Jason Grant

February 09, 2023 | Law.com

The inmate has "stated a plausible claim for relief by arguing that his use of the anticonvulsant drug gabapentin for back pain would make his brain less responsive, or possibly unresponsive, to a drug used by Georgia for lethal injections," wrote a three-judge circuit court panel.

By Jason Grant

6 minute read

February 09, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The First Department court, though, still affirmed dismissal of the case "on the merits," saying that the plaintiffs' "longstanding pattern of noncompliance with discovery demands and court orders ... raised an inference of willful and contumacious conduct."

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

February 08, 2023 | Law.com

A complaint in the matter, the facts of which a hearing officer found "admitted and established," said that the lawyer "abandoned" two different cases, each of which a court clerk noticed for dismissal based on "want of prosecution."

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

February 08, 2023 | Law.com

"Consumers facing repossession and collection actions on their vehicles deserve clear and transparent information from auto lenders," said Massachusetts Attorney General Joy Campbell. Her office noted that more than 500 borrowers across Massachusetts are expected to be eligible for relief under the $7.6 million settlement, which includes about $5.5 million in debt relief funds.

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

February 06, 2023 | New York Law Journal

"The use of facial recognition software to exclude members of law firms from a Knicks basketball game or a Taylor Swift concert discriminates against lawyers for doing their jobs," said Sherry Levin Wallach, the New York State Bar Association's president.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

February 03, 2023 | New York Law Journal

"Contrary to plaintiff's [Anna Condo's] contention," special master Susan Bender, "had the legal authority to award legal fees associated with defendant's [former husband, George Condo's] motion sequence ... and the defense against plaintiff's appeals to this Court," wrote the appellate panel.

By Jason Grant

6 minute read

February 03, 2023 | New York Law Journal

"Given the allegations that Morelli acknowledged the dispute [over the additional 10% contingency fee] multiple times, [Morelli Law Firm's] arguments regarding the possible binding effect of the fee letter, and defendant's possible ratification thereof, raise issues of fact," said Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Louis Nock.

By Jason Grant

7 minute read

January 31, 2023 | Law.com

Barron will step into the trial-court judge position on Feb. 15, and her appointment will end on Dec. 2, 2024, after the November 2024 general election, the Illinois State Bar Association said.

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

January 26, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The Democrat-controlled legislature has made the institution of an equality amendment a renewed priority after the U.S. Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization struck down women's federal right to abortion.

By Jason Grant

6 minute read

January 25, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The reinstatement of the state law and city law-based claim comes despite the plaintiff apparently mislabeling her lawsuit's discrimination cause of action as one rooted in a "hostile workplace," when her complaint describes a single incident and a next-day firing.

By Jason Grant

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