Side-switching by a defense lawyer has led to disqualification of the plaintiffs firm, even though she was there only about a month. The entire firm’s disqualification is warranted because the attorney “had ‘primary responsibility’ even though she was not the ’supervising attorney’ on the file,” the judge said.

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled emotional distress from witnessing a family member killed by a car is a distinct bodily injury covered by an automobile insurance policy. The court ruled it fell under the policy definition of “bodily injury,” even though there was no physical injury.

A New York judge has the power to dissolve a civil union that a woman entered into in Vermont, even though the state Legislature has not expressly authorized the termination of such unions involving New York residents, a state appeals panel has ruled.

A federal judge has denied Enzo Life Sciences’ motion to dismiss a case brought against it by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics even though Siemens’ patent has expired.

A plaintiffs lawyer persuaded a Texas judge to grant him contingency fees based on a TRO his side obtained, even though his role was extremely limited and his client paid $24 million to get out of the case. But an appellate court has decided otherwise.