Allison Dunn

July 11, 2022 | Law.com

"Here, the defendant's proffered expert testimony about his mental state was relevant to whether the 'knowingly' element had been met," Associate Justice John Englander wrote. "As the evidence was relevant, and its exclusion was not harmless, we vacate the conviction."

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

July 11, 2022 | Law.com

There was a resounding "no" to the hypothetical question posed July 7 to attorneys on Reddit by one user who said they're currently facing the dilemma in real life.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

July 08, 2022 | Law.com

"Because we conclude that the litigation privilege is applicable both to Flores's alleged misrepresentations during the course of the divorce proceedings and to his purported 'actions,' such as scheduling a trial in the von Thaden divorce despite the fact that the case was in no sense adversarial, the order allowing Flores's motion to dismiss must be affirmed," Justice Serge Georges Jr., wrote on behalf of the unanimous court.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

July 06, 2022 | Law.com

The Maryland Court of Special Appeals recently upheld the Client Protection Fund trustees' denial of a man's initial $3.1 million claim for misappropriated funds, finding an attorney who was convicted of embezzling the money was not acting in fiduciary capacity that is "traditional and customary in the practice of law in Maryland."

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

July 06, 2022 | Law.com

A district court judge is allowing claims of Title IX retaliation and breach of contract to continue in a former student's lawsuit alleging that the University of New England wrongly portrayed him as a threat on campus following his complaint of unwanted sexual advances from a professor.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

July 06, 2022 | Law.com

After the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held in 2020 that a family lacked a property interest in their recently foreclosed home sold at auction, a Virginia district court judge subsequently held that the plaintiffs cannot maintain a trespass actions against the county sheriff.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

July 01, 2022 | Law.com

The Maryland Court of Appeals reinstated a man's murder conviction, finding a state's witness did not need to be qualified as an expert to testify that cellphone users can adjust a cellphone's ability to track and collect location data.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

July 01, 2022 | Law.com

"If an attorney who has committed multiple felonies is ever to be reinstated—a debatable proposition in itself—at a minimum he or she must demonstrate a complete acceptance of responsibility and extraordinary remorse and rehabilitation," U.S. District Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV of the District of Massachusetts wrote in his order filed Tuesday.

By Allison Dunn

7 minute read

June 30, 2022 | Law.com

"We cannot conclude that a kitchen mixer falls within the same general class as the items enumerated in section 8104-A(1)(A) through (F)," Associate Justice Andrew M. Horton wrote on behalf of the majority. "Other than being a machine, the mixer does not meet the criteria we defined in New Orleans Tanker: it is not a transportation device, it is unlikely to be transported, it is unlikely to come into contact with the general public, and it is unlikely to be covered by an insurance policy."

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

June 29, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A Connecticut district court judge rejected Yale New Haven Hospital's arguments against turning over additional documents to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding medical practitioners over age 70 who were allegedly "directed to submit" to neuropsychological and ophthalmological testing.

By Allison Dunn

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