Mason Lawlor

August 29, 2024 | Daily Report Online

"The government has the full force of the Department of Justice, so they can be very difficult to litigate, expensive in terms of discovery, typically there are lots of experts at multiple stages," said Kate Seikaly, managing partner of Reed Smith's Tysons, Virginia, office.

By Mason Lawlor

7 minute read

August 28, 2024 | Daily Business Review

"[E]ven if the district court were correct in its animus decision, heightened scrutiny under the Equal Protection Clause does not apply to invidious discrimination based on a non-suspect class, and '[n]either the Supreme Court nor this court has recognized transgender status as a quasi-suspect class,'" the majority opinion said.

By Mason Lawlor

5 minute read

August 27, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in federal and state courts.

By Mason Lawlor

4 minute read

August 27, 2024 | Law.com

"Consumers are caught in a maze of 'What do I do?' Nobody has good answers and even the realtors themselves have no clue what's going on," said University of Buffalo School of Law professor Tanya Monestier.

By Mason Lawlor

7 minute read

August 23, 2024 | Law.com

"We could not be more pleased for the client to be part of this amazing trial team," Maynard Nexsen shareholder Susan McWilliams said in a statement. "Securing this win was a gratifying end to a long and arduous litigation."

By Mason Lawlor

3 minute read

August 22, 2024 | Law.com

As a result of the delay, obfuscation, and refusal by defendants to accommodate the transfer of files and information for the member accounts, TENCU has expended countless employee hours and costs in communicating with its members to advise them that the defendants no longer represent TENCU," according to the complaint filed by the plaintiff's new firm with Adams and Reese.

By Mason Lawlor

4 minute read

August 16, 2024 | Law.com

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Cranfill Sumner Partner Mica Worthy discusses unique challenges involved in suing NASA for space debris damages amidst international law and the Federal Tort Claims Act.

By Cedra Mayfield | Patrick Smith | Mason Lawlor

1 minute read

August 12, 2024 | Law.com

"Two separate, lengthy delays and an abrupt, last-minute cancelation may dissuade a reasonable person from pursuing a Title IX claim in federal court," Judge Rachel Bloomekatz wrote on behalf of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit majority.

By Mason Lawlor

6 minute read

August 07, 2024 | Daily Report Online

As part of the CMS conversion, the Clerk's Office has also "ceased allowing defendants and their attorneys the same level of access to case files as it does the District Attorney's office," according to the notice. The office has also begun charging indigent criminal defendants fees for filing, maintained a high number of vacancies, and turned away litigants, attorneys, and court reporters from its front counter, refusing to accept documents presented for filing.

By Mason Lawlor

3 minute read

August 06, 2024 | The Recorder

Pasich has been nationally recognized for representing commercial policyholders in high-profile insurance cases in directors and officers, errors and omission, commercial general liability, property and business interruption, product recall, event cancellation, motion picture and television production and other policies.

By Mason Lawlor

3 minute read