Marianna Wharry

May 11, 2022 | Law.com

The students sought to recover the costs of services and activities for the spring 2020 academic semester and alleged that they lost the benefits of those services and activities on account of Liberty's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Marianna Wharry

5 minute read

May 10, 2022 | Law.com

"Federal law supports the proposition that accrual of a wrongful death claim occurs on the date of death, not the date of the seaman's prior injury, or on a date beyond death when the cause of death is discovered," the appellate panel said, reversing the dismissal of a wrongful death suit brought by the wife a seaman who died from asbestos exposure.

By Marianna Wharry

5 minute read

May 06, 2022 | Law.com

The Tennessee Supreme Court upheld an attorney's one-year suspension after a disciplinary investigation revealed his previous dishonest testimony and omission of details about his financial situation in an effort to decrease his child support payments.

By Marianna Wharry

5 minute read

May 06, 2022 | Law.com

The families of four San Diego Unified School District students filed an amended complaint April 29 in a federal lawsuit against SDUSD and its Board of Education for violation of their rights under the First Amendment by imposing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

May 04, 2022 | Law.com

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced April 4 that former Asotin County Superior Court Judge Scott Gallina pleaded guilty to two counts of assault with sexual motivation—one count in the third degree and one in the fourth degree—in the wake of 2019 allegations that the former judge sexually assaulted two court employees.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

May 02, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

A magisterial district judge in Perry County consented to disbarment April 26 after he pleaded guilty to criminal charges in Cumberland County, including inappropriate contact with minors and intimidating a witness.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

May 02, 2022 | Law.com

The Oregon Court of Appeals has reversed a $1.1 billion verdict against the state for its forest management practices, finding the state did not violate state or local agreements regarding its timber production.

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

April 29, 2022 | Law.com

The indefinite suspension of a Tennessee family law attorney currently running for county judge has raised questions about whether she'll be disqualified from ultimately taking the bench even if she wins the upcoming election.

By Marianna Wharry

5 minute read

April 28, 2022 | Law.com

A federal court has upheld a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule banning the baiting of brown bears in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge near Anchorage, Alaska.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

April 26, 2022 | Law.com

Oregon State Sen. Brian Boquist sued after the Senate majority party barred him from entering the state capitol without giving 12-hour written notice to the Secretary of State.

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read