Allison Dunn

December 09, 2022 | Law.com

In May, the plaintiffs sought to add Mayfield Consumer Products supervisor Justin Bobbitt as a party, but the federal court has yet to make a ruling. Out of "an abundance of caution that the federal court may deny the motion to add" Bobbitt as a party, the original plaintiffs were joined by members of the estates—a total of 18 individuals—in filing the present state action against the supervisor.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

December 08, 2022 | Law.com

"There have been only nine occasions on which this court has suspended an attorney's license for two years or longer without staying any part of the penalty. In light of the facts and circumstances of this case, I cannot agree that the respondent should be the 10th member of this Ring of Dishonor," West Virginia Supreme Court Justice William R. Wooton wrote.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

December 07, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

"Although we recognize that Judge Burns's comment was intemperate and regrettable, we find that it was an isolated and unplanned statement that was not intended to degrade the defendant. At best, the comment reflected a momentary 'error of judgment' rather than gross indifference, intentionality, or moral turpitude that would rise to the level of a sanctionable Canon 3(B)(4) violation," the review panel said.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

November 30, 2022 | Law.com

"You can read it as saying that a workers' comp injury has to be a physical harm related to an unexpected incident at work or the cause of which was unseen. If that's the case, this decision breaks the grand bargain that was struck in 1912 between Arizona workers and Arizona industry. The court doesn't seem to appreciate how destabilizing that could be," said attorney Laura Clyme.

By Allison Dunn

8 minute read

November 29, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"Defendants have not established that Mr. Kaufman's conduct qualified as the unauthorized practice of law. Some of Defendants' evidence shows that Mr. Kaufman corresponded repeatedly about the potential FHR deal with an attorney for the bank. ... But these documents merely show that Mr. Kaufman was acting as Mr. Feinberg's representative or intermediary in a business deal," Judge Victor A. Bolden wrote in his ruling.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

November 28, 2022 | Daily Business Review

"The orders before us meet the finality requirement under Curcio because they terminated a contempt proceeding by determining the monetary sanction—the bond that was equal to the three months in arrears coupled with the coercive requirement to produce the belated financial records," Judge Andrea Teves Smith wrote on behalf of the unanimous, three-judge panel. "Accordingly, the trial court erred in holding that the Connecticut contempt order and capias were nonfinal and, thus, not entitled to full faith and credit under FEFJA."

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

November 23, 2022 | Law.com

"My question to the court would be that if a lawyer who reports his or her own misbehavior is going to be disbarred anyway, then what incentive does that lawyer have to report the misbehavior in the first place?" said former Maryland attorney Edward A. Malone.

By Allison Dunn

7 minute read

November 23, 2022 | Daily Business Review

"On behalf of Mr. Gavin, Mr. Carlisle, and Liles, Gavin & George, P.A., we are pleased that the appellate court upheld the trial court's dismissal of the majority of the substantive allegations against our clients," said Sarah Hulsberg, an associate at Murphy Anderson in Jacksonville said on behalf of the defendants.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

November 22, 2022 | Law.com

The Boston Bar Association is hosting the no-cost event Friday, Dec. 2, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Hotel Commonwealth. Reservations are required.

By Allison Dunn

1 minute read

November 22, 2022 | Law.com

"We recognize how respondent's mental impairment affected his client representation, and we afford it due mitigating weight," Justice Elizabeth D. Walker wrote on behalf of the court. "We also commend his actions to address it, and we acknowledge his continued efforts toward mental health recovery. But his impairment does not insulate him from meaningful sanctions."

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read