Marianna Wharry

October 10, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

"When considered under the above standards, plaintiff's evidence falls well above the threshold needed to proceed to trial," Judge David Stewart Cercone wrote. "Plaintiff is prepared to testify that Smith taunted and mocked him almost daily."

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

October 07, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Commonwealth Court held that the UCBR properly disregarded the school's hearsay evidence because it was not "corroborated by other competent evidence in the record" and notably lacked first-hand testimony of the incident with Rudnick.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

October 05, 2022 | Law.com

Washington Supreme Court justices will hit the road this week for the first time since 2020 to visit undergraduate and law school classes at Gonzaga University in Spokane and to hold a public forum on real cases during the community visit.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

October 05, 2022 | Law.com

A federal judge has denied a transgender inmate's motions to amend her complaint and strike portions of the defendant's motion for summary judgment, saying her request for injunctive relief to obtain a single-occupancy cell was outside the scope of her initial complaint.

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

October 05, 2022 | Law.com

Michigan's Board of Attorney Discipline declined to extend an attorney's 60-day suspension, despite affirming a hearing panel's misconduct findings in full, including that the lawyer violated ethics canons by writing in a brief that the judiciary was acting "as the bitch for the opposing party."

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

October 04, 2022 | Law.com

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against Kim Kardashian for promoting an EthereumMax crypto asset security on social media without disclosing her quarter-million payment for the post on Monday.

By Marianna Wharry

2 minute read

September 30, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"Given that Defendant told Plaintiff her certification was inadequate and gave her a chance to cure the deficiency, and given that Plaintiff opted to resign instead of curing the deficiency, Defendant's denial of Plaintiff's request for leave was not a violation of her rights under the FMLA," the judge wrote.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

September 30, 2022 | Law.com

The Supreme Court of New Mexico is seeking applications to fill upcoming year-end vacancies on its committees, boards and commissions.

By Marianna Wharry

2 minute read

September 29, 2022 | Law.com

The court said it came to the conclusion after a discussion with its consulting epidemiologist. Mask-wearing in any other public areas of a U.S. courthouse or probation office in the district is optional, the order said.

By Marianna Wharry

1 minute read

September 27, 2022 | Law.com

"As the Court explained in Lehr, where a relationship is established between father and child that 'demonstrates a full commitment to the responsibilities of parenthood' the Constitution protects that relationship," Justice Robyn Brody wrote for the unanimous panel. "'But the mere existence of a biological link does not merit equivalent constitutional protection.'"

By Marianna Wharry

5 minute read