Marianna Wharry

March 17, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Supreme Court filed a reprimand against a Hawthorne attorney March 14 after a disciplinary investigation found he commingled thousands of dollars between bank accounts and failed to safeguard client funds.

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

March 16, 2022 | Law.com

"The term 'lustful disposition' perpetuates outdated rape myths that sexual assault, including child sex abuse, results from an uncontrollable sexual urge or a sexual need that is not met," the court wrote, referring to a nearly 100-year-old doctrine that allowed prosecutors to admit evidence of prior, uncharged acts by a defendant against the same victim in a sexual assault case.

By Marianna Wharry

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March 15, 2022 | Law.com

Actor Alec Baldwin detailed his account of the October fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the "Rust" film production set in a court filing March 11, which seeks indemnification from Rust Movie Productions LLC and producer Ryan Smith.

By Marianna Wharry

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March 14, 2022 | Law.com

The Tennessee Supreme Court suspended an attorney for five years on March 4 for reciprocal discipline after learning of the attorney's 2015 disciplinary case and suspension in North Carolina.

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

March 11, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled this week that the public has a right to see settlement agreements with public employees, marking a win for transparency in public records in the state.

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

March 11, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Following a lengthy divorce proceeding plagued with claims of judicial bias and improperly awarded legal fees, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that a judge's "ill-advised" comments about the plaintiff did not constitute evidence of bias.

By Marianna Wharry

6 minute read

March 09, 2022 | Law.com

Legalweek 2022 kicked off its programming Wednesday with a conversation between television host, legal commentator and media mogul Dan Abrams and Gina Passarella, editor-in-chief of ALM's Global Legal Brands, to discuss how companies and law firms can navigate an increasingly polarized legal landscape.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

March 07, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

The firm paid CSI the cost of the settlement, wrote off nearly $20,000 in fees associated with Dixon's work on the case and expended approximately $54,150 in unbillable time investigating Dixon, resolving the CSI matter and identifying any additional misconduct, court records show.

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March 04, 2022 | Law.com

In a precedential move, the Colorado Supreme Court "discarded a troublesome relic" from that state's common law of evidence—the res gestae doctrine.  "It…

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March 04, 2022 | Law.com

According to the December 2021 grand jury indictment, former Tennessee prosecutor Glenda Adams conspired with personal injury attorney Aaron Neglia and received payments from him in exchange for providing him with restricted information from traffic accident reports.

By Marianna Wharry

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