Riley Brennan

April 12, 2024 | Law.com

The high court determined that Judge Robert P. Ruehlman, a retired judge sitting by assignment on the Jackson County Court of Common Pleas, General and Domestic Relations Division, was disqualified from presiding over "Jackson v. Ward," concluding that an objective observer would conclude that he was prejudiced against the litigant.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

April 12, 2024 | Law.com

The court determined that until the Indiana General Assembly determined otherwise, it holds that "gender" in Title 9 of the state statutory scheme means "sex."

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

April 11, 2024 | Law.com

The high court concluded the trial court erroneously refused a jury instruction supporting the defendants' theory that the patient could have sustained a traumatic brain injury from a fall from other means than what was presented by the plaintiff.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

April 11, 2024 | Law.com

The complaint alleges that mayor Tiffany Henyard's former assistant was drugged and sexually assaulted by a trustee for the Village of Dolton, Andrew Holmes, while on a work-related trip to Las Vegas for a conference Henyard was attending.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

April 11, 2024 | Law.com

Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Sullivan granted Walmart Real Estate Business Trust and Sam's Club Real Estate Business Trust $1.3 million and $837,689, respectively, after the defendant, Quarterfield Partners, promised the companies an option to purchase their leased properties after 10 years, but failed to issue the notices or negotiate the sale of the properties as required under the lease.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

April 10, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"While a decision in J.S.'s favor will open the courthouse doors to all sexual abuse survivors regardless of their age, this does not necessarily mean that lawsuits against the government will increase. In fact, we hope for the opposite," Jason Javie of Friedman & Levin Associates said.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

April 09, 2024 | New York Law Journal

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.

By Riley Brennan

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April 09, 2024 | The Recorder

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.

By Riley Brennan

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April 08, 2024 | Law.com

"After carefully reviewing the record, we hold that had the trial court precluded admission of the challenged aspects of the Durrani collage and any reference to Durrani's license revocations and the other lawsuits, the jury likely would have reached the same verdict," wrote Judge Ginger S. Bock for the Ohio First District Court of Appeals. "Therefore, the trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying defendants' motion for a new trial."

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

April 08, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"Here, it is undisputed that the trial court did not announce the jury's intended $0 damages award in open court."

By Riley Brennan

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