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March 04, 2022 | Law.com

State Supreme Court Abolishes Res Gestae for Criminal Cases

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

Former ADA Pleads Guilty to Conspiring With Local Attorney to Violate Federal Travel Act

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.

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March 03, 2022 | Law.com

Attorney Suspended for Being Intoxicated During Virtual Court Proceeding

During a virtual status conference last June, the attorney's speech was "very slurred," and he could not turn on his computer camera, according to a report from the disciplinary judge.

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March 03, 2022 | Law.com

Washington State AG Announces $9M Settlement in Grocery Association Campaign-Finance Litigation

The Grocery Manufacturers Association will pay a $9 million judgment and apologize for its intentional violations of Washington's campaign finance law, the Washington State Office of the Attorney General announced Wednesday.

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March 02, 2022 | Law.com

2nd Circuit: Ex-Employee Must Pay Private Equity Company for Sullivan & Cromwell's Work During Insider Trading Probe

Prosecutors said investment analyst John Afriyie netted over $1.5 million in 2016 when he bought over 2,000 ADT call options in the two weeks leading up to MSD Capital's acquisition of the ADT Corp.

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March 02, 2022 | Law.com

Conscious Drivers Cannot Refuse Blood-Alcohol Test, State Appeals Court Rules

For the first time, the Colorado Court of Appeals held that the state's Supreme Court decision that "there is no constitutional right to refuse a blood-alcohol test" also applies to conscious drivers who refuse to take a blood-alcohol test when a law enforcement officer has probable cause to suspect that they committed vehicular homicide.

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March 01, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Attorney Gets 6-Month Suspension After LinkedIn Reveals 'Law-Related' Activities Performed Under Pseudonym

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court suspended a Montgomery County attorney for six months on consent after a routine background investigation for his reinstatement revealed he engaged in law-related activity for a music management company and nonprofit organization without a license.

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February 25, 2022 | Law.com

6th Circuit Adds to Growing Body of Federal Appellate Rulings Siding With Insurers in COVID-19 Business Interruption Suits

Adding to both its own existing case law and the growing body of federal jurisprudence on COVID-19 business interruption policies, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday upheld an insurer's denial of coverage to several Michigan restaurants for pandemic-related losses.

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February 24, 2022 | Law.com

4th Circuit Upholds Ban on South Carolina's Fetal Heartbeat Act

The South Carolina Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act was enacted in February 2021 and banned abortions after an ultrasound detects a "fetal heartbeat," typically within the sixth week of pregnancy and before the "viability threshold" protected under the Fourteenth Amendment.

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February 23, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Engineering Firm Morabito Consultants Announces Settlement Over Surfside Condo Collapse

The insurers representing Morabito Consultants have agreed to settle all claims involving the structural engineering firm related to the June 2021 Champlain Towers South Condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, according to a spokesperson from the engineering firm.

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