Allison Dunn

November 14, 2023 | Law.com

"Counsel, if we adopt your theory, having studied what other states are doing because it's sort of a new area—not every state has weighed in—we'd have the most liberal interpretation of third-party spoliation in the nation," Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush told plaintiffs counsel from the bench Monday.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

November 10, 2023 | Law.com

A federal judge in Virginia agreed to dismiss one patent infringement claim against Amazon this week, while the court will defer on the remaining allegations brought by developers who claim that the e-commerce company poached its voice recognition technology and natural language understanding to expand its Echo and Alexa products.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

November 09, 2023 | Law.com

"Plaintiff is therefore forced to resort to an argument that Defendant's facilities—located on the opposite coast—infringe on its trademarks. This sort of significant geographic separation between local businesses, coupled with the lack of any legally cognizable consumer overlap, compels application of the principles espoused in Dawn Donut, What-A-Burger, and their progeny. Plaintiff makes many arguments to the contrary, but they are all unavailing," Young wrote.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

November 08, 2023 | Law.com

"In this matter, there is no new counsel for Ms. Haysbert, a pending motion of sanctions against Mr. McKelvey, a request to select a new trial date submitted by Mr. McKelvey an no explanation of good cause of why he must withdraw, and finally, no affirmation by Ms. Haybert that she no longer wishes to retain Mr. McKelvey," Outback Steakhouse's counsel, John D. McGavin of McGavin, Boyce, Bardot, Thorsen & Katz in Fairfax, Virginia, wrote in its opposition.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

November 02, 2023 | Law.com

A federal judge in West Virginia is allowing a widow's medical malpractice suit to proceed against a temporary staffing and recruiting agency for…

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

November 02, 2023 | Law.com

"We are treating this matter with the highest priority, but we don't yet know how soon our information systems will be back online," spokeswoman Lisa Taylor told Law.com. "Law enforcement is also aware of the security incident, and the Office of Judicial Administration will cooperate with any investigation that may result."

By Allison Dunn

3 minute read

November 01, 2023 | The Recorder

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.

By Allison Dunn

3 minute read

October 31, 2023 | Law.com

Burns & Levinson responded to the partner's claims of age discrimination, stating, "We value the diverse perspectives, experiences, and contributions of every attorney at our firm—at every level and of every age—and we are fortunate to have so many different voices as the foundation of our ongoing success."

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

October 27, 2023 | Law.com

"My amici clients, who are manufacturers, are concerned about whether manufacturers will receive the tort liability insurance coverage that they paid substantial premium for and that they expected," said Sherilyn Pastor, an insurance recovery partner at McCarter & English in Newark, New Jersey, who authored the amicus brief on behalf of the Product Liability Council and the National Association of Manufacturers.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

October 27, 2023 | Law.com

A recent ruling allowing Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison to continue representing Google in antitrust litigation, despite not seeking a waiver from former client Yelp, shows it takes more than alleging an inherent client conflict to get a large firm kicked off a case.

By Allison Dunn

7 minute read