The Pennsylvania Superior Court has restored the $28 million in punitive damages a Philadelphia jury awarded to an Illinois plaintiff who said drugmakers Wyeth and Pharmacia & Upjohn Inc. failed to warn her doctor of the risks of breast cancer from using hormonal drugs. The trial judge had reduced the punitive damages award to $1 million.
The U.S. Supreme Court recently held in that the First Amendment's religion clauses provide for a "ministerial exception." In doing so, the Court promoted religious autonomy at the expense of ministers' rights and society's interest in eradicating discrimination.
As an initial matter, it is patent that, following Global-Tech, the law on willful blindness in most circuits ' at least as reflected in pattern jury instructions ' must change.
Is the benefit test a separate element of liability or an aspect of another element, like breach of duty or scienter? And what counts as a sufficient "benefit"?
In this latest round of bankruptcies following failed leveraged buyouts (LBOs), former shareholders must ask themselves whether the safe harbor of Section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code really is as calm as it appears ...
The Seventh Circuit recently held that a minority member of a limited liability company (LLC) was a "statutory insider" for purposes of bankruptcy preference liability. Here's a look at the case.
The state Senate passes legislation to authorize gay and lesbian couples in New Jersey to marry, but with fewer votes than needed to override Gov. Chris Christie's expected veto of the bill.
Taking a narrow approach in deciding the blockbuster challenge to California's ban on gay marriage, a split panel of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 7 found Proposition 8 unconstitutional.
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