Riley Brennan

March 11, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"They got fair notice and had a full and fair hearing. Counsel rightly conceded those points at argument. Judge Goldberg was admirably patient, giving them plenty of time and warnings," Third Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas said.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

March 11, 2024 | Law.com

In the March 5 opinion, authored by Judge Andrew D. Hurwitz, the three-judge panel affirmed the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona's dismissal of Alyssa Jones and her attorney, Philip Nathanson, v. Riot Hospitality Group, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e)(2) of an employment discrimination action because of intentional spoliation of electronically stored information by Jones.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

March 11, 2024 | Law.com

"The UFJA provides a means of domesticating a foreign judgment and identifies how Utah courts must treat these domesticated judgments. Although the UFJA does not specifically address the question of postjudgment interest, subsection 78B-5-302(3) supports the district court's conclusion," Justice John Pearce said.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

March 08, 2024 | Law.com

"The fact that there is considerable disagreement among courts as to how to treat cases that implicate marijuana businesses that are legal at the state level is not an 'extraordinary circumstance' that warrants relief under Rule 60(b)(6). For a Rule 60(b)(6) motion to prevail, the relief granted must be necessary to accomplish justice," U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson wrote for the District of Maryland said.

By Riley Brennan

3 minute read

March 08, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The former commissioner is accused of harassing numerous former courthouse workers, including making comments about the plaintiffs' appearance, making jokes of a sexual nature toward them, and even propositioning them for sex.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

March 08, 2024 | Law.com

Judge Amy St. Eve authored the opinion, which certified two questions posed from the district court, and added a third, after concluding there is no controlling precedent in the Illinois Supreme Court as to questions revolving around the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act.

By Riley Brennan

6 minute read

March 07, 2024 | The Recorder

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.

By Riley Brennan

3 minute read

March 06, 2024 | Law.com

Ten days after he sat in on an interview as his brother-in-law's counsel and signed a medical release on his behalf, Adams County District Judge Robert Kiesnowski retired pursuant to a condition of a stipulation for private censure he had agreed to for previous, unrelated judicial misconduct.

By Riley Brennan

6 minute read

March 06, 2024 | The Recorder

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California previously abstained and stayed the case because of issues between federal and state cannabis legalization. However, the Ninth Circuit concluded in a March 4 opinion, authored by Judge Salvador Mendoza Jr., that an abstention wasn't warranted as there were no exceptional circumstances present.

By Riley Brennan

6 minute read

March 06, 2024 | The Recorder

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read