Allison Dunn

February 23, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

The plaintiff, Gerald Bellan, filed his appeal on May 26, after Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge James C. Crumlish III sided with PPMC in dismissing the complaint with prejudice, finding Bellan failed to serve the hospital within a 30-day period.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

February 23, 2022 | Law.com

The Utah Supreme Court has rejected prosecutors' argument that the state's single criminal episode statute applied to the multiple prosecutions of an alleged car thief because there were different victims for each of the offenses.

By Allison Dunn

7 minute read

February 18, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Finding Section 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 contains "no free pass for online solicitations," the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Friday ruled that a promotion team can be held liable for using online communications to persuade people to invest in a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

February 18, 2022 | Daily Business Review

A Palm Beach County School teacher who was injured in a classroom fall after trying to stand up while his leg was asleep is not eligible for workers' compensation, Florida's First District Court of Appeals said Wednesday, upholding a lower court judge's denial of claims.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

February 18, 2022 | Law.com

The trial judge had acknowledged that a jury is usually the one to determine whether a statement is false or misleading, but said the plaintiffs' statements were "'so general or devoid of specific factual content,' they are incapable of empirical verification and cannot, 'as a matter of law, give rise to liability.'"

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

February 17, 2022 | Law.com

"Allowing raw materials to sit does not constitute processing because processing requires that these materials undergo treatment that will result in a product that is more marketable or useful," the Virginia Supreme Court ruled.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

February 17, 2022 | Law.com

In a matter of first impression, the New Mexico Supreme Court has ruled that judicial—and not simply prosecutorial—misconduct can bar retrial under the double jeopardy clause.

By Allison Dunn

7 minute read

February 17, 2022 | Law.com

The Arizona Court of Appeals has reinstated the full $58.9 million judgment against the former owner of Biological Resource Center for selling donated bodies for profit on the black market, finding the trial court erred in reducing the jury's $50 million punitive damages award.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

February 16, 2022 | Law.com

"Most people look at this and they say, 'Look at this crazy attorney, [he] filed a frivolous lawsuit in federal court after he lost in state court.' So, I look like a nut, but nobody knows the backstory, nobody knows what happened to get to this point," attorney Gary Dolan told Law.com.

By Allison Dunn

9 minute read

February 14, 2022 | Law.com

"We decline to articulate a rule requiring courts to scrutinize each communication, line-by-line, where the privilege may be established for a class of communications based on appropriate circumstances," the Arizona Supreme Court wrote.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read