Marianna Wharry

November 30, 2021 | Law.com

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reinstated a manicurist's hostile work environment claim against Wynn Las Vegas resort, following several other circuits' holdings that such a claim can stem from an employer's response to unwanted sexual advances by a third party toward an employee.

By Marianna Wharry

6 minute read

November 29, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Complaints against him included failure to disburse funds from a $15,000 settlement that was later completed by his successor; failing to distribute IOLTA funds of varying amounts; and failure to disperse all of the funds from several settlements ranging in size from a few thousand to a couple of hundred thousand dollars.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

November 29, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

A Brick Township man and his wife agreed to settle their Ocean County lawsuit, Topinka v. Estate of Horan, following a 2015 motor vehicle collision…

By Marianna Wharry

5 minute read

November 29, 2021 | Law.com

How much lawyering is too much lawyering? A Twitter thread that went viral last week began with a cautionary tale about how even very good lawyers can go overboard without proper guidance from their clients.

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

November 24, 2021 | Law.com

"In reviewing the record before us, we find no mitigation," the Disciplinary Board for the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania wrote.

By Marianna Wharry

9 minute read

November 19, 2021 | Law.com

A federal jury convicted a former West Virginia police officer in Charleston for using excessive force against an arrestee Thursday. The jury heard…

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

November 18, 2021 | Law.com

A viral Reddit thread on substance abuse in the legal profession began Tuesday with a simple question from an undergraduate student considering law school: "Any practicing lawyers here that still smoke weed?"

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

November 18, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

A pedestrian who suffered a traumatic brain injury after he was struck by a New Jersey Transit bus has accepted $2 million to settle his Essex County…

By Charles Toutant | Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

November 16, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

The three-judge panel examined for the first time whether the phrase "lack of diligent preparation" in the Speedy Trial Act refers to any discovery violation or only egregious violations.

By Marianna Wharry

5 minute read

November 15, 2021 | Law.com

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent denial of a stay for a tobacco company's electronic cigarettes brings into question the department's role in public health and safety as popularity of flavored e-cigarettes increases among children.

By Marianna Wharry

5 minute read