Did Buckley Sandler co-founder leave voluntarily? Question is at center of insurance dispute

A lawsuit filed last week maintains an insurer has no obligation to pay Buckley Sandler’s claim in connection with the departure of one of its founders because he did not leave voluntarily.

Oct 16, 2019 11:58 AM CDT

ABA hosts first-ever cannabis and hemp law conference

Sep 25, 2019 12:40 PM CDT

11th Circuit affirms removal of ‘horrifying’ juror who ‘laid on the couch,’ disrespected female jurors

A federal appeals court has affirmed a decision to remove a holdout juror from a case after he called female jurors “bitches” and referred to others as “white asses.” The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Atlanta ruled in an unpublished, per curiam opinion Monday, Law360 reports. A federal…

Jul 30, 2019 10:34 AM CDT

Do people really try to take the rap for someone else’s criminal charges?

History is cyclical. The longer I write this column on law and pop culture, the more I realize the same series seem to bring up legal issues that relate to the common practitioner, as well as your average person. It was over a year ago that I first wrote about…

Jun 27, 2019 7:00 AM CDT

Supreme Court to consider cases accusing US of shorting health insurers $12B in promised payments

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether Congress must fulfill a statutory promise to pay insurers who lost money by participating in the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplaces. The court accepted and consolidated three cases brought by insurers who say they upheld their end of the bargain, and…

Jun 24, 2019 3:30 PM CDT