Allison Dunn

May 24, 2022 | Law.com

"Plaintiff pro se may have graduated from law school but she has never practiced one day of law, and in fact, has never been licensed to practice due to her having failed the bar exam five times, however the defendant and this court seem to want to attribute to her the very skills she has been told by private bar exam tutors she lacks, and are the cause of her repeated bar exam failures, especially the capability to read, understand and comply with the rules, while utilizing those rules to express her contentions and communicate effectively," the plaintiff argued.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

May 24, 2022 | Law.com

Richard W. Gannett has maintained that his due process rights were violated during state ethics proceedings because his counsel was ineffective.

By Allison Dunn

8 minute read

May 20, 2022 | Law.com

The Massachusetts Appeals Court vacated an interlocutory order and instructed a trial judge to take another look at a complaint filed against Winchester Hospital, finding that the judge initially erred in viewing the matter as one alleging ordinary negligence rather than medical malpractice.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

May 20, 2022 | Law.com

The Utah Court of Appeals sided with a restaurant on Thursday, finding that even if a trial court erred in adopting its proposed special verdict form, it wouldn't be grounds for a new trial for the plaintiff, who was badly burned by the restaurant's fire pit.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

May 19, 2022 | Law.com

"The 'Warranty' entry … is not at all distinct from other entries such as 'poultry'" in the owner's manual, the judge wrote, allowing claims to proceed against manufacturer NuWave.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

May 18, 2022 | Law.com

A federal judge has allowed a physician's claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress to go forward against a former girlfriend who allegedly made false accusations that the doctor stalked and assaulted her, resulting in criminal charges against him.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

May 17, 2022 | Law.com

The court found the employer's arguments were "speculative and not supported by evidence."

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

May 17, 2022 | Law.com

"My position from day one was that if this outcome was different, it would basically put a thorn in the side of the bankruptcy practice—that bankruptcy practitioners would be nervous about handling cases such as this because of the automatic stay," said solo practitioner Constant S. Poholek Jr., who was sued after filing a Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition for a client on the eve of a foreclosure sale.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

May 16, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The Connecticut Supreme Court joined the ever-growing list of courts weighing in on COVID-19-related litigation. But it may be the first state high court in the country to determine that shutdown orders did not relieve restaurant owners from paying rent.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

May 12, 2022 | Law.com

With law school graduations and bar preparation in full swing, lawyers took to social media to offer practical gift ideas for those making the transition from J.D. to Esq.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read