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Allison Dunn is a reporter on ALM's Rapid Response desk based in Ohio, covering impactful litigation filings and rulings, emerging legal trends, controversies in the industry, and everything in between. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @AllisonDWrites.
January 3, 2024 | Law.com
"MOHELA's reliance on Biden to argue that it is 'part of' the State of Missouri is unpersuasive considering that the Supreme Court did not address sovereign immunity," U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema wrote in Tuesday's opinion.
By Allison Dunn
4 minute read
January 2, 2024 | Law.com
Judge Daniel Gaul was immediately suspended from the bench without pay for one year after he was found to have committed 29 rule violations under eight counts.
By Allison Dunn
7 minute read
January 2, 2024 | Law.com
Those who wish to comment on the proposal may do so on the court's website.
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December 27, 2023 | Law.com
"For too long, aspiring lawyers with disabilities could not get needed accommodations unless they could afford expensive testing to further document their disabilities," Jessica P. Weber, a partner at Brown Goldstein & Levy, told Law.com.
By Allison Dunn
7 minute read
December 21, 2023 | Law.com
"Based on plaintiff's evidence, a reasonable fact finder could find that a $15,000 offer was jaw-droppingly low," Saris wrote, concluding that the record is not clear if AIG is liable for the financial supervision of the AmWins claims process before 2018. Thus, that matter will proceed to a trial, the judge held.
By Allison Dunn
5 minute read
December 20, 2023 | The Recorder
"In sum, I agree with the Attorney General that the fentanyl chain of distribution must be attacked at every link, at every level, and that the guilty must be brought to justice," U.S. District Judge William Alsup for the Northern District of California wrote. "Refusing to seek prison time for 'Fast Track' fentanyl dealers is an egregious error. Migrants deserve our sympathy in other contexts, but when they sell fentanyl they deserve to go to prison like everyone else."
By Allison Dunn
5 minute read
December 19, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
"Judge Wolson only ruled on certain preliminary legal pleading issues, but at this stage, of course, he did not make any determination on the accuracy of the plaintiff's alleged claims or consider any of the firm's factual defenses," the firm's attorney, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius partner Michael Banks, said via email Tuesday.
By Allison Dunn
4 minute read
December 18, 2023 | Law.com
"The correct application of the discovery rule will be dispositive of all of the state law claims in this case," U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton wrote. "If the discovery rule tolls the statute of limitations, the state claims survive; if not, those claims are time-barred. Furthermore, the discovery rule as interpreted by the SJC will substantially inform this Court as to whether laches bar the two federal law claims."
By Allison Dunn
5 minute read
December 15, 2023 | Law.com
"I think this case from the First Circuit stands for the proposition that, in order to comply with the applicable standard of law, at least in Maine, the attorney, generally, is required to take a second look, even if that attorney might believe that the area of question focuses on has already been settled," said Lee H. Bals, an attorney with Marcus Clegg who represented the plaintiff.
By Allison Dunn
6 minute read
December 14, 2023 | Law.com
"The West Point School Board violated that constitutional command when it tried to force Vlaming to endorse the school's ideological viewpoints on gender identity," the plaintiff's counsel, Chris Schandevel, said in a statement Thursday. "And the Virginia Supreme Court rightly vindicated Vlaming's right to stand by his convictions in its decision."
By Allison Dunn
5 minute read
Women, Influence & Power in Law UK Awards honors women lawyers who have made a remarkable difference in the legal profession.
Daily Business Review honors attorneys and judges who have made a remarkable difference in the legal profession in Florida.
Consulting magazine is proud to recognize this unique group of movers and shakers at our annual Rising Stars of Profession awards.
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Frederick D. Miceli has joined the firm as Of Counsel
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