Allison Dunn

January 23, 2024 | Law.com

"I feel the bar sometimes, and the supreme courts that rule on these matters, try to take an easier way out rather than making people pay the price that they should pay," Jeffrey D. Swartz, a professor at Cooley Law School, told Law.com.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

January 19, 2024 | Law.com

The amendments were adopted in response to the court's decision in the Matter of Olchowski (2020), which posed the question concerning the proper disposition of unidentified client funds on deposit in an Interest on Lawyers' Trust Account.

By Allison Dunn

2 minute read

January 18, 2024 | Law.com

Attorneys representing a woman in an employment discrimination action against Norfolk State University asserted that sanctions are not warranted due to "a miscommunication between Plaintiff and her counsel."

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

January 17, 2024 | The Recorder

A former massage therapist, represented by attorney Douglas Wigdor, claims Madison Square Garden CEO James Dolan sexually assaulted her and orchestrated other sexual encounters with his friends, including Harvey Weinstein.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

January 16, 2024 | Law.com

"Grubhub unlawfully overcharged and took advantage of restaurants during a public health emergency that devastated much of this industry," Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell said in a statement issued Friday.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

January 12, 2024 | Law.com

"Though I agree that Mr. Allen offers no good excuse for his non-compliance—and arguably digs a deeper hole through his attempts to deflect blame onto his counsel—I find that a less severe sanction than default judgment is initially warranted for Defendants' and Mr. Allen's misconduct," U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson for the District of Maryland wrote in an order Wednesday.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

January 12, 2024 | Law.com

"Counsel's constructive absence during either a significant portion of trial or an important aspect of trial so offends the constitutional protections surrounding the right to assistance of counsel that it renders the entire adversary process 'presumptively unreliable' and creates an uncurable error," Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd wrote.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

January 11, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"The tragedy of this situation is that it will eventually result in the preventable death of a law enforcement officer, federal agent or civilian," Westport attorney Jeffrey S. Bagnell told the Connecticut Law Tribune on Wednesday. "Lawyers have not just a legal right but a moral obligation to share severe safety issues like this with the public. I do not care what Sig Sauer and its agents have to say about me after seeing the massive physical and emotional trauma this gun has caused."

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

January 11, 2024 | Law.com

"Conway ignored their ethical and contractual obligation to Smith, which is a basis of Smith's legal malpractice claim. It was improper for the trial court to resolve this issue in favor of Conway on summary judgment by finding that there was an implied contract for the Chapter 7 representation," Virginia Court of Appeals Judge Doris Henderson Causey wrote in a dissenting opinion.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

January 08, 2024 | Law.com

"First, defendant Google LLC has access to a vast quantity of its users' personal data. It is almost certain that many, if not all, members of the venire are current users of Google's products and services. Although Google's counsel has stated unequivocally that it will not use its users' data for litigation advantage, nonetheless the potential for unwarranted (and asymmetrical) invasion of jurors' privacy is sufficiently substantial that an order prohibiting such conduct is warranted," Saylor wrote.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read