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Allison Dunn

Allison Dunn

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.

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January 26, 2024 | Law.com

State High Court Rejects Law Professor's Wage Dispute, Finding Fee Basis Is 'Far Exceeding' Minimum Wage, Salary Requirements

Based on his hours in the classroom, the adjunct professor earned $75 per hour for teaching the banking law course, and approximately $102 per hour for the second course—rates "far exceeding" Maine's minimum wage and salary-basis requirement in Section 663(3)K, the court determined.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

January 25, 2024 | Law.com

Google Reaches Settlement With Singular Computing Over AI-Related Technology

A judge granted a joint motion to stay the case—which was set for closing arguments Wednesday—for 30 days for the parties to execute a formal settlement agreement.

By Allison Dunn

3 minute read

January 24, 2024 | Law.com

DEI Commission Appointments Accompanied by One Michigan Justice's Dissenting Statements

"The commission appears to have taken sides in the political debate roiling institutions across the country. Nothing good will come of this," Michigan Supreme Court Justice David F. Viviano said.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

January 23, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

District Court Certifies Question to State High Court: Can Parents Bring Loss of Consortium Claims for a Child?

"The absence of authoritative state decisions on this issue, and the split at the trial court level, counsel in favor of certification at this point," U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea of the District of Connecticut wrote about parents' claims for loss of filial consortium.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

January 23, 2024 | Law.com

Resign When Disciplinary Action Pending: One Justice's Repeated Disapproval of the Permitted Practice

"I feel the bar sometimes, and the supreme courts that rule on these matters, try to take an easier way out rather than making people pay the price that they should pay," Jeffrey D. Swartz, a professor at Cooley Law School, told Law.com.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

January 19, 2024 | Law.com

Massachusetts High Court Amends Rules Regarding Disposition of Unclaimed IOLTA Funds

The amendments were adopted in response to the court's decision in the Matter of Olchowski (2020), which posed the question concerning the proper disposition of unidentified client funds on deposit in an Interest on Lawyers' Trust Account.

By Allison Dunn

2 minute read

January 18, 2024 | Law.com

Attorneys Seek to Avoid Sanctions for Misinterpreting Critical Facts in Amended Complaint

Attorneys representing a woman in an employment discrimination action against Norfolk State University asserted that sanctions are not warranted due to "a miscommunication between Plaintiff and her counsel."

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

January 17, 2024 | The Recorder

James Dolan, Harvey Weinstein Accused of Sexually Assaulting, Trafficking Massage Therapist During LA-Based Eagles Tour

A former massage therapist, represented by attorney Douglas Wigdor, claims Madison Square Garden CEO James Dolan sexually assaulted her and orchestrated other sexual encounters with his friends, including Harvey Weinstein.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

January 16, 2024 | Law.com

Grubhub Agrees to Pay $3.5M for Charging Massachusetts Restaurants Over 15 Percent Fee Cap

"Grubhub unlawfully overcharged and took advantage of restaurants during a public health emergency that devastated much of this industry," Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell said in a statement issued Friday.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

January 12, 2024 | Law.com

'Default Judgment Is an Absolute Last Resort:' Federal Judge Adjusts Order to Allow One More Chance for Defendant's Deposition

"Though I agree that Mr. Allen offers no good excuse for his non-compliance—and arguably digs a deeper hole through his attempts to deflect blame onto his counsel—I find that a less severe sanction than default judgment is initially warranted for Defendants' and Mr. Allen's misconduct," U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson for the District of Maryland wrote in an order Wednesday.

By Allison Dunn

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