Riley Brennan

August 09, 2024 | The Recorder

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

By Riley Brennan

3 minute read

August 08, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The plaintiffs alleged the company "unlawfully and deceptively" charged borrowers every time they made a loan payment online or over the phone.

By Riley Brennan

3 minute read

August 07, 2024 | Law.com

"Guardians ad litem are entitled to absolute immunity for acts that occurred within the course of their court-appointed duties, even if their conduct was wrongful and illegal," the judge said.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

August 07, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

According to the judge, the gang had posted "a dataset with over one terabyte of customers' PII and PHI on the dark web."

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

August 02, 2024 | Law.com

Judge Seeger concluded that the plaintiffs' complaint adequately alleged that the agreement functioned as a "new promise to pay," as it revealed an intention by Riegel and ISLA to repay the debt.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

August 02, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"We are pleased with Judge Kearney's rulings and happy for our client, who waited a long time for justice," said the plaintiff's attorney, Brian C. Farrell, a partner at Gold Law Firm.

By Riley Brennan

6 minute read

August 02, 2024 | Law.com

"Unfortunately, in this case the defendants didn't meet the standard of care in the representation of MNR, and so for that reason we felt compelled to bring this complaint," said MNR's current counsel, Amir R. Tahmassebi, a partner of Konicek & Dillon in Chicago.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

July 31, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"In this court's humble view, providing plaintiffs with a proverbial third 'bite of the apple' would be futile. A third jury trial would do nothing more than waste precious judicial resources while—in all likelihood—leaving the parties precisely where we began so many years ago," U.S. District Judge Michael M. Baylson of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said following a second hung jury in an employment dispute against Uber.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

July 31, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"Lincoln's erroneous statement of Mullins's job resulted in an erroneous statement of alternative positions as well," Judge Kent A. Jordan said, noting the two positions differ in skill set and education and experience levels.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

July 29, 2024 | Law.com

"If we permitted the fee award here to stand, it would mean that counsel could make $7,000 to $9,500 an hour, which we think no reasonable class member would willingly pay to an attorney to help resolve this claim, especially when, as here, dozens of other attorneys were offering their assistance," said Judge Morris S. Arnold. "Reducing the fee award to, say, half of what was requested (resulting in fees of $3,500 to $4,750 per hour) could hardly be considered a penalty."

By Riley Brennan

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