Texas Panel Weighs If AG Can Sue Allstate Data Unit In State

By José Luis Martínez

A Texas appellate court considered Thursday whether an Allstate-owned analytics company accused of illegally collecting mobility data from people's phones through third-party apps can be sued in Texas, pressing counsel on the company's ties to Texas users' data.

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Insurers Convince Ga. Panel To Toss Personal Injury Suit

By Kelcey Caulder

A Georgia appellate panel struck down a lower court decision that let a woman injured in a hit-and-run proceed with her lawsuit against State Farm and Geico, finding her insurance policy didn't entitle her to uninsured motorist coverage.

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No Coverage Owed In Arcade's Trademark Suit, Judge Says

By Danielle Ferguson

An Indiana federal judge has determined that an insurer owes no coverage to an arcade in a lawsuit alleging that its name and logo infringed the trademarks of another business because the policy excluded trademark liability and the alleged infringement began before the policy period started. 

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Insurer Can't Nix Counterclaims In $1.8M Judgment Dispute

By Hope Patti

A North Carolina federal judge found that a life sciences company's insurer can't avoid counterclaims brought by a former patent holder asserting that the carrier must cover a $1.77 million judgment entered against the company's executives after they were accused of making misrepresentations about taking the company public.

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AmTrust Unit On Hook In Conn. Collapse Claims, Insurer Says

By Gianna Ferrarin

An AmTrust workers' compensation unit must defend a construction company against bodily injury claims from workers alleging they were seriously injured from the collapse of a floor area of a New Haven building, another insurer for the company told a Connecticut federal court.

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Ga. HOA Says $10M Dog Attack Suit Must Be Covered

By Danielle Ferguson

A homeowners association told a Georgia federal court Wednesday that it informed its insurer of a $10 million lawsuit — from a woman who was attacked by her neighbor's dogs — shortly after receiving the underlying complaint, urging the court to reject the insurer's arguments that it wasn't timely notified.

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Texas Ruling Makes Avoiding Appraisal Nearly Impossible

By deciding that a coverage dispute doesn't nullify an appraisal clause, the Texas Supreme Court, in its recent Ace American Insurance ruling, makes appraisal nearly unavoidable in state personal auto and residential property disputes, says David Winter at Norton Rose.

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5 Risks For US Cos. From New EU Product Liability Directive

When the European Union's revised Product Liability Directive takes effect this year, it will fundamentally reshape product liability litigation across all EU member states — so U.S.-based companies operating in Europe should prepare now for broader discovery rules, narrower attorney-client privilege and heightened forum-shopping risks, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

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NY Times Word Puzzles Make Me A Better Lawyer

Every morning I let The New York Times humble me with word games, which offer a chance to recalibrate my brain before the day's chaos arrives and remind me that a solution — whether to a puzzle or employment law issue — almost always exists once I find the right angle, says Amy Epstein Gluck at Pierson Ferdinand.

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BigLaw Deals Scandal Puts Boston Back On White Collar Map

By Chris Villani

A sweeping insider trading case involving information stolen from BigLaw firms shows a return to bread-and-butter white collar enforcement for Boston federal prosecutors and provides a morale lift in an office that has seen shifting priorities and staff turnover since the signature "Varsity Blues" takedown in 2019, veteran prosecutors told Law360.

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Goldstein Taps Ex-SG Prelogar Before Sentence, Likely Appeal

By Jeff Overley

One of the nation's most accomplished oral advocates, Tom Goldstein, revealed Thursday he has retained another of the nation's most accomplished oral advocates, Elizabeth Prelogar, ahead of his sentencing and likely appeal in a criminal tax case that has captivated the appellate bar.

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Immigration Judges' 'Anxiety' Dialed Up Amid Mass Exodus

By Emma Cueto

Current and former immigration judges spoke on a web panel Thursday about threats to the independence of immigration judges and the strains on the immigration system, such as a massive backlog of cases at a time when many judges have been pushed out or fired.

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How Exxon Attys Beat A 10-Year-Old Securities Class Action

By Spencer Brewer

This month, Exxon Mobil's defense team helped deliver a clean sweep victory for the energy giant when a federal jury in Texas found the company did not lie to investors about the profitability of some operations.

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PBM Swaps Cravath For WilmerHale In Price-Fixing Suit

By Bonnie Eslinger

Pharmacy benefit manager Prime Therapeutics LLC has replaced counsel Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP with WilmerHale and another firm in an antitrust case in Michigan federal court brought by the state's attorney general.

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Bush-Appointed Missouri Judge To Take Senior Status

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. District Judge David Gregory Kays of the Western District of Missouri will take semi-retired status in May 2027, according to an update from the federal judiciary on Thursday.

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5 Podcasts To Keep IP Attys Entertained And Informed

By Theresa Schliep

Whether intellectual property attorneys are hitting the road for a family trip or kicking their feet up at home, podcasts about legal news can offer an easy way for them to stay in the know while (hopefully) not working this Memorial Day weekend.

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