Burns Bair Files Lawsuit Following Wisconsin Supreme Court Impeachment Threat

Burns Bair has filed a lawsuit following threats from Republican lawmakers to impeach Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz, saying that impeachment would be a violation of her constitutional right to free speech. Read more

Court Rules Insurance Coverage Can be Pursued to Settle Claims of Oakland Diocese Sexual Abuse Survivors 

In a case involving the bankruptcy filed in May 2023 by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, Judge William J. Lafferty of the Northern District of California has issued an order confirming that the Unsecured Creditors Committee, which represents more than 325 sexual abuse survivors, now has broad authority to intervene in an insurance coverage adversary proceeding between the Diocese and its insurers. Read more