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Judges are requiring plaintiffsâ lawyers to disclose third-party funding in lawsuits, revealing those who have a stake in cases. An article by The Recorder at law.com reports on this possible trend. âAs rule makers and politicians continue to… Read More
SPECIAL REPORTS: In the coming weeks, the National Courts Monitor (NCM) will be announcing a series of “special reports” focusing on some of today’s most urgent civil litigation issues. Similar to the print-edition special reports that helped launch… Read More
The near-deportation of a solitary 11-year-old child earlier this year highlights, critics say, the backlogs and turmoil surrounding federal immigration courts. âA federal immigration judge in Houston signed a deportation order for Laura Maradiaga-Alvarado, originally from El Salvador,… Read More
Legal costs associated with Northern California wildfires and a natural gas explosion total $84 million, based on a January bankruptcy filing, according to court filings reviewed by The Recorder. âFour outside law firms have billed Pacific Gas and… Read More
An airplane passenger has sued Southwest Airlines in U.S. District Court in Denver after a suitcase fell from an overhead bin onto his head, reports The Denver Post. According to the report, “Charles E. Giebel II was in his… Read More
