/trials?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Trials Copyright 2025 ĂŰĚŇĘÓƵ. en-US Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:53:30 +0000 /trials/articles/2361100?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2361100 A Florida state appeals court panel on Thursday ruled that a man convicted on two counts of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition can have the lesser charge dropped after the panel found it violated double jeopardy rules. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:44:27 +0000 /trials/articles/2360772?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2360772 Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart has released 24 more discretionary denial decisions, more than half of which she cleared challenges to move forward through the Patent Trial and Appeal Board process. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 19:50:25 +0000 /trials/articles/2361057?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2361057 Texas trucking companies and an injured driver have settled a nearly decade-old negligence lawsuit, ending a case that initially resulted in an $80 million verdict — later reduced to $13.7 million — but was dramatically reshaped by intervention by the state's highest court.  Thu, 03 Jul 2025 19:09:05 +0000 /trials/articles/2361047?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2361047 A California federal judge declared a mistrial Thursday after jurors reached an impasse in Genentech Inc.'s $122 million breach of contract case over patent royalties from sales of Biogen MA Inc.'s multiple sclerosis medicine, telling the parties she's open to Genentech's suggestion that they forgo a jury for the retrial. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:25:42 +0000 /trials/articles/2360978?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2360978 SPEX Technologies Inc. will appeal a federal judge's decision to cut its $553 million verdict against Western Digital for data security patent infringement to $1 along with all other adverse rulings in the case. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:55:41 +0000 /trials/articles/2360513?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2360513 A Florida state appeals court has sided with a Nevada-based lender, reversing an oral agreement to reduce interest on a $2.6 million loan from 25% to 7%, saying such agreements must be in writing. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:47:14 +0000 /trials/articles/2361062?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2361062 The Central Bucks School District in Pennsylvania says counsel representing two female teachers awarded $165,000 in an equal pay lawsuit should not be given $2.7 million in fees, arguing that request is not proportionate to the result. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:30:14 +0000 /trials/articles/2354744?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2354744 It was a tough term at the U.S. Supreme Court for two very different circuits — one solidly liberal, one solidly conservative — that had their rulings overturned in eye-popping numbers. But it was another impressive year for a relatively moderate circuit that appears increasingly simpatico with the high court. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:12:44 +0000 /trials/articles/2360694?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2360694 The U.S. Supreme Court voted along ideological lines when it hindered the ability of federal district court judges to issue nationwide pauses on presidential policies, but that outcome didn't seem like a foregone conclusion during oral arguments earlier this year. What do the colloquies suggest about the justices' thinking? Here are some moments that may have swayed them. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:07:03 +0000 /trials/articles/2360964?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2360964 A Pennsylvania state judge accused of misusing COVID-19 unemployment relief money to pay his law firm's staff has lost a bid to shake the criminal charges he's facing, as a federal judge rejected the state judge's argument that prosecutors withheld his ex-workers' employment records that he sought to determine their credibility. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:02:36 +0000 /trials/articles/2332681?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2332681 Though participating in opera and the world of professional baseball often pulls me away from the office, my avocations improve my legal career by helping me perform under scrutiny, prioritize team success, and maintain joy and perspective at work, says Adam Unger at Herrick Feinstein. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:52:08 +0000 /trials/articles/2361066?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2361066 A Massachusetts federal judge will begin hearing testimony Monday in a challenge by academic organizations to the Trump administration's visa revocations and removals of noncitizen faculty and students who have expressed pro-Palestinian views, in one of the first trials over the president's second-term policies. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:34:12 +0000 /trials/articles/2360667?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2360667 Massachusetts courts should be busy through the second half of 2025, with litigation against the Trump administration playing a starring role at both the state and federal level. Here are some of the key cases and issues that attorneys are monitoring. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:16:29 +0000 /trials/articles/2360386?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2360386 The number of law firms juggling three or more arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court this past term nearly doubled from the number of firms that could make that claim last term. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:09:59 +0000 /trials/articles/2360220?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2360220 The U.S. Supreme Court once again waited until the term's closing weeks — and even hours — to issue some of its most anticipated and divided decisions. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:44:34 +0000 /trials/articles/2359970?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2359970 Massachusetts' top court has tackled a controversial housing initiative, the thorny issue of qualified immunity for public employees and even a high-profile murder case in the first six months of 2025. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 23:41:32 +0000 /trials/articles/2358792?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2358792 The first half of 2025 saw the dispute between NASCAR and two of its teams become supercharged and a judge give final approval to the disputed settlement for the NCAA name, image and likeness antitrust litigation. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 23:13:43 +0000 /trials/articles/2348320?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2348320 A ruling by the full Federal Circuit invited greater scrutiny of patent damages testimony, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's acting director established new criteria for rejecting patent challenges. Here's a look at the top patent decisions from the first half of 2025. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 22:36:19 +0000 /trials/articles/2360584?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2360584 A New York federal judge Wednesday preliminarily approved a settlement in which Pentegra Retirement Services agreed to pay nearly $10 million more than a $38.8 million jury verdict awarded to a 27,000-member class of 401(k) plan participants who challenged the plan's excessive administrative fees. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 22:30:57 +0000 /trials/articles/2360760?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2360760 Disbarred attorney Tom Girardi asked a California federal judge on Wednesday to remain free on bond while he appeals his wire fraud conviction, saying he's not a flight risk or danger to the community and there are several issues on appeal that could result in reversal or resentencing.