Allison Dunn

October 06, 2023 | The Recorder

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By Allison Dunn

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October 05, 2023 | Law.com

At oral arguments Wednesday regarding whether a home health aide who was fired for violating her employer's COVID-19 vaccination policy is owed unemployment benefits, several Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justices appeared wary of denying benefits to employees who express sincerely held religious beliefs.

By Allison Dunn

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October 04, 2023 | Law.com

"The parties appear to agree that the statute of limitations is two years and began to run on July 30, 2020. Therefore, ordinarily, the statute of limitations would expire on July 30, 2022," U.S. District Senior Judge David A. Faber wrote. "Defendant argues that the complaint needed to be filed on July 30, 2022, even though it was a Saturday. Plaintiff argues that he had until August 1, 2022. Plaintiff is correct."

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

October 03, 2023 | Law.com

"The Court's well-reasoned ruling squarely rebukes JetBlue's meritless contention that it met Federal Aviation Regulation standards of care by performing a visual check of equipment which had nothing to do with the hinge defect which caused this easily preventable occurrence in which an overhead bin door detached from both hinges and struck a passenger in the head," plaintiffs counsel Marc L. Breakstone told Law.com.

By Allison Dunn

7 minute read

September 27, 2023 | Law.com

"I am pleased with the decision from the Court of Appeals and I am proud of my office's efforts to ensure that these workers are treated fairly and given the benefits they right deserve," Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares said in a statement to Law.com.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

September 26, 2023 | Law.com

"Were plaintiff's members to pursue their reasonable, nonfrivolous constitutional claims through the CSRA's administrative process and fail to secure review in the Federal Circuit, it is possible that plaintiff would then be entitled to district court review; however, at this stage, this Court is satisfied that it lacks jurisdiction over plaintiff's claims," U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema wrote in a case of the National Association of Immigration Judges challenging the constitutionality of the 2021 speaking engagements policy of the Executive Office for Immigration Review.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

September 26, 2023 | The Recorder

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By Allison Dunn

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September 25, 2023 | Law.com

"Here, we have concluded that Wesco's contacts with Massachusetts are unrelated to the claims in this case, and that whatever indirect contact (if any) Wesco had with Massachusetts related to Pray's claims is insufficient to satisfy due process," Massachusetts Appeals Associate Justice Peter Sacks wrote for the unanimous three-judge panel.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

September 22, 2023 | Law.com

"Counsel, are you asserting that somehow this private information that was disclosed at a public trial regains its confidentiality after the trial is over?" Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lisa Holder White asked the plaintiff's attorney at one point.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

September 21, 2023 | Law.com

Google filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings on the grounds that the patents are patent-ineligible subject matter pursuant to 35 U.S.C. Section 101, which states: "Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title."

By Allison Dunn

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