356508?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2356508 Monsanto settled a tort case on Monday brought by 22 people who claim that they were poisoned by chemicals known as PCBs at a Washington school, ending jury deliberations following a nine-week trial in state court. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:51:29 +0000 /trials/articles/2356419?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2356419 A Georgia state jury has awarded $2.25 million in a privacy suit accusing a pathologist of unlawfully posting autopsy videos on Instagram of a baby who was decapitated during an allegedly botched delivery. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:51:05 +0000 /trials/articles/2356550?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2356550 A California federal judge sentenced Ontrak Inc. founder Terren Peizer to 3½ years in prison Monday, following a first-of-its-kind insider trading conviction on accusations that he based a $20 million share sale on material nonpublic information that his health technology company was about to lose its biggest client, Cigna.  Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:41:50 +0000 /trials/articles/2356434?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2356434 The Ninth Circuit on Monday upheld a $26 million tripled fraud verdict against a pipe importer over allegations it made false statements on customs forms to avoid paying tariffs on some imports from China, rejecting the company's argument that the Tariff Act leaves no room to invoke the False Claims Act. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:25:17 +0000 /trials/articles/2356428?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2356428 A California federal judge has agreed to wipe out a $553 million verdict against Western Digital for infringing a SPEX Technologies Inc. data security patent, instead finding that Western Digital owes just $1, according to an order docketed Monday. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:27:01 +0000 /trials/articles/2356283?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2356283 The New Jersey Supreme Court has granted a renewed application for lawsuits against Monsanto Co. and its parent company, Bayer AG, alleging injuries from exposure to the company's weed killer Roundup to be designated as multicounty litigation, according to a Monday notice to the bar. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:16:53 +0000 /trials/articles/2355939?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2355939 A Georgia family hoping to safeguard its $2.5 billion punitive damages verdict against Ford Motor Co. has urged a federal judge to reject the auto giant's bid to introduce interviews it says will show jurors were aware of a prior verdict faulting the company for similar rollover deaths. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:27:45 +0000 /trials/articles/2356218?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2356218 A North Carolina federal judge Monday rejected a motion to dismiss counterclaims lodged by NASCAR in a lawsuit brought by two racing teams that are accusing the organization of antitrust violations, finding the matter would be best addressed at the summary judgment stage. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:12:16 +0000 /trials/articles/2356465?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2356465 The Delaware Supreme Court reversed a year-old $199 million judgment against TransCanada in a suit challenging a merger that occurred nearly a decade ago, Aspen Technology Inc. was hit with another suit over its pending $7.2 billion merger with Emerson Electric, and Nielson Holdings Ltd. secured a temporary restraining order against its spinoff. In case you missed it, here's the latest from the Delaware Chancery Court. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:05:22 +0000 /trials/articles/2354059?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2354059 Though the Eastern District of New York’s recent U.S. v. Sun decision upheld Foreign Agents Registration Act charges against a former aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, its recognition of an affirmative legislative policy to exempt some officials may help defendants charged with related conspiracies, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.