Allison Dunn

March 16, 2022 | Law.com

A longtime international attorney facing multistate discipline was unanimously disbarred by the Maryland Appeals Court last week after he was found to have repeatedly commingled client and personal funds, leading to frequent negative balances in his attorney trust account.

By Allison Dunn

8 minute read

March 14, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The attorney was convicted of unlawful sexual contact with a minor and criminal use of a communication facility after contacting an undercover agent, who was posing online as a 14-year-old girl.

By Allison Dunn

2 minute read

March 11, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Despite finding that Pennsylvania's statutory damages cap is "profoundly unfair if not unconscionable" to a plaintiff who suffered extensive injuries in a SEPTA bus crash, a Philadelphia judge rejected a post-trial motion challenging the cap's constitutionality.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

March 11, 2022 | Law.com

The Virginia State Bar said the attorneys violated its Professional Guidelines by allegedly receiving emails from their client containing potentially illicit recordings of her husband's private and attorney-privileged conversations.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

March 11, 2022 | Law.com

In a matter of first impression, the Colorado Court of Appeals held that exigent circumstances of a grisly fatal shooting supported a warrantless ping of the suspect's phone in order to immediately locate him. The ruling joins a growing list of similar decisions across the country.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

March 10, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeals is asking the state Supreme Court to determine whether a fundamental error occurred when a criminal defendant virtually attended a sentencing hearing and did not expressly waive his right to be physically present in the courtroom.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

March 09, 2022 | Law.com

An escrow officer voluntarily canceled her limited practice officer certification in lieu of further discipline after she allegedly wired nearly $2…

By Allison Dunn

3 minute read

March 08, 2022 | Law.com

While slightly reduced, a federal district court judge sided with PETA last week in its request for more than $1 million worth of attorneys' fees in a lengthy animal welfare suit against the Tri-State Zoological Park of Western Maryland, Inc.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

March 08, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

A man rendered paraplegic when the vehicle in which he was riding was struck by a detached boat trailer settled his Atlantic County suit, Ponce v.…

By David Gialanella | Allison Dunn

4 minute read

March 07, 2022 | Law.com

Robin Ficker, who is running for Maryland governor, claims his sanction was politically motivated. The other attorney, Keith Bonner, admitted to stealing from his law firm because he felt undercompensated.

By Allison Dunn

9 minute read