Marianna Wharry

June 30, 2023 | Law.com

"Although Plaintiffs' purported legal claims are often confusing and inconsistently pled, the central issue in this case is simple: do the Plaintiffs have a legal right to be in a sorority that excludes transgender women? They do not," Kappa Kappa Gamma wrote in its motion to dismiss.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

June 29, 2023 | Law.com

In a case of first impression, the Montana Supreme Court held that a defendant cannot be ordered to pay restitution directly from a COVID-19 stimulus payment and said the funds "enjoy a similar protection as payments issued pursuant to the Social Security Act."

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

June 29, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

The Biden administration announced a policy this spring requiring any semiconductor manufacturer requesting over $150 million in federal funding to submit plans for how the company will provide its employees with affordable, high-quality child care.

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

June 27, 2023 | Law.com

Justin Costello, 42, of Bellevue, Washington, used fraud proceeds to fund an expensive lifestyle, including an elaborate wedding with a James Bond theme.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

June 27, 2023 | Law.com

The suit was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.

By Marianna Wharry

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June 23, 2023 | Law.com

This suit was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.

By Marianna Wharry

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June 23, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a trial court's decision to deny the state's motion to dismiss a suit claiming it was negligent when it transferred a patient to an out-of-state facility where she later died.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

June 22, 2023 | Law.com

"Oltman purchased his trip from Alaska Airlines," Judge Linda Coburn wrote. "His flights were all under the name of Alaska Airlines, but Oltman ended up on the PenAir flight because of PenAir's [capacity purchase agreement] with Alaska Airlines."

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

June 16, 2023 | Law.com

Josefa Ippolito-Shephard, a public health scientist, argued that the smoke's strength impacted her ability to use the first level of her home where she cooks, eats and relaxes, when she filed the complaint against Cackett, her neighbor. She described the smell of the cannabis as "horrible" and believed that Cackett's daily use resulted in toxic fumes entering her home, the opinion said.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

June 15, 2023 | Law.com

"Because of the past mismanagement of Washington's Employment Security Department and the widespread confusion that was caused by new programs implemented in response to the COVID-19 financial crisis, this decision potentially effects tens of thousands of people in our state," said Weisman's attorney Timothy Ford. "It allows ESD to seize property without any kind of judicial process or court order whenever it decides that a person has been overpaid unemployment benefits—even if the overpayment was not their fault but ESD's. It does this by interpreting the words of a federal statute to mean something completely different from what the US Supreme Court has said they mean."

By Marianna Wharry

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