Allison Dunn

October 06, 2022 | Law.com

The attorney fee award came on remand from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which ruled that, despite the zero-damages verdict, plaintiff Yasmin Reyazuddin was the "prevailing party" in the case.

By Allison Dunn

7 minute read

October 05, 2022 | Law.com

"Here, we have a fire and we have fire insurance. Vermont Mutual, we find out years later, is denying real coverage to this landlord. We all have to go on for the ride. That's why the legislature put in place chapter 176D because they have comparatively limitless resources and our folks don't. Not every lawyer does either," said one of the tenant's attorney, Carl E. D'Angio Jr. of D'Angio Law Offices.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

October 04, 2022 | Law.com

"Plaintiff, a lawyer admitted to practice in New York and Massachusetts, had three years from June 17, 2016, or, in other words, to June 17, 2019, to investigate and determine whether he had basis to bring a legal malpractice case against [EFC]," Magistrate Judge Katherine A. Robertson wrote. "Indeed, he apparently did so, since Thomas Murphy notified [EFC] by letter dated August 3, 2016, that [EFC] should put its liability carrier on notice of a potential liability claim. Plaintiff nonetheless failed to timely file this case."

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

October 04, 2022 | Law.com

Salaries will increase each year for four years starting July 1, 2022, according to the MSBA, which supported the measure to keep judicial salaries competitive and to attract and retain a diverse group of judges throughout Maryland.

By Allison Dunn

2 minute read

October 04, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"It was a real minefield to be in a position where you're supposed to have an obligation to communication your request for accommodation and that's not a static thing. This case very well demonstrates, and the court emphasizes, it's a continuing obligation," said plaintiff's attorney Jacques J. Parenteau.

By Allison Dunn

8 minute read

September 30, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"I'm certainly glad that the court recognized that invoices written by a lawyer whose engaged to do an investigation were subject to the privilege," said the plaintiff's attorney, Michael Harrington, partner of FordHarrison in Hartford. "In the public sector, you have this additional concern about making the situation worse because it is publicized later. In this particular case, a lot of folks expressed to the lawyer who did the investigation ... employees were definitely expressing hesitancy about speaking out because the investigation concerned investigating the mayor. I think the court was right to recognize that."

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

September 29, 2022 | Law.com

"It is a travesty that two generations of special needs children were deprived of the educational and due process rights to which they were entitled under the IDEA and U.S. Constitution," said Bill Merrill, an attorney with Susman Godfrey. "This lawsuit is a critical step toward improving how Virginia schools treat this vulnerable population."

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

September 29, 2022 | Law.com

Special sittings of the court are held to honor justices after their passing. The memorial honors Gants, who served as the 37th Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the court announced Tuesday.

By Allison Dunn

2 minute read

September 27, 2022 | Law.com

"Today's ruling is a potent reminder that people do not lose cherished rights under the First Amendment the moment they become pregnant and a victory for those seeking and providing vital pregnancy care," Rupali Sharma, senior counsel and director at the Lawyering Project, said in a statement Tuesday regarding Young's ruling. "Hoosiers will not sit idly by while politicians work to erase their rights and disregard their dignity in service of their ideological agendas."

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

September 23, 2022 | Law.com

"When the copyrighted works 'consists[s] of sounds, images, or both, the first fixation of which is made simultaneously with its transmission'—that is, when the copyrighted work is a broadcast of a live event—then the Copyright Act allows an owner to sue for infringement of an unregistered copyright so long as the owner registers the copyright within three months of the live broadcast," Judge Eric L. Clay wrote on behalf of the unanimous three-judge panel.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read