Jason Grant

October 13, 2022 | Law.com

"Here, given the deficiencies in the administrative record, remand was probably the best result for which plaintiff could have reasonably hoped," wrote Massachusetts federal Judge Dennis Saylor. "The Court therefore will not reduce the amount of time spent" on the pension benefits claim "for lack of success."

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

October 13, 2022 | Law.com

Cotton will take over from County Administrative Judge Sheila Tillerson Adams, who is retiring. "I understand the importance of ensuring timely access to justice and have an appreciation of the impact that the Judiciary has on the lives of people that we serve in our community," said Cotton in a statement.

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

October 10, 2022 | Law.com

An Arizona parental-rights attorney was suspended from practicing law for 90 days after practicing for several months with a previously suspended license because of unfulfilled continuing legal education obligations, in one instance forcing a "panicked" client to get new court-appointed counsel on the day of a juvenile-court severance trial.

By Jason Grant

6 minute read

October 10, 2022 | Law.com

The State Bar of Michigan has announced its annual pro-bono honor roll, recognizing individual lawyers who provided more than 30, 50 and 100 hours of pro-bono services in 2021, as well as law firms and corporations that had a "per-attorney average" of more than 30, 50 and 100 hours pro-bono services last year.

By Jason Grant

2 minute read

October 07, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The Appellate Division, First Department court ruling represents another piece of the heated litigation between the tenant and the building owner, and, in a sense, prominent lawyer Bailey.

By Jason Grant

6 minute read

October 06, 2022 | Law.com

"Nor can a driver rightly be held responsible for ambient conditions that render a tag illegible," wrote a unanimous panel of Eighth Circuit judges in the Fourth Amendment search and seizure case.

By Jason Grant

6 minute read

October 06, 2022 | Law.com

Funding for the new courses and the chosen faculty to staff them, which include judges, lawyers, probation officers, coordinators and treatment providers, comes from the federal Bureau of Justice Assistance.

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

October 05, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The proposal would amend Commercial Division Rule 36, which, as currently written, authorizes virtual evidentiary hearings and bench trials only with the consent of the parties to the litigation.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

October 03, 2022 | New York Law Journal

A former client has written, after visiting the physician's medical spa, "In my honest opinion, [plaintiff] acts like a psychotic nutcase" and "I don't think [plaintiff] even has her doctor's license," the appeals court wrote. It also noted that the doctor was licensed in New York state.

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

September 30, 2022 | Law.com

"Apart from determining that a mere proffer [that screening or Chinese Wall inside the prosecutor's office existed] was insufficient and suggesting that affidavits about a screening procedure may be relevant evidence, we have never affirmatively identified the various factors a court should consider in determining whether a former defense attorney was 'effectively screened' from a related matter," wrote the Virginia Court of Appeals in the case before it.

By Jason Grant

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