Allison Dunn

November 18, 2022 | Law.com

Federal prosecutors alleged that Collins filed false personal tax returns for 2012, 2015, and 2018; filed a false 2012 amended return; and filed a false 2015 corporate return for Alpha Living. Collins failed to report approximately $600,000 in income earned in 2012; more than $800,000 in 2015; and around $300,000 in 2018, the DOJ reported.

By Allison Dunn

2 minute read

November 18, 2022 | Law.com

While the court granted the defendants' motion on the claims that alleged defective design and failure to warn premised on product labeling, Senior District Judge William G. Young ruled that the claims pertaining all failure to warn premised on reports to the FDA and all failure-to-monitor claims can proceed. Young reasoned that dismissal would be premature given unsettled Massachusetts law and that Pietrantoni plausibly alleged that the defendants breached their voluntarily assumed duty to monitor her health while taking the medication, the opinion said.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

November 18, 2022 | Law.com

A federal judge denied the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality's motion for summary judgment when it came to plaintiff's claims pertaining to a male's higher starting wages in 2014, finding it unclear whether relevant experience differential existed between the employees, and, if so, whether it convincingly explains the decision to pay the male employee $12,000 more to perform the same "senior" level job.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

November 18, 2022 | Law.com

Lewis Roca confirmed the death of firm partner, Marla Hudgens, and her family in a statement. Authorities believe she and her young children were killed by her husband, according to a CBS News report.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

November 16, 2022 | Law.com

"While I respect the dissenters' view as well, they get caught up in the prior misconduct. They can't get beyond it. ... When the rubber meets the road, we're going to have to make some tough decision whether we really believe in rehabilitation," said Kevin Bank, who represented Zachary Stevens in challenging his denial to the bar association.

By Allison Dunn

8 minute read

November 16, 2022 | Law.com

"We at HLS have made this decision because it has become impossible to reconcile our principles and commitments with the methodology and incentives the U.S. News rankings reflect," Harvard Law Dean John F. Manning said in a statement.

By Christine Charnosky | Allison Dunn

5 minute read

November 16, 2022 | Law.com

"I wanted to give U.S. News a chance to change and they didn't," Yale Law School Dean Heather K. Gerken told Law.com. "Now is a time to take a step back—especially because this is a moment when economic equity is at the center of conversations at every university about the role university play in society—it is a time to reflect."

By Allison Dunn | Christine Charnosky

6 minute read

November 11, 2022 | Law.com

"We are disappointed with the jury's verdict and we remain confident that Lilly will ultimately prevail in this case," Lilly spokeswoman Daphne Dorsey told Law.com. "Importantly, this decision has no effect on our ability to make Emgality available to patients."

By Allison Dunn

3 minute read

November 10, 2022 | Law.com

"As a general rule, the annulment of a lawyer's license to practice law does not moot or void sanctions imposed in relation to a prior or concurrent disciplinary matter unless the subsequent or concurrent annulment contains language specifically voiding other properly imposed sanctions," Justice Tim Armstead wrote on behalf of the court.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

November 09, 2022 | Law.com

Comments considering proposed amendments to the Rules of Court, Part Six, Section IV, Paragraph 13-25(C): "If after resigning from the Bar, a former Attorney wishes to resume practicing law in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the former Attorney must apply to the Board of Bar Examiners, satisfy the character and fitness requirements, and either pass the Bar examination or meet all eligibility requirements for admission without examination under Rule 1A:1. Before being readmitted to the Bar, the former Attorney must also satisfy any membership obligations that were delinquent when the former Attorney resigned."

By Allison Dunn

1 minute read