A federal judge in Washington, D.C., is urging Congress to fund the $3.4 billion settlement in a high-profile Indian trust suit, saying he is disappointed the necessary legislation has not been approved. On Tuesday, Senior Judge Thomas Hogan of the U.S

After taking the rare step of ordering the FTC to respond to interrogatories about why it wanted to subpoena the CEO of Watson Pharmaceuticals regarding a reverse-payment settlement the company entered with Cephalon, the same judge has now recommended the court enforce the subpoena. In his report and recommendations to the U.S

A state appeals court has thrown out a $1.4 million jury verdict for a traffic collision because of “inflammatory and prejudicial comments” made in court by the plaintiffs attorney, who was berated by the same court two years ago for the same reason. The 3rd District Court of Appeal excoriated Miami attorney Ronald M.

A federal judge has temporarily enjoined New York City from using its current examination for appointing entry-level firefighter candidates.

Lawyers are trying to gauge the impact of a new Connecticut mandate requiring mediation in medical malpractice cases. So far, the apparent consensus is the law may take smaller cases off the litigation track, but won’t resolve big-ticket cases that require expert opinions and extensive discovery. The provision calls for the presiding judge in the district where a med-mal case is filed to refer it to a 120-day mediation period or another alternative dispute resolution “before the close of the pleadings.”