Marianna Wharry

May 27, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Erik Mishiyev, also known as "DJ Short-E," alleged that Orlando Davis, Beasley Media Group's program director at its radio station WiLD 94.1, and the media company published defamatory statements between 2004 and 2020.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

May 23, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Commonwealth Court overruled the secretary of the commonwealth's preliminary objections to a lawsuit challenging the office's directive that prohibited all county boards of election from using third-party consultants to inspect electronic voting devices.

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

May 23, 2022 | Law.com

Joining a number of other federal appeals courts around the country, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that plaintiffs attempting to sue loan furnishers under the Fair Credit Reporting Act must first show that the information reported was inaccurate before then showing that the furnishers' investigation into the dispute was unreasonable.

By Marianna Wharry

5 minute read

May 20, 2022 | Law.com

In a ruling that could potentially upend U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement proceedings going forward, a federal appeals court ruled May 18 that the SEC's in-house adjudication process is unconstitutional.

By Marianna Wharry

5 minute read

May 19, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

A former Phoenixville Area School District finance director was sentenced to 14 months in prison on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to embezzling over $94,000 from the district.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

May 17, 2022 | Law.com

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries and Office of the Attorney General filed a $300,000 wage-and-hour complaint against a cannabis business in Spokane County Court on May 11, which the offices said is the first litigation of this type against a cannabis retailer in the state.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

May 17, 2022 | Law.com

A Baltimore hospital's workers union earned the right to unionize after a federal appeals court backed its bargaining order and said the hospital had to enforce it despite its objections.

By Marianna Wharry

6 minute read

May 16, 2022 | Law.com

The Washington state Supreme Court found that a modification to the state's DUI law established "an objective, bright line rule" that anyone who is above the specified THC level can be charged.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

May 13, 2022 | Law.com

A federal appellate panel upheld a Kentucky-born, U.S. citizen's conviction for engaging in illicit sexual conduct while teaching in Cambodia, despite his claims that Congress lacked power to regulate the conduct for which he was convicted.

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

May 12, 2022 | Law.com

A Washington state woman's negligence claim against 3M has been revived after the Washington Court of Appeals said the trial court gave improper jury instructions.

By Marianna Wharry

5 minute read