November 02, 2021 | Law.com
DOJ Announces $91M Resolution With Gree Appliances Companies Over Failure to Report Dangerous DehumidifiersOn Oct. 29, the Department of Justice announced a $91 million resolution to a Chinese appliance manufacturer's criminal charges regarding the company's failure to notify the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission of millions of faulty and potentially flammable dehumidifiers it had sold to U.S. consumers.
By Marianna Wharry
5 minute read
November 02, 2021 | Law.com
Fourth Circuit to Resume In-Person Oral Arguments in DecemberThe court announced Tuesday that it plans to resume in-person oral arguments Dec. 7-10 at the Lewis F. Powell Jr. U.S. Courthouse.
By Marianna Wharry
3 minute read
November 01, 2021 | Law.com
Mask Mandate Mayhem: Litigation Flares Over Who Makes the Call for Public SchoolsOn Oct. 29, the First District Court of Appeal in Florida transferred a petition from parents in Alachua and Duval counties regarding school mask mandates to lower district courts, marking a new addition to national disputes over mask mandate authority and policy implementation.
By Marianna Wharry
5 minute read
October 29, 2021 | Law.com
In Title IX Case, 8th Circ. Says University Denied Women Equal Opportunities to Play SportsBut the appellate court reversed and remanded on the issue of whether the school also violated Title IX by denying female athletes equal treatment and benefits.
By Marianna Wharry
8 minute read
October 28, 2021 | Law.com
DOJ Reaches $88M Civil Settlement With Families of Charleston Shooting VictimsThe families of the nine deceased victims and the five survivors, 14 plaintiffs total, claimed the FBI was negligent when it failed to prohibit the sale of a gun by a licensed firearms dealer to the shooter.
By Marianna Wharry
4 minute read
October 28, 2021 | Law.com
Condo Association Reaches $2M Settlement Over Construction DefectsA condominium association reached a $2 million settlement Tuesday with contractors over construction defects at a 70-unit condo complex in Berlin.
By Marianna Wharry
2 minute read
October 27, 2021 | Law.com
Tennessee Court: Handwritten Bible Inscription, Using Only First Name, Counts as Codicil to Will"Although Ms. Thompson did not subscribe or insert her entire name into the handwritten instrument, she inserted her first name 'Micki,' within the inscription," the appeals court wrote. "Thus, the instrument was signed by Ms. Thompson with the use of part of her name, and as the trial court found, with testamentary intent."
By Marianna Wharry
3 minute read
October 26, 2021 | Law.com
Federal Judge Tosses Out Special Grand Jury Indictment of US Park Police Officers in Shooting CaseFederal Judge Claude M. Hilton agreed that officers Lucas Vinyard and Alejandro Amaya were entitled to "supremacy clause" immunity from prosecution in the shooting because their actions were "necessary and proper under the circumstances" and "there [was] no evidence that the officers acted with malice, criminal intent or improper motivation," according to court records.
By Marianna Wharry
3 minute read
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