Allison Dunn

March 30, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The judge said the lawsuit constituted a "minor dispute" under the Railway Labor Act and therefor the court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction.

By Allison Dunn

8 minute read

March 30, 2022 | Law.com

In reversing a lower court, the Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that a trial judge is not necessarily obligated to enforce a settlement agreement as written and may instead apply common-law contract principles to alter, modify or decline to enforce it.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

March 30, 2022 | Law.com

"While it is true that attorneys sometimes act not as agents of the parties but as officers of the court . . . to allow the deceased plaintiff's attorney to act in such a manner here would allow the attorney to utilize the courts as an instrument of client solicitation," a state high court has ruled.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

March 29, 2022 | Law.com

The dispute involved an agreement for the sale of a painting.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

March 28, 2022 | Law.com

"Under all of the circumstances, we think it better that the matter be heard before a different judge," the appeals panel wrote in remanding the matter.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

March 25, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed with a majority of the state's Disciplinary Review Board, issuing reciprocal discipline to a Pennsylvania attorney for falsely telling clients that he successfully resolved their cases and paying them more than $500,000 from his personal funds to perpetrate those falsehoods.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

March 25, 2022 | Law.com

Despite a Maine school district dropping its mask mandate, a federal judge overseeing a challenge to the policy has refused to dismiss the case as moot, citing the potential for the district to reinstate the mandate at a later date.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

March 25, 2022 | Law.com

A federal judge granted a couple's motion for boutique law firm partner, James R. Serritella, to be admitted pro hac vice, despite JPMorgan Chase Bank's objection on the grounds that the attorney will likely be called as a witness for his familial role leading up to the litigation.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

March 24, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Appellate Division on Thursday upheld an $800,000 asbestos verdict against Ford Motor Co., rejecting the company's claims that the trial judge erred in ruling it violated a consent order for discovery and in leveling sanctions against it.

By Allison Dunn

8 minute read

March 24, 2022 | Law.com

"Indeed, it is initially unclear what harm, exactly, the department itself suffers from a loss of marijuana excise tax revenue—revenue that is ultimately credited in full to the public school capital construction assistance fund," the Colorado Supreme Court wrote in a case of first impression.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read