Marianna Wharry

August 23, 2022 | Law.com

" [... W]e join the majority of states that have considered the issue in holding that the duty of one who hires an independent contractor to exercise due care in doing so does not extend to the contractor's employees who are engaged in the work for which the contractor is retained," the Maryland Court of Appeals wrote.

By Marianna Wharry

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August 23, 2022 | Law.com

A federal judge issued an injunction requiring Starbucks to reinstate the seven unlawfully fired baristas, dubbed the Memphis Seven.

By Marianna Wharry

5 minute read

August 22, 2022 | Law.com

Addressing an issue of first impression posed in a certified question from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, the Washington State Supreme Court has ruled that a contractor's commercial general liability insurance policy was unenforceable because it failed to provide prospective or retroactive coverage.

By Marianna Wharry

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August 22, 2022 | Law.com

Abortion after six weeks will be banned in Idaho this week after the state's Supreme Court denied a request to block the state's total trigger ban and lifted the existing stay on the six-week abortion ban's civil enforcement mechanism.

By Marianna Wharry

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August 19, 2022 | Law.com

The Salt Lake County court held that the new law would likely violate the equality guarantees of the Utah Constitution by singling out transgender girls and barring them from competing on girls' teams regardless of their individual circumstances.

By Marianna Wharry

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August 15, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Plaintiffs Daniel Reale and Miriam Irizzary filed a complaint against the board of education, individual board members and the assistant and superintendent of the Plainfield public schools.

By Marianna Wharry

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August 11, 2022 | Law.com

The Montana Supreme Court denied a request by the state and the governor to file supplemental amicus briefing citing the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade in June.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

August 11, 2022 | Law.com

Michael Cruz, a Hispanic man of Mexican American heritage, filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado claiming that Farmers Insurance terminated his contract with the insurer based on race.

By Marianna Wharry

5 minute read

August 10, 2022 | Daily Business Review

"The two-phase evacuation plan contained in Marathon and Islamorada's Comprehensive Plan Amendments fails to meet the statute's mandate, and the Department of Economic Opportunity erred in concluding that the Comprehensive Plan Amendments by Marathon and Islamorada were in compliance with the applicable requirements of Florida law," Judge Kevin Emas wrote for the three-judge panel.

By Marianna Wharry

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August 05, 2022 | Law.com

Herman Braude, a former George Washington Law School professor and a construction law attorney, told Law.com that the appellate court's ruling is an "important decision for the horse-racing community," because it requires a trainer to act honestly, in good faith for the owner and not represent an undisclosed, third party.

By Marianna Wharry

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