Allison Dunn

May 05, 2023 | Law.com

"We think this rule falls far outside what is a reasonable rule of unethical because one, it conflicts with the SEC's rule; two, it conflicts with the common law; and three, the secretary has pointed to no authority outside the state that has adopted a similar rule," Amy M. Saharia, a partner at Williams & Connolly, argued on behalf of Robinhood, noting that Section 415 of the act in question makes clear to "make the law of Massachusetts uniform with its sister jurisdictions and the federal government."

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

May 04, 2023 | Law.com

"At trial BioPoint alleged theft of more than 50 different so-called trade secrets, including the names and resumes of third-party consultants that were publicly available on Linked-In. The verdict slip, which Catapult objected to, did not ask the jury to identify the trade secrets that they found to have been misappropriated. Thus, there is no way of knowing what the jury found was the 'trade secret' that was misappropriated," said Dana Zakarian, a partner at Smith Duggan Cornell & Gollub, who represents the defendants.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

May 04, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

"Ultimately, the full social and economic impacts of a chip shortage of that scale are incalculable, but they would likely be catastrophic," according to a Rhodium Group report.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

May 01, 2023 | Law.com

Robert A. George Sr., a criminal defense lawyer with more than 30 years of experience, was found guilty in 2012 on charges relating to a money-laundering scheme intended to conceal proceeds of drug trafficking. George served 33 months of his three-and-a-half-year sentence, and his term of supervised release ended in January 2017.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

April 28, 2023 | Law.com

"What our court did was actually make clear that we do adopt common fund doctrine. The circuit court judge did not think we did. Almost every state and federal court that I could find recognizes it," said David J. Romano, an attorney who sought fees and costs after negotiating a separate $2.23 million settlement fund on behalf of unknown heirs.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

April 27, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"In view of Radwan's emphasis on entrusting the jury with assessing the comparability of conduct and Feingold's endorsement of comparing permanent and probationary employees when the disparity in treatment is significant, I conclude that whether plaintiff and her comparators were similarly situated for purposes of establishing an inference of sex discrimination is best left to a jury to decide," Judge Robert N. Chatigny wrote.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

April 25, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A federal judge sided with the operator of a mobile grocery and merchandise-delivery app, finding that former delivery drivers pursuing a class action suit over unpaid and overtime wages are not exempt from arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

April 24, 2023 | Law.com

The three-judge appellate panel concluded that the lower court did not err in dismissing the case as a sanction for the discovery violations, nor was it egregious to award the defendants $295,500.83 in fees and costs, according to the Tenth Circuit's April 17 opinion.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

April 21, 2023 | Law.com

An appeal to the state Supreme Court is already pending.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

April 20, 2023 | Law.com

"Acknowledging he lacks direct evidence of discrimination, however, Mr. Waggoner contends, and we agree, the burden-shifting framework established by McDonnell Douglas Corp. v.( Green ... (1973), applies here," Judge Veronica S. Rossman wrote on behalf of the unanimous panel. "Under that framework, Mr. Waggoner first must establish a prima facie case of age discrimination ... The burden then shifts to Frito-Lay to proffer a legitimate, non discriminatory reason for failing to promote Mr. Waggoner to the Processing Manager position.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read