Mason Lawlor

May 20, 2022 | Law.com

An Ohio attorney has resigned from the state bar in the midst of disciplinary proceedings for allegedly neglecting a client facing foreclosure, moving to another state without telling her and failing to repay fees he collected from her.

By Mason Lawlor

3 minute read

May 17, 2022 | Daily Report Online

In a dispute over whether police officers continued to an interrogate a then-16-year-old murder suspect after he invoked his right to remain silent, the Georgia Supreme Court questioned why prosecutors declined to have the lead interrogator testify on the matter.

By Mason Lawlor

5 minute read

May 16, 2022 | Law.com

In a putative class action lawsuit against baby food manufacturer Gerber, a federal judge in Virginia has appointed interim counsel and co-lead counsel for 27 plaintiffs who allege the company knowingly sold baby food with dangerous levels of heavy metals.

By Mason Lawlor

3 minute read

May 13, 2022 | Law.com

The Massachusetts Appeals Court has affirmed the dismissal of a woman's claims that she was injured by knee-pain injections manufactured by biotech company Genzyme.

By Mason Lawlor

2 minute read

May 13, 2022 | Law.com

Judge Kenny Armstrong found that the trial court erred in ordering a forfeiture because prosecutors could not sufficiently explain how the money was connected to any criminal activity, despite suspicions of drug trafficking.

By Mason Lawlor

4 minute read

May 10, 2022 | Law.com

An Ohio attorney has been issued an interim default suspension for refusing to return a portion of a client's flat fee after failing to complete his representation in two criminal matters and for ignoring a subsequent disciplinary complaint.

By Mason Lawlor

2 minute read

May 10, 2022 | Law.com

"It sends a disappointing message to other students who may have been traumatized as a result of being assaulted on campus, because they have a very short period of time to have the emotional strength and ability to not only come forward and file a lawsuit like this, but also analyze the facts, contact a lawyer, and put everything together," Todd Boock said.

By Mason Lawlor

5 minute read

May 06, 2022 | Law.com

The Department of Justice, along with state law enforcement, has brought criminal charges against 14 defendants, 12 of them medical professionals, for the illegal sale of opioids.

By Mason Lawlor

2 minute read

May 05, 2022 | Law.com

The move came just weeks after the DOJ, working with Spanish authorities, seized a $90 million yacht owned by another Russian oligarch.

By Mason Lawlor

3 minute read

May 04, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"If I was the chief justice, I would start all over again; I'd have everything reargued, and everything re-briefed, just pull the plug," said former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears. "Obviously it's criminal, and it's a breach of the institution of the Supreme Court, regardless of what side you're on with this issue."

By Mason Lawlor

4 minute read