Riley Brennan

March 30, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

"We recognize that 'Preston' has been effectively overruled by intervening Supreme Court precedent, and thus we hold that, under Pennsylvania law, conspiracy to commit robbery does not constitute a 'crime of violence' for purposes of the career offender enhancement," the appeals court said.

By Riley Brennan

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March 30, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

"Dr. Bennett's use of Southwest's data to identify class members and create a damages methodology is sufficiently relevant to the questions of commonality and predominance and will assist the court in evaluating the merits of plaintiffs' motion for class certification," the court said.

By Riley Brennan

6 minute read

March 28, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

According to the court, $122,468 of that amount would be allocated to the settlement fund and distributed among 93 collective members.

By Riley Brennan

6 minute read

March 28, 2023 | Law.com

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit rejected a South Dakota farmer's request for a new trial after his efforts in helping to persuade…

By Riley Brennan

7 minute read

March 28, 2023 | Law.com

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated a lower court's order granting summary judgment to a valet company after a hotel management corporation sought indemnification in underlying litigation from a guest's trip and fall on the curb that separates the hotel's valet driveway and its main entrance.

By Riley Brennan

7 minute read

March 28, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A Connecticut appeals court ruled against a law firm, affirming a lower court's decision to vacate a decree awarding the firm nearly $100,000 in attorney fees.

By Riley Brennan

6 minute read

March 28, 2023 | Law.com

A Kansas appeals court has allowed former Kansas State University students' class action suit against the university to survive, finding the plaintiffs sufficiently pled breach of contract claims over the school's move to remote learning during the pandemic.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

March 24, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

According to the court, "the unrebutted evidence at this juncture shows that the defendants were deliberately trying to disrupt Mack's prayers and so to pressure him to give up a central practice of his faith; no justification for that bigoted behavior has even been attempted."

By Riley Brennan

7 minute read

March 23, 2023 | Law.com

"In light of the extraordinary disregard defendants have shown for their legal obligations over the past ten years, judicial intervention and post-judgment discovery is crucial to the authority of this court and the integrity of the judgment it awarded," the court said.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

March 23, 2023 | Law.com

A federal judge in Virginia sided with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, granting summary judgment in its favor after concluding the majority of information the office withheld in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was exempted under the law.

By Riley Brennan

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