Allison Dunn

February 11, 2022 | Daily Business Review

In a divided ruling, the majority of a First District Court of Appeals panel sided with a Tallahassee bar that argued it should have been allowed to assert a comparative fault defense at trial, thus rejecting a $28.6 million judgment in favor of an intoxicated pedestrian who was struck by an intoxicated driver.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

February 10, 2022 | Law.com

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has sided with the Central Intelligence Agency in reversing a district court judge's order to release certain information regarding the agency's former detention and interrogation program, as well as a court transcript of ex parte proceedings.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

February 10, 2022 | Law.com

A federal magistrate judge in Massachusetts has issued a divided ruling on whether, in a patent dispute with Fitbit, Philips North America must turn over emails sent and received by a foreign patent attorney who is not registered as an attorney-at-law.

By Allison Dunn

7 minute read

February 09, 2022 | Law.com

"The bottom line is this: the Maine Judiciary is routinely sealing opinions written by Superior Court justices in medical malpractice cases," Taylor Asen, a partner at the plaintiff law firm Gideon Asen, said. "This practice, we believe, is a flagrant violation of the First Amendment. We don't think it's a close call."

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

February 08, 2022 | Law.com

Arif told investigators he could not afford to pay law firm expenses and salaries with his own funds, so he loaned himself money from the SNT.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

February 07, 2022 | Law.com

Recent comments by two neighboring federal appellate judges show the ideological divide over whether courts considering abortion bans—and potentially other pressing issues—should wait for U.S. Supreme Court guidance or push ahead.

By Allison Dunn

7 minute read

February 07, 2022 | Law.com

The Massachusetts Court of Appeals has ruled that attorneys acting as agents of a union cannot be held liable for actions taken on the union's behalf.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

February 04, 2022 | Law.com

The high court said the ruling was intended to provide "broad guidance" for lower courts on what it called a "recurring issue of statewide importance."

By Allison Dunn

8 minute read

February 03, 2022 | Law.com

In a case of first impression, the New Mexico Court of Appeals departed from federal precedent this week in siding with a defendant who argued that a police inventory search of a locked gun safe in his vehicle violated his state protections against unreasonable search and seizure.

By Allison Dunn

8 minute read

February 02, 2022 | Law.com

"The problem with plaintiffs' First Amendment claim and the preliminary injunction here is that Congress is not trying to regulate or suppress plaintiffs' adult entertainment," the unanimous three-judge appeals panel wrote, reversing a lower court decision. "It has simply chosen not to subsidize it."

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read