Riley Brennan

1 day ago | law.com | Riley Brennan

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit revived a slip-and-fall suit against Costco, concluding questions of fact remain regarding whether the corporation had enough notice to identify and clean up a spilled smoothie the plaintiff claims to have slipped on. On Monday, the court reversed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Costco in a woman's personal injury and negligence claims.

1 day ago | law.com | Riley Brennan

A federal judge in Pennsylvania granted a HersheyPark shop's summary judgment motion in a racial discrimination suit over a caricature drawing, after denying the store's motion to dismiss last year. On Monday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Daryl F.

2 days ago | law.com | Riley Brennan

A Philadelphia personal injury attorney is in hot water again as a federal judge in Pennsylvania looks to determine whether he should be sanctioned a second time this year after he was previously sanctioned for filing complaints that appeared to mislead the court regarding diversity jurisdiction. A hearing in Madrid v. Walmart was held earlier this month, where U.S. District Judge Gerald J. Pappert of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania weighed whether to sanction Marc I.

3 days ago | law.com | Riley Brennan

A federal judge in Illinois denied an insurance company's motion to dismiss a Turo driver's attempts to recover $1 million in underinsured motorist coverage, concluding that the plaintiff sufficiently alleged that a material change in the peer-to-peer rental company's policy from 2016 to 2019. Last week, U.S. District Judge Sara L.

6 days ago | law.com | Riley Brennan

A former assistant attorney general in the New York Attorney General's Antitrust Bureau and a Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher associate have joined Seeger Weiss, the firm announced this week. Jeremy R. Kasha, who most recently served nearly two decades as an assistant attorney general in New York, and Alana Bevan, an associate at Gibson Dunn in Philadelphia, are joining Seeger Weiss' national litigation team, bringing a bevy of experience ranging from antitrust litigation to class actions.