Allison Dunn
Allison Dunn is a reporter on ALM's Rapid Response desk based in Ohio, covering impactful litigation filings and rulings, emerging legal trends, controversies in the industry, and everything in between. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @AllisonDWrites.
October 11, 2023 | Law.com
Overbilled by $695K: Judge Rules Lawyers Failed to Disclose New Fee Agreement Provisions to ClientA federal judge in Massachusetts partially granted summary judgment to a plaintiff who alleged that her attorneys overbilled her after successfully representing her in an underlying $10 million premises liability action.
By Allison Dunn
6 minute read
October 10, 2023 | Law.com
Baltimore Court Clerk Claims Employer Ignored Her Complaints of Ongoing Discrimination, HarassmentThis complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
By Allison Dunn
4 minute read
October 06, 2023 | Law.com
Following Argument, Massachusetts Justices to Decide Lawfulness of 'Draw Systems' for Commissioned Employees"Basically, Jordan's system required the employees to pay for their own hourly labor. And then once they had earned sufficient draw to cover that time, which Jordan's would take out of their earned commissions, Jordan's would pay them whatever commissions were left," Sutton's counsel, Brant Casavant, of Fair Work in Boston, explained to the justices Oct. 4.
By Allison Dunn
4 minute read
October 06, 2023 | The Recorder
'Pop of Death': Consumer Class Action Alleges Sonos' $900 Soundbar Can't Handle Dolby AtmosThis complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
By Allison Dunn
5 minute read
October 05, 2023 | Law.com
'That's Just Asking for Trouble, Isn't It?': Mass. Justices Mull Unemployment Benefits for Employee Fired Over Refusing COVID VaccineAt oral arguments Wednesday regarding whether a home health aide who was fired for violating her employer's COVID-19 vaccination policy is owed unemployment benefits, several Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justices appeared wary of denying benefits to employees who express sincerely held religious beliefs.
By Allison Dunn
5 minute read
October 04, 2023 | Law.com
Weekends Don't Count: Judge Rejects Motion to Dismiss Legal Malpractice Suit as Untimely"The parties appear to agree that the statute of limitations is two years and began to run on July 30, 2020. Therefore, ordinarily, the statute of limitations would expire on July 30, 2022," U.S. District Senior Judge David A. Faber wrote. "Defendant argues that the complaint needed to be filed on July 30, 2022, even though it was a Saturday. Plaintiff argues that he had until August 1, 2022. Plaintiff is correct."
By Allison Dunn
4 minute read
October 03, 2023 | Law.com
Allowing Injury Suit to Proceed, Court Says Jury Should Interpret JetBlue's Ambiguous Maintenance Logs"The Court's well-reasoned ruling squarely rebukes JetBlue's meritless contention that it met Federal Aviation Regulation standards of care by performing a visual check of equipment which had nothing to do with the hinge defect which caused this easily preventable occurrence in which an overhead bin door detached from both hinges and struck a passenger in the head," plaintiffs counsel Marc L. Breakstone told Law.com.
By Allison Dunn
7 minute read
September 27, 2023 | Law.com
Amazon 'Flex' Delivery Drivers Wrongly Classified as Independent Contractors, Virginia Court Holds"I am pleased with the decision from the Court of Appeals and I am proud of my office's efforts to ensure that these workers are treated fairly and given the benefits they right deserve," Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares said in a statement to Law.com.
By Allison Dunn
5 minute read
September 26, 2023 | Law.com
Court Says Immigration Judges' Challenge to Public Speaking Policy Is 'Reasonable,' But Must Be Brought Administratively"Were plaintiff's members to pursue their reasonable, nonfrivolous constitutional claims through the CSRA's administrative process and fail to secure review in the Federal Circuit, it is possible that plaintiff would then be entitled to district court review; however, at this stage, this Court is satisfied that it lacks jurisdiction over plaintiff's claims," U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema wrote in a case of the National Association of Immigration Judges challenging the constitutionality of the 2021 speaking engagements policy of the Executive Office for Immigration Review.
By Allison Dunn
5 minute read
September 26, 2023 | The Recorder
San Diego Law Firm Sued Over Breach That Allegedly Exposed '415.63 GB of Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Data'This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
By Allison Dunn
4 minute read
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