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Court Faults Self-Represented Plaintiff for Including Hidden "Prompt Injection" in Court Filing

An excerpt from Connecticut Superior Court Judge Walter M. Spader, Jr. last week in Elliott v. N.Y. Bariatric Group, LLC:… The post Court Faults Self-Represented Plaintiff for Incl...

Defendant's Refusal to Identify Herself Leads to Recommended Default Judgment Against Her

From today's Report and Recommendations by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Staffordt (E.D. Mich.) in yesterday's Evans v. Robertson: Plaintiff Sybrena… The post Defendant's Refusal t...

Schools Owe No Legal Duty "to Former Students to Investigate Allegations of Past Abuse,"

court holds in Speedway Bomber Brett Kimberlin's lawsuit.

NV Supreme Court Vacates $5.5M Judgment Over Excluded Medical Records

Press Access Fight Hangs Over Luigi Mangione’s Aug. 11 Court Hearing

What began as an objection to limited press seating has grown into an argument over records, ethical accusations, and misconduct claims The post Press Access Fight Hangs Over Luig...

Federal Court Dismisses Civil Rights Suit Over Philadelphia EMS Response

A federal judge in Pennsylvania has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit brought by the daughter of a woman who died following a Philadelphia EMS response in 2024. The suit was brought...

Massachusetts High Court Says Mag Mutual Must Defend Doctor Accused of Stalking

A Massachusetts plastic surgeon was suspended by the state Board of Medicine in 2020 for allegedly stalking and harassing a former patient—a patient who happened to be a former gir...

No Judiciary Law 487 Claim, But The Possibility of Termination For Cause

Williams v Biggs July 29, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department is a long decision to read. Pro-se plaintiff loses most causes of action, but the final paragraphs prove to b...

Political Defamation Case Can Go to Jury as to "Actual Malice" When Defendants' Couldn't Explain How They Arrived at The...

From yesterday's Illinois Appellate Court decision in Grasso v. Mottl, decided by Justice Matthew Bertani, joined by Justices Linda Davenport… The post Political Defamation Case Ca...

Lawsuit Against Media for Keeping People "Clueless" Thrown Out

From Judge Kenneth Karas (S.D.N.Y.) Friday in Center for Judicial Accountability, Inc. v. Legislative Correspondents' Ass'n: On October 8, 2025,… The post Lawsuit Against Media for...

Disparti Law Files Retaliatory Discharge Lawsuit Against City of Chicago and Alderman Desmond Yarcy

After reporting violations to the Ethics Department, fired Aldermanic Chief of Staff files lawsuit against the City and Alderman. Disparti Law Group has filed a lawsuit in the Circ...

Edelman Financial Engines To Appeal Decision in Mariner Lawsuit

The wealth management firm is taking its case to a federal appeals court after a judge ruled that Edelman hadn't established its trade-secrets case against Mariner.

Brian Fitzpatrick Makes the Case for Callais

An argument in support of the Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act jurisprudence one is unlikely to hear in academia.

Edison Gets Mixed Rulings on Bid to Spread Blame for LA Wildfire

A judge rejected Southern California Edison’s attempt to shift blame to Los Angeles County for allegedly failing to ensure timely evacuation alerts that the company says could have...

Suit Over Defendant Allegedly Yanking on Israeli Flag Plaintiff Had Tied Around Neck, Choking Her, Can Go Forward

Excerpts from Tuesday's long opinion by Judge Trevor McFadden (D.D.C.) in Sumrall v. Ali: [1.] Kimmara Sumrall and Janine Ali… The post Suit Over Defendant Allegedly Yanking on Isr...

Law Firm Sues Ex-Client for Libel, Judge Lays Out Firm Owner's Disciplinary Record

From Lento Law Group PC v. Estrada, decided last week by Judge Mia Roberts Perez (E.D. Pa.): This case involves… The post Law Firm Sues Ex-Client for Libel, Judge Lays Out Firm Own...

Juror identities will be protected at Luigi Mangione’s upcoming NYC trial, judge says

Luigi Mangione, accused of the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, on June 17, 2026. ( He h...

~$550K Award Related to Doctor's False Alleged Accusation of Nose Punch by Colleague

Some excerpts from Thursday's long decision in Zafar v. Saghier, by Texas Court of Appeals Justice Wade Birdwell, joined by… The post ~$550K Award Related to Doctor's False Alleged...

Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Constitutional Claims Against Colorado Springs Paramedic

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of federal constitutional claims brought against a Colorado Springs Fire Department paramedic and a Color...

Exorcist Files vs. Jesus 911 Libel Suit Can Go Forward

From Martins v. Romero, decided today by Judge Kay Behm (E.D. Mich.) (for more on the Complaint, see this post):… The post Exorcist Files vs. Jesus 911 Libel Suit Can Go Forward ap...

Fifth Circuit Judges' Cert. Petition in Deray Mckesson Black Lives Matter Protest Liability Case

From Fifth Circuit Judge Don Willett, joined by Judges Carl Stewart, James Graves, Stephen Higginson, Dana Douglas, and Irma Carrillo… The post Fifth Circuit Judges' Cert. Petition...