Allison Dunn

March 04, 2022 | Law.com

On the surface, recent sister circuit rulings appear to support a New Mexico plaintiff's claims that being blocked from a county commissioner's Facebook…

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

March 04, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The Connecticut Supreme Court upheld the denial of dismissal of a medical malpractice lawsuit against UCONN Health Center/John Dempsey Hospital after the plaintiff reached a $2 million settlement with CVS Pharmacy in connection with a man's death.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

March 03, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The case was filed by Allstate Insurance Co., which sought a determination on whether it was obligated to defend and indemnify an insured who was charged with criminal assault.

By Allison Dunn

7 minute read

March 02, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

"Sometimes you get more emotionally invested in a case because you want to help someone as your friend," the respondent, family law attorney Thomas J. Dancison Jr., told Law.com. "They're not your child—they're your client. ... Sometimes you have to temper how you approach things. I think that would be an approach for any attorney to learn."

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

March 02, 2022 | Law.com

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed a district court's restitution order, finding a law that reimburses victims of an offense does not extend to personal transportation expenses incurred by the victim's representative.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

March 02, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

A former student will be able to proceed in a lawsuit against Stockton University for allegations that the school failed to accommodate his mental health disability, the New Jersey Appellate Division ruled.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

March 01, 2022 | Law.com

The attorney was suspended for six months after asking a judge to refer an opposing attorney for a mental health screening in order to gain advantage in a contentious estate-planning case.

By Allison Dunn

8 minute read

February 28, 2022 | Law.com

The Arizona Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's ruling denying a client's request for sanctions against her former attorney and a judge overseeing a defamation case stemming from her negative online review on the website Ripoff Report.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

February 24, 2022 | Law.com

"My son honked because he was protesting," said Robert W. Hagopian, whose son was hit with a $55 citation for beeping his car horn at a police officer working detail during a traffic jam caused by construction work. "He was exercising his First Amendment right."

By Allison Dunn

7 minute read

February 23, 2022 | Law.com

"A uniformed highway patrolman and court IT technician made insensitive comments to the jury regarding [a defendant's] guilt," the majority wrote. "Because of who said what to the jury and the circumstances of the interaction, [the defendant] was entitled to a rebuttable presumption of prejudice."

By Allison Dunn

8 minute read