Chicago Partner Charles Cole recently secured a complete defense verdict for a doctor client in a medical malpractice case in which the plaintiff sought more than $28 million.

In May 2021, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed HB21-1188, which explicitly overturned the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling in Ferrer v. Okbamicael, 390 P.3d 836 (Colo. 2017).

On June 3, 2024, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed HB24-1472 to increase the damages caps for personal injury and wrongful death claims.

The Connecticut Supreme Court issued a key ruling on August 8, 2023 regarding the immunity conferred under Executive Order 7V for civil lawsuits against health care professionals and providers.

In September, a Delaware court discussed dram shop laws for the first time in at least five years. In a recent decision by the Superior...

In United States v. Ahakuelo, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 186255 (D. Haw. Oct. 12, 2022, Crim. No. 19-00114 HG-KJM), the government pursued wire fraud and embezzlement charges against three members...

(April 4, 2022) - Beginning July 1, 2022, Illinois trial courts will begin imposing new time standards for closing out pending cases.

Judge Michael Ricciuti, who presides over the Massachusetts state asbestos litigation docket, has been appointed to a new role as Chief Justice of Massachusetts Superior Court, effective December 22, 2023.

In a recent decision, the Kentucky Supreme Court placed stricter limitations on the opinions that biomechanical engineers may offer at trials in Kentucky courts.

In M.P. v. Wilson, 2026 NY Slip Op 01954 (2d Dep’t 2026), the Appellate Division, Second Department, held that the defendant’s alleged “nonconsensual insemination” of the plaintiff during consensual unprotected intercourse failed to state a cause of action for battery or negligence.

On Tuesday April 26, the New York State Senate approved the Adult Survivors Act (ASA). The bill, known as S66A, follows on the heels of New York's Child Victims Act (CVA), enacted in 2019.

Wawa recently became new recipients of liquor licenses in Pennsylvania, including one right over the northern Delaware border.

Sacramento, Calif. (July 6, 2021) - Under California's Contractors State License Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 7000 et seq., contractors' licenses expire two years from the last day of the month ...

The California Court of Appeal recently reversed a summary judgment ruling in favor of a geotechnical engineering firm that had conducted a brief inspection of a residential construction project's footing trench for $360.

The expansion of the tax credit also signals New York's ongoing commitment to supporting the arts as a driver of economic growth, job creation, and urban vibrancy.

In Episode 2 of The AI Arena, our co-hosts Sean and Daron are excited to welcome to the show Ashley Bennett Jones and Logan Payne, two senior executives...

Chicago Partners Jonathan W. Goken and F. Michael Pasqualino secured a verdict that was $41.5 million below the trial demand when a Boone County...

(April 2021) - With the continued spread of COVID-19 and the likelihood of burgeoning claims, the Department of Labor has directed some guidance to employers...

The widow of a sea captain recently settled a coronavirus-related maritime lawsuit – the first of its kind filed in Louisiana – leaving unclear the extent to which a maritime employer may be held liable in connection with contraction of the virus.

At present, CDL holders must be at least 21 years old to engage in interstate commerce. This could soon change if the DRIVE-Safe Act (S.659, H.R.1745), which has received bipartisan support, is greenlit by Congress.