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.
September 25, 2023 | Law.com
Massachusetts Appeals Court Says Trial Judge Lacked Jurisdiction to Rule on Insurance Dispute Against Wesco"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
At Oral Argument, Law Firm Says It Didn't Violate Client's Privacy With Press Release Announcing Med Mal Verdict"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
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September 21, 2023 | Law.com
'Modification of Data Is Not Patent Eligible': Judge Sides With Google in Infringement Suit Over Mobile Device Geolocation PatentsGoogle 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."
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5 minute read
September 19, 2023 | The Recorder
'CAADCA Likely Violates the First Amendment': Judge Grants NetChoice Injunction Against California's Website Age Requirements Law"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
Washington High Court Unanimously Rejects Bank Execs' Reliance on 'Apex Doctrine' to Avoid Deposition"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.
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7 minute read
September 19, 2023 | Law.com
Virginia State Bar Accepting Applications for Court of Appeals VacancyApplication materials should be submitted by email to [email protected].
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September 18, 2023 | Law.com
Virginia High Court Approves Amendment to Rule Governing Admission to Practice Without ExaminationThe 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.
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September 18, 2023 | Law.com
Senior Federal Judge in Massachusetts Retires From Bench After 35 Years"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.
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September 15, 2023 | Law.com
Who's 'at Fault' for Ending Engagement? Massachusetts Appeals Court Decides Rightful Owner of $70K Engagement Ring"[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
'If There Had Been a Full Refund, Do You Think We'd Be Here?': Ohio Supreme Court Hears Arguments in COVID-19 College Refund Dispute"[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.
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