A Message From the Editor

No, it wasn't just your imagination. The number of high dollar verdicts in Philadelphia did jump significantly last year. According to our first item today from Aleeza Furman, juries in the FJD awarded more plaintiffs wins over $10 million than at least since 2017. However, attorneys warn those figures don't tell the whole story of what's happening in courtrooms. Also, a well-known plaintiff's side law firm has been hit with sanctions for filing improper complaints.

Thanks for reading!

– Max Mitchell, Regional Managing Editor

SEC Official Hints at More Restraint With Industry Bars, Less With Wells Meetings

Antonia Apps predicted during this year's Securities Enforcement Forum that new agency leadership would be more thoughtful... Read More

Ex-SDNY Clerk Can't Convince 2nd Circuit That Bribery Sentence Was Improper

Public defenders argued that the federal court had overestimated Dionisio Figueroa's benefit from the scheme to impose... Read More

Workers' Attempt to Link H-1B Hiring to Tax Fraud Falls Short With 2nd Circuit

The circuit court said that to properly plead a False Claims Act case against HCL Technologies, the workers need to... Read More

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