Riley Brennan

March 03, 2023 | Law.com

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld a lower court's dismissal of a radiologic technologist's sex discrimination and hostile work environment claims.

By Riley Brennan

3 minute read

March 03, 2023 | Law.com

A federal judge in Maryland has ordered nail salon owners to pay two employees nearly $70,000 in damages after finding violations of the Fair Labor…

By Riley Brennan

2 minute read

March 02, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled that an injured tractor operator can proceed with her lawsuit against the makers of the tractor's chassis because her claims allege strict, rather than vicarious, liability.

By Riley Brennan

3 minute read

March 02, 2023 | Law.com

The Idaho Supreme Court vacated a jury's medical malpractice verdict in favor North Idaho Day Surgery, remanding the case for further judgment after finding the plaintiffs had been prejudiced by the use of a "'but for' jury instruction on the issue of proximate cause instead of a 'substantial factor' instruction."

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

March 01, 2023 | Law.com

"In a thorough and well-reasoned decision, the Supreme Court of Maryland followed well established precedent and reaffirmed that the final decision of the District Council is the appropriate agency decision that is subject to judicial review and when the District Council's final decision is based on a mixed question of law and fact, a reviewing court will apply the substantial evidence standard of review," said Rajesh A. Kumar, principal counsel to Prince George's County Council.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

February 28, 2023 | Law.com

"During a 6-year period ending in July 2020, there were 3,735 referrals of people between the ages of 8 and 18 for prosecution under the disorderly conduct law for 'school-related' incidents," the appeals court majority said.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

February 28, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge in Pennsylvania has certified a class in a lawsuit alleging a nationwide call center company violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991.

By Riley Brennan

3 minute read

February 24, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Job recruiters owe a duty of reasonable care to job seekers to accurately represent their credentials to prospective employers, a federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled, allowing a claim to proceed against a staffing agency that falsely represented that one of its candidates had a college degree.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

February 24, 2023 | Law.com

An Oregon attorney has been reprimanded failing to memorialize the essential terms of a contract under which his clients agreed to perform construction work in lieu of paying legal fees.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

February 23, 2023 | Law.com

The Virginia Court of Appeals has vacated a defendant's drug convictions, unraveling a trial judge's sentence of 40 years with 33.5 years suspended.

By Riley Brennan

3 minute read