Missouri Appellate Court Awards $7.5M To Business Partner In Breakup Of Missouri Political Consulting Firm

The Eastern District Missouri Court of Appeals ruled earlier this month that Thompson Coburn client Rachel Keller is owed $7.5 million in her dispute with Travis Brown, her former business partner in Pelopidas, LLC, a political consulting firm formerly tied to Rex Sinquefield, the billionaire philanthropist and activist.

In the unanimous August 10 decision, the court reversed a St. Louis County Circuit Court ruling that Keller had violated the terms of a 2019 settlement in […]

By | August 21st, 2021 ||

Second Circuit Holds Named Plaintiffs In Class Action Must Be Named In Every Notice To Court Or Risk Losing Right To Appeal

Rule 3 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (“FRAP”) sets forth the requirements for filing an appeal in federal court. Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit clarified that FRAP Rule 3(c)(1)(A) requires individual named plaintiffs to indicate their intent to appeal, even if members of a putative class, and “not merely rely on a notice of appeal filed by the lead plaintiffs or other persons qualified to represent the […]

By | August 11th, 2021 ||

New Jersey Talc Verdicts Overturned On Appeal For Daubert-Less Expert Opinions

A New Jersey appeals court recently overturned talc verdicts totaling $117 million in damages against Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. (JJCI) and Imerys Talc America, Inc. (Imerys) after finding expert testimony was Daubert-less, thus improper and warranted new trials.
The Case
On December 23, 2016, Plaintiffs Stephen Lanzo III and his wife filed a complaint against multiple defendants, including JJCI and Imerys, claiming that Mr. Lanzo was exposed to asbestos and contracted mesothelioma from his long-term use […]

By | August 1st, 2021 ||