Just the facts on this one, as my firm is involved for defendants in such actions, but word comes that New York’s highest court has joined the trend o
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New Theory Emerges in Climate Change Litigation
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Just as many eyes are focused on the climate change/global warming cases pending in the appellate courts, a group of activist environmentalists have e…
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Climate Change Case Update
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A quick update to one of the key climate change cases pending in the federal courts. Readers may recall that the U.S. Supreme Court announced late las…
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Supreme Court Passes on Case Involving State Retention of Private Counsel
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined last week to review a California Supreme Court ruling that permitted cities and counties to engage private attorneys f…
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Use of Contingency Fee Private Counsel Appealed
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A variety of business groups have weighed in as amici, asking the Supreme Court to recognize how contingency fee arrangements by California counties a…
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