Riley Brennan

December 21, 2023 | Law.com

"The statute simply does not provide clarity that truthful speech which generates an innocent or unreasonable listener mistake is outside of its scope. And this is sufficient to confer pre-enforcement standing," Justice Caleb Stegall said. "Thus, when the Legislature criminalizes speech and does not—within the elements and definitions of the crime—provide a high degree of specificity and clarity demonstrating that the only speech being criminalized is constitutionally unprotected speech, the law is sufficiently unclear to confer pre-enforcement standing on a plaintiff challenging the law."

By Riley Brennan

6 minute read

December 15, 2023 | Law.com

The court reversed a summary judgment order in an ownership dispute of a rhinestone-adorned piano once played by Liberace.

By Riley Brennan

8 minute read

December 14, 2023 | New York Law Journal

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By Riley Brennan

6 minute read

December 14, 2023 | Law.com

The court concluded that the defendants failed to allege sufficient facts to withstand the motion to dismiss, and allowed the plaintiff Dubliner's motion.

By Riley Brennan

6 minute read

December 12, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

In an appeal involving challenges to verdict slip details and jury deliberations, the Pennsylvania Superior Court sided against a widow, affirming a lower court's judgment in favor of the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

By Riley Brennan

7 minute read

December 12, 2023 | Law.com

The Oregon Supreme Court has held that genetics doesn't establish parental interest, settling a dispute between biological parents who conceived a child through surrogacy.

By Riley Brennan

10 minute read

December 12, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the vacating of a $1 million jury verdict, agreeing with the lower court's decision to hold a new trial on the issue of whether an injured worker could recover past noneconomic damages.

By Riley Brennan

11 minute read

December 12, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

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By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

December 11, 2023 | New York Law Journal

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By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

December 08, 2023 | Law.com

"Even if this were an accurate characterization of the Government's position, the argument belies our precedents. In determining whether the discretionary-function exception applies, we ask whether the challenged conduct is 'susceptible to policy analysis,' not whether it was in fact subjected to that analysis by the decisionmaker," Judge Bobby Ed Shepherd wrote on behalf the Eighth Circuit panel. "Furthermore, safety concerns are a typical policy consideration we identify when applying the discretionary-function exception."

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read