Mason Lawlor

June 05, 2024 | Daily Report Online

"Fearless simply—and flatly— refuses to entertain applications from business owners who aren't "black females," Eleventh Circuit Judge Kevin Newsom said. "If that refusal were deemed sufficiently 'expressive' to warrant protection under the Free Speech Clause, then so would be every act of race discrimination, no matter at whom it was directed."

By Mason Lawlor

5 minute read

June 03, 2024 | Law.com

According to the summary judgment motion, Russell is entitled to qualified immunity because "no reasonable person in her position would have known" that her actions in monitoring Connell's Hepatitis C and treating symptoms would have constituted a violation of "some clearly established right" of the plaintiff.

By Mason Lawlor

4 minute read

May 31, 2024 | Law.com

"Five years ago, Gender Justice, the Lawyering Project, and our clients understood that the fight to protect abortion rights rests in the states. Today, we are thrilled to announce that our case is finally over and our victory is settled, marking a significant win for reproductive rights in Minnesota," Legal Director at Gender Justice Jess Braverman said in a statement.

By Mason Lawlor

4 minute read

May 28, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Trial Judge "particularly troubled by certain facts" surrounding a nearly $3 million sale of a Greenwich, Connecticut property in which a couple, along with their daughter acting as a Berkshire Hathaway real estate agent, allegedly did not disclose water leaks and mold throughout the premises, while defense counsel claimed the sellers "did not have X-ray vision" to foresee them prior to the plaintiffs' gut-renovation of the home.

By Mason Lawlor

7 minute read

May 23, 2024 | Law.com

All-in-one self-service kiosks include scanners, printers and payment services to help the public "more easily engage with the court system," the state's Administrative Office of the Courts announced.

By Mason Lawlor

3 minute read

May 22, 2024 | Daily Report Online

The first two suits were filed May 7 by plaintiffs, Omar Aviles and Juan Acevedo, an employee and a former employee of Asbury Automotive, respectively, claimed that more than 14,000 other people also had private and sensitive information accessed.

By Mason Lawlor

3 minute read

May 22, 2024 | Daily Report Online

"[Smithfield's] sole proffered justification for including Hahn in their RIF is an alleged refusal to relocate her employment to Smithfield, Virginia," the complaint said. "The group of at least 18 employees whom [the defendants] did not terminate included at least one 30-year-old senior sales account manager who worked remotely, received a request to relocate, and ultimately did not relocate."

By Mason Lawlor

3 minute read

May 20, 2024 | Daily Report Online

"If this clause is enforced, Boeing will be exonerated for 99% of the claims under MUTSA," plaintiff counsel against Boeing Laurie Webb Daniel argued to the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday. "If that's not exculpatory or exoneration, I don't know what is."

By Mason Lawlor

6 minute read

May 16, 2024 | Daily Report Online

"Anybody who's been in Atlanta for any period of time knows the sidewalks are a disaster," plaintiffs attorney Andrew Coffman said. "Even if you're able-bodied, walking down the sidewalk, it can be a challenge."

By Mason Lawlor

6 minute read

May 15, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Insiders of Fang Holdings ultimately forced the company to spend around $130 million in order to acquire a 35.8% minority interest in a subsidiary, China Index Holdings, despite owning it outright just a few years earlier, according to the lawsuit.

By Mason Lawlor

4 minute read