Allison Dunn

September 13, 2023 | Law.com

"By having the guts to fight meritless lawsuits, like this one, and win, Health First is able to preserve its resources to put them to their highest use—serving the needs of its members, versus lining the pockets of parasitic whistleblowers and their lawyers. Suffice it to say, Health First believes that Judge Gorton got it exactly right and is grateful for the vindication it earned," said Bob Rhoad, a partner at Nichols Liu, who served as counsel for one of the named defendants, Health First Medical Group.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

September 11, 2023 | Law.com

On Aug. 18, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated the district court's ruling on appeal, and therefore, the "predominance analysis on which MBA relies is no longer good law," a U.S. District Court judge wrote.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

September 11, 2023 | Law.com

The Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board is accepting applications for three volunteer attorneys and one lay member to consider cases of lawyer misconduct.

By Allison Dunn

2 minute read

September 08, 2023 | Law.com

"Looking at comparators, looking at other things that don't add up, looking at the stories that are being told about your client. [That is] the less shiny sort of stuff but it's the meat and potatoes that end up making of lot of these cases work," said plaintiffs counsel David A. Karman, a senior associate at Gilbert Employment Law in Maryland.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

September 06, 2023 | Law.com

"We disagree that the prenuptial agreement is invalid on its face—i.e., we disagree that the prenuptial agreement is categorically unenforceable under any and all circumstances. We also disagree that the prenuptial agreement is unenforceable under the circumstances presented in this particular case," the appeals court wrote.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

September 06, 2023 | Law.com

To qualify to serve on the MMRP, attorneys should be impartial, an active and in-good-standing member of the bar, and actively participating.

By Allison Dunn

1 minute read

September 01, 2023 | Law.com

"Under the circumstances, the court sees no alternative but to grant the motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. While that is not an obviously sensible result, it is required by the terms of the policy and by Massachusetts law," Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV wrote.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

August 31, 2023 | Law.com

"In short, the court is of the belief that this case has become completely infected by the cumulation of misrepresentation, rules violations, 'red herrings,' and other misconduct by Plaintiff's counsel, and, the prejudice that presently exists cannot be cured by a cautionary instruction," Smith wrote.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

August 30, 2023 | Law.com

"With respect to the industry as a whole, if we end up with a patchwork of state regulation around broker-dealer standards of care, it's going to be very difficult for the broker-dealer community, particularly those that operate on a national level to understand what the requirements are where they operate," said K&L Gates partner Rich Kerr of the recent decision dismissing Robinhood Financial's challenge to Massachusetts' "fiduciary duty rule."

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

August 29, 2023 | Law.com

"This case concerns the question whether, by promulgating the fiduciary duty rule, the Secretary overstepped the bounds of the authority granted to him under MUSA. We conclude that he did not," Justice Dalila Argaez Wendlandt wrote on behalf of the court.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read