Allison Dunn

December 20, 2021 | Law.com

On the day a Cleveland-area law firm confronted one of its attorneys about his involvement in a sexual relationship with a client, the attorney, Sean R. Porter, was encouraging a second female client not to tell anyone about their own sexual relationship, according to a disciplinary case decided by the Ohio Supreme Court last week.

By Allison Dunn

8 minute read

December 17, 2021 | Daily Business Review

A Florida Fourth District Court of Appeals panel reversed an award for a woman who slipped and fell in a Speedway gas station parking lot, finding that a jury would have to speculate about how long a gasoline spill existed and whether the company failed to address an apparent slippery buildup on the concrete.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

December 16, 2021 | Delaware Law Weekly

Richard Abbott, who has been the subject of disciplinary investigations for several years, sued the five justices of the Delaware Supreme Court and two attorneys from the state's disciplinary counsel, claiming that a probe into his conduct violated state and federal law.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

December 15, 2021 | Law.com

Employees of a Mayfield, Kentucky, candle factory have filed a class action lawsuit against the company for allegedly requiring them to stay at work or face discipline, despite warnings that dangerous weather was approaching.

By Allison Dunn

7 minute read

December 15, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

The plaintiff's "interpretation of the statute would require Lyft to confirm the driver requirements, including proof of insurance, before every log-in attempt by every driver. Such an interpretation is unreasonable and unnecessary," the appeals court said.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

December 15, 2021 | Law.com

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit rejected sibling police officers' claims that they were wrongly stripped of their specialty training positions and passed over for promotions based on what they claimed were their deeply-rooted Christian beliefs.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

December 14, 2021 | Law.com

An Ohio judge who was recently suspended for one year without pay has missed a deadline to surrender his attorney registration card, according to the Ohio Supreme Court's filing on Tuesday.

By Allison Dunn

3 minute read

December 14, 2021 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A crash investigation determined that the tractor-trailer driver failed to stop at a red light at the intersection.

By Allison Dunn

2 minute read

December 13, 2021 | Law.com

"As a prosecutor, you can get kind of cynical about people and their behavior and how they treat each other. But seeing something like this, it reminds me that there's a lot of good out there. People from all across the country are reaching out, wanting to help. It's pretty amazing," said Richie Kemp, Graves County Commonwealth's attorney for the 52nd Judicial Circuit.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

December 13, 2021 | Daily Business Review

"According to Fednat, so long as an insurer pays an appraisal award pursuant to a policy provision, even if the payment is occasioned after the filing of a breach of contract lawsuit, the insurer has fully complied with the policy and cannot be held liable for its prior denial of the claim," Judge Matthew C. Lucas wrote. "That, however, is not the law."

By Allison Dunn

3 minute read