Allison Dunn

September 25, 2023 | Law.com

"Here, we have concluded that Wesco's contacts with Massachusetts are unrelated to the claims in this case, and that whatever indirect contact (if any) Wesco had with Massachusetts related to Pray's claims is insufficient to satisfy due process," Massachusetts Appeals Associate Justice Peter Sacks wrote for the unanimous three-judge panel.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

September 22, 2023 | Law.com

"Counsel, are you asserting that somehow this private information that was disclosed at a public trial regains its confidentiality after the trial is over?" Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lisa Holder White asked the plaintiff's attorney at one point.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

September 21, 2023 | Law.com

Google filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings on the grounds that the patents are patent-ineligible subject matter pursuant to 35 U.S.C. Section 101, which states: "Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title."

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

September 19, 2023 | The Recorder

"The Court finds that although the stated purpose of the Act—protecting children when they are online—clearly is important, NetChoice has shown that it is likely to succeed on the merits of its argument that the provisions of the CAADCA intended to achieve that purpose do not pass constitutional muster," U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman wrote in an order granting NetChoice's motion for a preliminary injunction.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

September 19, 2023 | Law.com

"The apex doctrine has not been adopted by any court in this state. We decline to adopt the doctrine because it improperly shifts the burden of proof in violation of our discovery rules and it undermines the right of access to courts," Justice Susan Owens wrote on behalf of the unanimous court.

By Allison Dunn

7 minute read

September 19, 2023 | Law.com

Application materials should be submitted by email to [email protected].

By Allison Dunn

1 minute read

September 18, 2023 | Law.com

The Virginia Supreme Court has amended rules of the court pertaining to admissions to practice within the state without an examination, which will go into effect Nov. 12.

By Allison Dunn

1 minute read

September 18, 2023 | Law.com

"As a Judge, I had no agenda other than to try to resolve disputes justly and expeditiously under established principles of law," U.S. Senior District Judge Edward F. Harrington said.

By Allison Dunn

2 minute read

September 15, 2023 | Law.com

"[M]y own view is that she should have given [the ring] back," Associate Justice James R. Milkey wrote of the former bride-to-be in a dissenting opinion. "But why should my personal view on this issue matter? To me, the ultimate question this case poses is whether such issues should be resolved in courts of law, or instead left to the interplay between private conscience and social norms."

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

September 13, 2023 | Law.com

"[A]s appellees have now conceded, there is no qualitative difference between online instruction and in-person instruction. They are the same, we charge the same, it's the same instruction," argued OSU's counsel, John R. Gall, a senior partner at Squire Patton Boggs in Columbus.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read