Avalon Zoppo
Avalon Zoppo is an appellate courts reporter for The National Law Journal. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @AvalonZoppo.
May 31, 2022 | National Law Journal
Brown Rudnick Must Face Legal Malpractice and Over-Billing CounterclaimsChristof Industries, in its counterclaim, alleges Brown Rudnick broke repeated promises not to exceed fee estimates.
By Avalon Zoppo
3 minute read
May 31, 2022 | National Law Journal
Appeals Court Chides Students in COVID-19 Fee Dispute Against UniversityThe 7th Circuit sided with Illinois State University in the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging a fee charged to students during the pandemic.
By Avalon Zoppo
3 minute read
May 27, 2022 | National Law Journal
Former Bear Stearns Broker Not Entitled to SEC Whistleblower Award, DC Circuit RulesThe broker was not entitled to collect a portion of a $100 million disgorgement because he provided information before a federal law took effect.
By Avalon Zoppo
2 minute read
May 26, 2022 | Law.com
Russian Disinformation Targets the Judiciary + A Biden Nominee StumblesPanelists at a National Judicial College event talked about how disinformation undermines the judiciary's independence, and what can be done about it.
By Avalon Zoppo | Brad Kutner
9 minute read
May 26, 2022 | National Law Journal
Senate Committee Deadlocks on 11th Circuit Nomination of SPLC's Nancy AbuduThe panel moved four other judicial nominations forward, including Michelle Childs for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
By Avalon Zoppo
2 minute read
May 25, 2022 | National Law Journal
USPS Didn't Have to Exempt Evangelical Christian Mail Carrier From Sunday Deliveries, 3rd Circuit RulesDespite ruling in favor of USPS, the court said the alternative accommodation the agency offered the worker wasn't reasonable under Title VII.
By Avalon Zoppo
3 minute read
May 25, 2022 | National Law Journal
Biden Taps Judge Florence Pan to Replace Ketanji Brown Jackson on DC CircuitThe White House also nominated Ohio attorney Rachel S. Bloomekatz to the Sixth Circuit and federal magistrate judge Doris L. Pryor to the Seventh Circuit.
By Avalon Zoppo
2 minute read
May 24, 2022 | National Law Journal
Judge Stephanie Davis Confirmed to 6th CircuitDavis will be the second Black woman to serve on the Sixth Circuit and the first Black woman from Michigan on the court.
By Avalon Zoppo
2 minute read
May 24, 2022 | National Law Journal
Three Trump-Era Judges Get RNC's Emergency Motion to Halt Jan. 6 SubpoenaThe judges are part of a special motions panel randomly selected on a rotational basis to consider emergency matters.
By Avalon Zoppo
3 minute read
May 23, 2022 | National Law Journal
Judiciary Fights Ex-Public Defender's Request That It Pay Legal Costs in Sex Harassment LawsuitCaryn Strickland's filing countered the AO's claims that neither side walked away from that ruling as the prevailing party.
By Avalon Zoppo
3 minute read
