A federal judge dismissed a key plaintiffs’ expert in litigation over Syngenta’s paraquat herbicide after finding his conclusions were based on a “methodological flip-flop.” Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois who is overseeing the paraquat multidistrict litigation, found that Dr.…

Specialist insurance firm Kennedys Law has hired a team of three insurance partners from Clyde & Co in Australia, as partner departures from the U.K.-headquartered firm continue. Nicole Wearne, Ganga Narayanan and Mark Attard are to join Kennedys, a source with knowledge of the hires said.

An Uber passenger has filed suit against the company and one of its drivers, looking to hold the company responsible after the driver allegedly stabbed him eight times. Plaintiff Gregory Anastasiou filed suit against Uber Technologies, Rasier, Limited Liability Company, and alleged Uber driver Cornell Bryant, after Bryant allegedly stabbed…

Amazon Accused of Pregnancy Discrimination in Relation to AI Race | The Recorder Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/therecorder/2024/04/17/high-stakes-game-of-catch-up-in-the-ai-race-artificial-intelligence-researcher-files-pregnancy-discrimination-suit-against-amazon/ Credit: Ken Wolter/Adobe Stock NEWS Artificial intelligence researcher Viviane Ghaderi alleges that she was directed to ignore Amazon.com Service’s internal copyright policies conveyed by legal, “in pursuit of better results because ‘everyone else’—i.e.,…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed dismissal of a securities action against mobile games platform Skillz, finding the company hadn’t oversold the platform’s success to investors. The five-page opinion released Tuesday ends the appeal of a Northern District of California decision brought by short-sellers claiming they purchased stock at a…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit certified a question for the Florida Supreme Court as to whether, under the law in the Sunshine State, a prevailing-party attorney fees provision can be interpreted as a real covenant that runs with the land and binds non-signatories. Faudlin Pierre, a…