Allison Dunn

June 29, 2022 | Law.com

The plaintiffs' attorney, Mark G. Weinberg of the Law Office of Mark G. Weinberg, called the decision "harsh": "[F]olks who have served their time are forced to wear a GPS for the rest of their lives. There's no getting your crime behind you, ever."

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

June 28, 2022 | Law.com

A Washington, D.C., attorney who admitted to negligently misappropriating an elderly client's funds while serving as a court-appointed conservator has received a reciprocal seven-month suspension in Maryland and Virginia.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

June 28, 2022 | Law.com

In its first application of the Daubert standard regarding the admissibility of expert testimony, the Maryland Court of Appeals has affirmed that a trial court acted within its discretion to admit a scientist's testimony about the use of photogrammetry to identify a murder suspect's height, despite an unknown degree of uncertainty in the measurements.

By Allison Dunn

7 minute read

June 24, 2022 | Law.com

The plaintiffs claim the defendants made multiple false representations between March 2020 and June 2020 about the KN95 masks being "FDA and CE certified" and that they "had passed filtration tests required" to meet additional standards, the opinion said.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

June 24, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

The attorney allegedly included graphic comments with the posts, including invitations for others to engage in sexual acts with his wife and information about where they lived, including the county and telephone area code.

By Allison Dunn

3 minute read

June 23, 2022 | Law.com

"Regardless of whether 'loss' means 'deprivation' or 'failing to keep possession' or whether 'property' includes leaseholds or buildings, this court has squarely determined that 'direct physical loss of' property does not mean what [plaintiffs] say[] it means," the federal appeals court wrote. "It refers to the direct physical loss of property, not the use of property."

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

June 22, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"The two distinct lines of reasoning that explain the exception, vehicle mobility and a reduced expectation of privacy, apply to privately owned and operated aircraft," the appeals court said.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

June 21, 2022 | Law.com

A veteran attorney in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. metro areas has been suspended by the Maryland Court of Appeals for repeated dishonesty to the court and other parties, including his alleged failure to disclose that his co-counsel was suspended from practicing in the state.

By Allison Dunn

7 minute read

June 17, 2022 | Law.com

A federal judge in Maryland upheld a more than $6.1 million jury verdict in favor of a restoration contractor for lost profits and further awarded it more than $112,000 in sanctions-related fees.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

June 16, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Under the innovator liability theory, brand-name companies can be held liable because they have "near-exclusive control" of the design and warning labels used by companies who produce the bioequivalent generic drugs.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read