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August 23, 2022 | Law.com
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled that Alabama's grand jury secrecy rule is constitutional, drawing a distinction between the instant case and the U.S. Supreme Court's 1990 decision in "Butterworth v. Smith."
By Mason Lawlor
5 minute read
August 15, 2022 | Daily Report Online
"Under the collateral order doctrine, an interlocutory order may be appealed directly if it: '(1) resolves an issue that is substantially separate from the basic issues to be decided at trial, (2) would result in the loss of an important right if review had to await final judgment, and (3) completely and conclusively decides the issue on appeal."
By Mason Lawlor
3 minute read
August 15, 2022 | Daily Report Online
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled August 10 that a well-known attorney in Birmingham, Alabama, was rightfully denied disability benefits by her insurer and not excluded from their life insurance premiums based on a "reasonable" interpretation of the policy.
By Mason Lawlor
4 minute read
August 12, 2022 | Daily Report Online
"Our Supreme Court rightly—and bravely—held that when less than all parties are dismissed, that does not dismiss a case against nonparties too. Albeit hard to believe, that was the law in Georgia for nearly 40 years."
By Mason Lawlor
5 minute read
August 11, 2022 | Law.com
"A defendant who claims ineffective assistance of counsel arising from an alleged conflict of interest and who raised no objection at trial 'must demonstrate that an actual conflict of interest adversely affected his lawyer's performance,'" the federal appeals court said.
By Mason Lawlor
5 minute read
August 9, 2022 | Law.com
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has denied a defendant's motion to amend a complaint as part of an insurance case, finding that allowing him to do so would materially prejudice the opposing party.
By Mason Lawlor
4 minute read
August 5, 2022 | Law.com
"If we extend the doctrine of present execution to all important issues that theoretically cannot be remedied after final judgment, then the exception will swallow the rule," Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd wrote in the court's opinion.
By Mason Lawlor
4 minute read
August 3, 2022 | Daily Business Review
"The district court erred in this case when it applied the legal malice standard — instead of the actual malice standard — and determined that an arrest without probable cause by itself establishes that the officers acted with malice for purposes of § 768.28(9)(a). It doesn't," 11th Circuit Judge Ed Carnes wrote.
By Mason Lawlor
4 minute read
August 2, 2022 | Daily Report Online
"No employee should live in fear of what will happen to them if they report misconduct, least of all misconduct that affects millions of Americans."
By Mason Lawlor
3 minute read
August 2, 2022 | Daily Report Online
'"A defendant must have notice and an opportunity to be heard on the issue of probation revocation,' and 'any hearing must comport with principles of fundamental fairness."'
By Mason Lawlor
4 minute read
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