Allison Dunn

September 08, 2023 | Law.com

"Looking at comparators, looking at other things that don't add up, looking at the stories that are being told about your client. [That is] the less shiny sort of stuff but it's the meat and potatoes that end up making of lot of these cases work," said plaintiffs counsel David A. Karman, a senior associate at Gilbert Employment Law in Maryland.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

September 06, 2023 | Law.com

"We disagree that the prenuptial agreement is invalid on its face—i.e., we disagree that the prenuptial agreement is categorically unenforceable under any and all circumstances. We also disagree that the prenuptial agreement is unenforceable under the circumstances presented in this particular case," the appeals court wrote.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

September 06, 2023 | Law.com

To qualify to serve on the MMRP, attorneys should be impartial, an active and in-good-standing member of the bar, and actively participating.

By Allison Dunn

1 minute read

September 01, 2023 | Law.com

"Under the circumstances, the court sees no alternative but to grant the motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. While that is not an obviously sensible result, it is required by the terms of the policy and by Massachusetts law," Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV wrote.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

August 31, 2023 | Law.com

"In short, the court is of the belief that this case has become completely infected by the cumulation of misrepresentation, rules violations, 'red herrings,' and other misconduct by Plaintiff's counsel, and, the prejudice that presently exists cannot be cured by a cautionary instruction," Smith wrote.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

August 30, 2023 | Law.com

"With respect to the industry as a whole, if we end up with a patchwork of state regulation around broker-dealer standards of care, it's going to be very difficult for the broker-dealer community, particularly those that operate on a national level to understand what the requirements are where they operate," said K&L Gates partner Rich Kerr of the recent decision dismissing Robinhood Financial's challenge to Massachusetts' "fiduciary duty rule."

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

August 29, 2023 | Law.com

"This case concerns the question whether, by promulgating the fiduciary duty rule, the Secretary overstepped the bounds of the authority granted to him under MUSA. We conclude that he did not," Justice Dalila Argaez Wendlandt wrote on behalf of the court.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

August 25, 2023 | Law.com

"I remain persuaded that, notwithstanding Plaintiff's desire to plead additional 'facts' in an effort to characterize a judge as the supervisor of everyone whose work brings them to the courthouse, that contention is, at best, subject to debate and, consequently, Defendant is shielded by qualified immunity," U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker of the District of Maine wrote.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

August 25, 2023 | Law.com

"We are pleased that this lawsuit returns millions of dollars to the U.S. taxpayers," Slade said in a statement. "We are also encouraged that the resolution may deter illegal practices by the many pharmacies around the country who continue to ignore their obligations to pass on their usual and customary charges to government payers."

By Allison Dunn

3 minute read

August 23, 2023 | Law.com

During a telephone conference with U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte for the District of Maryland on July 14, counsel representing Amazon said that the alleged defamatory emails were no longer being sent, according to the recently-filed transcript.

By Allison Dunn

3 minute read