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.
June 23, 2023 | Law.com
State High Court Split: Are Claims of Mishandling Fetal Remains Subject to Pre-Suit Notice?"The majority quickly and tersely distinguishes this case—not because the allegations, cause of action, or underlying conduct is substantially different—but simply because the decedent in Ricottilli was a 'prior patient.' ...," Justice William R. Wooton wrote in a dissenting opinion.
By Allison Dunn
8 minute read
June 22, 2023 | Law.com
Scotts' 'B Gon' Brand Files Trademark Suit Against 'Confusingly Similar' 'BuzzBGone' MarkThis complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
By Allison Dunn
3 minute read
June 22, 2023 | Law.com
'These Emails Were Sent in Error': Amazon Senior Counsel Issues Apology Following Trademark Lawyer's Defamation Suit Over 'Blacklist'"Amazon has no reason to believe that you have engaged in any professional misconduct before the USPTO, nor do your clients need to change counsel to proceed with ABR enrollment," said an apology letter to trademark attorney, Nazly Aileen Bayramoglu, from Benjamin U. Okeke, Amazon's senior corporate counsel.
By Allison Dunn
3 minute read
June 21, 2023 | Law.com
Former Phlebotomist Files Overtime Lawsuit Against Quest DiagnosticThis complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
By Allison Dunn
3 minute read
June 09, 2023 | Law.com
State Appeals Court: Commercial Tenant's Email to Landlord Constituted 'Effective Notice' to Prevent Automatic Lease RenewalDespite a provision in a commercial lease that prohibited electronic notice, the Massachusetts Appeals Court sided with a tenant in holding that an email to its landlord constituted effective notice to opt out of an automatic five-year lease extension.
By Allison Dunn
5 minute read
June 09, 2023 | Law.com
Reversing $2M Wrongful Death Judgment, Court Finds Speedway Had No Duty to Prevent Employee From Driving Post-Shift"The evidence at trial, when viewed in the light most favorable to respondent, failed to demonstrate that Speedway engaged in affirmative conduct that created an unreasonable risk of harm to the motoring public, including Mr. Jarrett," West Virginia Supreme Court Justice John A. Hutchison wrote on behalf of the unanimous court. "Therefore, Speedway had no duty to exercise reasonable care by preventing Ms. Liggett from driving."
By Allison Dunn
6 minute read
June 08, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
In AI Talent War, Rushing to Hire Tech Experts Without a Business Plan Is the Least Intelligent Approach"If you're hiring AI technical competence to help you form an AI strategy, that's completely wrong in my expert opinion because it's a business decision," said Josh Kubicki, a University of Richmond School of Law professor.
By Allison Dunn
3 minute read
June 07, 2023 | Law.com
Protection of LGBTQ+ Rights, Religious Exercise: Maryland Supreme Court Asked to Interpret Statutes in Federal Employment Suit"The role for this court today in these limited, narrow certified question proceedings is to clarify and confirm what the Maryland General Assembly decided. In so doing, the court will uphold the deliberate balance that the Maryland General Assembly struck for better or for worse, whatever the court may think of that balance between two very important policy goals: one being the protection of LGBTQ rights, the other being the protection of religious exercise in Maryland," the counsel for Catholic Relief Services, Joseph C. Dugan, an associate at Gallagher Evelius & Jones, argued before the justices June 2.
By Allison Dunn
5 minute read
June 05, 2023 | Law.com
Law Firm That Sent Delinquent Rent Notices on Clients' Behalf Acted as 'Debt Collector' Under FDCPA, Court Rules"In sum, it cannot be concluded that Senex, operating a fully integrated system for collecting delinquent tenant rent for its landlord clients, merely engages in ministerial functions. To conclude otherwise would be to ignore the reality of the comprehensive Senex rent collection system," U.S. Chief District Judge Michael F. Urbanski wrote.
By Allison Dunn
7 minute read
June 02, 2023 | Law.com
IP Law Office Hits Amazon With Defamation Suit Over Company's 'Blacklisted Attorneys'This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
By Allison Dunn
5 minute read
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