Allison Dunn

December 31, 2024 | Law.com

"What is unclear, however, is how the filing of a notice of appeal or a motion to stay the injunction somehow absolves defendants of complying with this court's Dec. 19, 2024 order that they 'immediately stop' using PIZZA PUFFS. Indeed, it appears that defendants are continuing to use PIZZA PUFFS despite this court’s order that they stop using that term immediately," plaintiff's counsel Erin Westbrook of Saul Ewing said in a trademark dispute against Little Caesars pizza.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

December 31, 2024 | Law.com

"The front side of the 2022 and 2023 contracts contains a disclaimer that an arbitration provision and jury trial waiver are incorporated by reference. Thus, the arbitration provision was incorporated by reference even if plaintiff did not see it," said U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. of North Carolina.

By Allison Dunn

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December 26, 2024 | Law.com

On Thursday, Chief U.S. District Magistrate Judge Donald L. Cabell slashed the overall award of $3.8 million to $1.42 million—the amended amount consisting of $780,000 in compensatory damages and $640,000 in punitive damages—in a fair housing case.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

December 18, 2024 | Law.com

Sig Sauer asked the Massachusetts court to follow the guidance of a 2021 decision from Texas federal court, which held that the contested expert did not offer a "generalized acceptance of his theory," of uncommanded firings—meaning firing without pulling the trigger—because he didn't perform functional tests.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

December 12, 2024 | Law.com

This week, the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously agreed that the abatement fund payment did not constitute "damages" under Sherwin-Williams' insurance contracts.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

December 10, 2024 | Law.com

"They look forward to vigorously litigating these matters in a public forum in the coming weeks and months," said Evan Gotlob, a partner at Lucosky Brookman in New Jersey, denying allegations of wrongdoing against the defendants.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

December 05, 2024 | Law.com

"We said that was a continuing stream of treatment and, therefore, the statute of repose applied. But here, we don't have that. We don't have a continuous stream of treatment, we have a lack of treatment. We have plenty of visits in which the doctor doesn't perform the initial test, and I think that's the crux of the theory of negligence," Massachusetts Associate Justice Gabrielle R. Wolohojian said during oral arguments before the state high court.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

December 03, 2024 | Law.com

After federal felony charges against Newton District Judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph were dismissed, she referred herself to the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct, where she now faces formal ethics charges.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

December 02, 2024 | Law.com

"Applying Chapter 93A broadly to a nationwide class would undermine these principles and impair the regulatory authority of states outside Massachusetts," U.S. District Judge William Young said, altering his decision to grant class certification in a consumer protection case against Saba University School of Medicine.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

November 27, 2024 | Law.com

"CNA only agreed to pay claim expenses incurred on or after April 23, 2024. However, all of the claim expenses were incurred in connection with the civil action, as DOJ was, at all relevant times, investigating the allegations contained in the sealed qui tam complaint," Mark Rotatori, a partner at Jones Day, wrote on behalf of the plaintiff seeking indemnification.

By Allison Dunn

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