Allison Dunn

August 26, 2022 | Law.com

"If you really look through the issues, you come up believing that in this area of campus sexual misconduct cases under Title IX that pseudonym treatment is totally appropriate," Philip A. Byler, Nesenoff & Miltenberg, said on behalf of the plaintiff. "Transparency and all this is great, but knowing the names of the exact litigants isn't necessary. You've had plenty of public commentary on these cases and you haven't really had to know who the specific person was."

By Allison Dunn

7 minute read

August 26, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A retired physician's breach-of-contract claim may proceed against New England Life Insurance Co. for allegedly issuing an incorrect 1099-R report in relation to the plaintiff's surrender of his life insurance policy in an underlying matter, a district court judge held Tuesday.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

August 25, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"In sum, the suspension of a motor vehicle's operator's license pursuant to §14-227b(i)(1) does not continue until the operator has installed an IID but, rather, is strictly limited to the forty-five days specified in the statute," Senior Justice Christine E. Keller wrote on behalf of the unanimous court. "Because the defendant's license suspension period expired on Dec. 2, 2017, she was not operating a motor vehicle while her operator's license was under suspension on Dec. 4, 2017."

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

August 24, 2022 | Law.com

"Haley's 18-month suspension was an appropriate sanction," Justice Teresa M. Chafin wrote in the court's unanimous opinion regarding criminal attorney Darren S. Haley. "The evidence presented in this case established that Haley engaged in a long pattern of dishonest conduct in multiple jurisdictions."

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

August 23, 2022 | Law.com

"...[W]here negligent contraceptive care results in the birth of a child, and that child has a congenital defect, the provider may be liable for damages relating to the child's condition," Justice Mary I. Yu wrote on behalf of the court. "Such liability does not require proof that the child was at a known, heightened risk for developing congenital defects or that the patient sought contraception for the specific purpose of preventing the birth of a child with congenital defects."

By Allison Dunn

7 minute read

August 18, 2022 | Law.com

"There is no evidence indicating that he lacked a sound mental state preventing him from rendering legal services in accordance with the [Maryland Attorneys' Rules of Professional Conduct]," the state high court wrote. "His clients greatly suffered, and their injuries run the [run the gamut]: monetary loss without bargained-for services, adverse court judgments, the loss of the right to appeal, and, potentially, continued loss of liberty."

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

August 17, 2022 | Law.com

"Its eleventh-hour timing and surrounding circumstances strongly suggest that [defendant John H.] Strand seeks reassignment because he and [co-defendant Dr. Simone] Gold were unhappy with her sentence, and he would thus prefer another judge to conduct the remainder of his proceedings," U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper of the District of Columbia said. "The court will not reward any such tactic."

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

August 17, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Last fall, more than 300 witnesses testified about their experiences between January 2003 and May 2008 in the county juvenile court and spoke of widespread trust issues as a result of their adjudications, the opinion said.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

August 17, 2022 | Law.com

Finding PUA payments were qualified disaster relief payments, they satisfy the CFPB's interpretation of Regulation E § 1005.2(b)(3)(ii)(B). The payments are excluded from the definition of "prepaid account," and, thus, are outside of the EFTA's definition of covered "accounts," the federal judge concluded.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

August 17, 2022 | Law.com

The committee advises the court on all issues and proposals relating to the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct, and reports to the Supreme Judicial Court Rules Committee.

By Allison Dunn

2 minute read