Allison Dunn

December 19, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

"Judge Wolson only ruled on certain preliminary legal pleading issues, but at this stage, of course, he did not make any determination on the accuracy of the plaintiff's alleged claims or consider any of the firm's factual defenses," the firm's attorney, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius partner Michael Banks, said via email Tuesday.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

December 18, 2023 | Law.com

"The correct application of the discovery rule will be dispositive of all of the state law claims in this case," U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton wrote. "If the discovery rule tolls the statute of limitations, the state claims survive; if not, those claims are time-barred. Furthermore, the discovery rule as interpreted by the SJC will substantially inform this Court as to whether laches bar the two federal law claims."

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

December 15, 2023 | Law.com

"I think this case from the First Circuit stands for the proposition that, in order to comply with the applicable standard of law, at least in Maine, the attorney, generally, is required to take a second look, even if that attorney might believe that the area of question focuses on has already been settled," said Lee H. Bals, an attorney with Marcus Clegg who represented the plaintiff.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

December 14, 2023 | Law.com

"The West Point School Board violated that constitutional command when it tried to force Vlaming to endorse the school's ideological viewpoints on gender identity," the plaintiff's counsel, Chris Schandevel, said in a statement Thursday. "And the Virginia Supreme Court rightly vindicated Vlaming's right to stand by his convictions in its decision."

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

December 12, 2023 | Law.com

An exotic dancer with dwarfism is allowed to proceed with a defamation lawsuit alleging that HBO's docudrama "We Own This City" falsely implied that she engaged in prostitution with the former leader of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Task Force, a federal judge ruled last week.

By Allison Dunn

6 minute read

December 12, 2023 | Law.com

"This is the exact same product that is product and sold across Ohio under a variety of names. It's a chicken tender, it's a chicken finger, it's a chicken strip ... Common sense has to come in here and that's part of the reasonable expectation test," Byrnes said on behalf of Wayne Farms and GFS.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read

December 08, 2023 | Law.com

"It is immaterial that Muldrow identified as straight. A juror could reasonably hear the evidence at trial and assume that Muldrow was homosexual or identified with a sexual orientation other than heterosexual. It is the jury's perception of the defendant as homosexual that is the relevant consideration," Judge Joseph M. Getty wrote.

By Allison Dunn

7 minute read

December 08, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The Connecticut Appellate Court affirmed a lower court's judgment, finding Liberty Insurance, Liberty Mutual and Safeco insurance companies had no duty to indemnify its policyholders under home, auto or an umbrella policy, for an underlying action stemming from allegations of underage drinking and an injury in a vehicle crash.

By Allison Dunn

7 minute read

December 08, 2023 | Law.com

"Based on our preliminary review, it appears the stolen information includes Office of Judicial Administration files, district court case records on appeal, and other data, some of which may be confidential under law. A full review of what may have been stolen is a high priority to us but it will take time. Once this review is complete, we will notify those affected," the Kansas Supreme Court recently said in a statement.

By Allison Dunn

3 minute read

December 01, 2023 | Law.com

"TNA plausibly alleged that Strang used TNA's confidential information for his personal gain in violation of the RCA and, therefore, unlawfully misappropriated TNA's confidential information. Because TNA adequately alleges that this information is subject to trade secret protection pursuant to MUTSA and DTSA, and that Strang misappropriated these trade secret assets and information by emailing them to his personal email prior to his departure, the Motion will be denied ..." U.S. District Judge Julie Rebecca Rubin wrote in her order filed this week.

By Allison Dunn

5 minute read