The latest from National Law Journal
- In battle of the dolls, Bratz maker floats $130 million legal bill
- Torts once again on the front burner in the House
- 1st Circuit: Inmate with gender identity disorder is entitled to treatment
- 9th Circuit cites 'Twelve Angry Men' in reversing murder conviction
- Lost profits should be determined as of the time of the breach
| In battle of the dolls, Bratz maker floats $130 million legal bill | Top |
| MGA Entertainment Inc., the Bratz doll manufacturer that just won an $88.5 million verdict in a trade secrets case, revealed for the first time how much in attorney fees the company is seeking from its adversary, Mattel Inc.: $129,688,073 even. | |
| Torts once again on the front burner in the House | Top |
| On Tuesday, corporate lawyers and their rivals in the plaintiffs' bar were back at their old arguments over the nation's tort system, this time before a U.S. House Judiciary subcommittee. | |
| 1st Circuit: Inmate with gender identity disorder is entitled to treatment | Top |
| The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit has upheld an order requiring the Massachusetts Department of Corrections to give hormone therapy to an inmate diagnosed with gender identity disorder. The court ruled that prison officials acting with deliberate indifference to the inmate's medical needs, in violation of the Eight Amendment. | |
| 9th Circuit cites 'Twelve Angry Men' in reversing murder conviction | Top |
| A federal appeals court has reversed a murder conviction after finding that, unlike the story in Twelve Angry Men, a lone juror was improperly dismissed during deliberations after indicating he would find the defendant not guilty. | |
| Lost profits should be determined as of the time of the breach | Top |
| In commercial real estate cases, defendants should not be allowed to use the date of the trial, which would allow them to benefit from post-breach changes in the market. | |
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