Mason Lawlor

July 14, 2022 | Law.com

The appeals court found that, because the new lawsuit sounds in tort, it is not a compulsory counterclaim barred by the doctrine of res judicata.

By Mason Lawlor

4 minute read

July 14, 2022 | Law.com

The Nevada Court of Appeals has affirmed a decision by the state's Eighth Judicial District Court to deny a motion to amend a wrongful death complaint filed by children whose parents died in an arson attempt at a casino.

By Mason Lawlor

3 minute read

July 13, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Attorney Glen Ray Fagan has been disbarred from the practice of law by the Georgia Supreme Court for filing fake complaints on behalf of two employees at U.S. Xpress (USX) in Tennessee, where he served as associate general counsel from 2015 to 2019.

By Mason Lawlor

4 minute read

July 12, 2022 | Law.com

The Tennessee Court of Appeals affirmed a jury's finding that a family lawyer was entitled to damages after her former client failed to pay agreed-on fees.

By Mason Lawlor

4 minute read

July 11, 2022 | Delaware Law Weekly

The American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware has promoted one of its in-house staff attorneys, Dwayne J. Bensing, to be its next legal director.

By Mason Lawlor

2 minute read

July 08, 2022 | Daily Report Online

The decision "will affect a good number of other cases," the plaintiff's attorney told Law.com.

By Mason Lawlor

5 minute read

July 07, 2022 | Law.com

The Tennessee Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit against the law firm of Kustoff & Strickland brought by former clients who accused the firm of attorney misconduct and negligence for withdrawing from a wrongful death case.

By Mason Lawlor

4 minute read

July 07, 2022 | Daily Report Online

A South Carolina attorney appears likely to be disbarred from the practice of law after recently admitting to over 70 counts of misconduct across two years, including attempted insurance fraud, filing a false police report, and theft of settlement funds from a lawsuit in which he was the defendant.

By Mason Lawlor

5 minute read

July 06, 2022 | Daily Report Online

A federal jury has issued a defense verdict in a lawsuit brought by an inmate's daughter who alleged that her father's death was due to negligence by the Rockdale County jail's nurses, medical staff, deputies and the county sheriff.

By Mason Lawlor

5 minute read

July 01, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

"Their failure to provide factual background and citations to the record hinders our ability to assess their claim that the trial court abused its discretion in its selective excision of attorney time relating to billing," the court said.

By Mason Lawlor

4 minute read