July 11, 2023 | Law.com
State Appeals Court: Defendant Granted New Trial for Ineffective Counsel, Failing to Object to Solicitor's CommentsTrial counsel should have "contemporaneously" objected to improper statements and accepted offer for curative instruction by judge, court finds.
By Mason Lawlor
5 minute read
July 11, 2023 | Law.com
Capital One 360 Savings Account Holder Files Class Action Lawsuit, Claims He Is Owed Better Interest RatesThis case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
By Mason Lawlor
2 minute read
July 07, 2023 | Law.com
Superior Court Wrongly Conducted 'In Camera' Review of Attorney-Client Privileged Documents, State Appeals Court SaysA father suing his former counsel for alleged legal malpractice in a parental rights lawsuit instead improperly used his privilege "as a shield" to block inquiry into an issue he raised, Judge Michael S. Catlett found.
By Mason Lawlor
4 minute read
July 02, 2023 | Law.com
Indiana Supreme Court Allows Total Abortion Ban To Proceed, With 'Minimum' Exceptions"It is undisputed that protecting prenatal life falls within the State's broad authority... to protect the public's health, welfare and safety."
By Mason Lawlor
4 minute read
June 30, 2023 | Law.com
Ukrainian NGO Urges Lawyers to Provide Expertise to Fleeing Civilians"My experience is that lawyers often have the best qualifications and skillsets," said Rachel Jamison, director of Safe Passage 4 Ukraine. "We're trained to do a very difficult thing, which is to put aside emotion; to work in a client's best interests, and to put mission first."
By Mason Lawlor
4 minute read
June 30, 2023 | Law.com
Creators of New Virtual Patent Marking Tech, Markr, Hope to Make Litigation Easier—and More Profitable—for Patent Owners"It really is an issue that needs more attention and feels like it's been in backwater long enough," intellectual property attorney Grant Peters said.
By Mason Lawlor
5 minute read
June 29, 2023 | Law.com
S.C. Appellate Court: Magistrate Overstepped Bounds By Issuing Ruling Over Title To Property, Landlord-Tenant Relationship"Smith certainly has defenses to the Rivers' claims, and those defenses may be good ones, but our reading of precedent convinces us the magistrate's jurisdiction ends as soon as it becomes clear that there is a challenge to title and the traditional landlord-tenant relationship does not exist," Judge Blake A. Hewitt concluded, with Judges Paula H. Thomas and Stephanie McDonald concurring.
By Mason Lawlor
4 minute read
June 28, 2023 | Law.com
Environmental Groups Challenge Federal Government's Green Light to Oil Drilling in California's San Joaquin ValleyThis case was first surfaced on Law.com Radar.
By Mason Lawlor
2 minute read
June 23, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Upholding Sanctions, 11th Circuit Says CFPB Engaged in 'Dramatic Abuse of Discovery'"The CFPB does not have the power to decide which discovery rules it will abide by and which it will ignore," the appeals court said.
By Mason Lawlor
4 minute read
June 23, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Following JQC Report, Fulton County Court Grants Judge's Motion to Withdraw as Special Master in Contentious Unlawful Eviction CaseFollowing a report by the state Judicial Qualifications Commission finding one Fulton County judge had acted unethically in previous cases, the judge has withdrawn from his role as special master in a contentious unlawful eviction case in which the plaintiff's attorney has alleged "rampant bias" on the part of the court.
By Mason Lawlor
4 minute read
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