The court concluded that while the district court didn’t err in dismissing the lawsuit over plaintiffs’ nonappearance, as they believed they were to appear by telephone, the dismissal was too drastic given the circumstances.
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$1M Settlement: Lawyer Finds Path Beyond Policy Limits
“The (prejudgment remedy) is what triggered the conversation for us to be able to get the defendant to pay something above and beyond the $1 million policy, because all other avenues were leading back to the $1 million policy itself,” plaintiffs counsel Christopher Cramer said.
A&O Shearman's Fuse Incubator Announces 8th Cohort of Startups
In addition to legal tech startups, this year’s Fuse cohort includes many companies innovating with blockchain technology.
Freeman Mathis & Gary Saw Revenue, Profits Rise Alongside Head Count in 2023
“Gross revenue increases don’t tell me anything other than they reflect that we’re bigger than we were last year,” managing partner Ben Mathis Jr. said.
Attorneys Secure $8.6M Settlement in Cautionary Tale for Real Estate Managers
“Commercial real estate residential housing is a huge business, and these people know they are having these problems,” said Michael Haggard, the managing partner at the Haggard Law Firm.