Riley Brennan

August 02, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"We are pleased with Judge Kearney's rulings and happy for our client, who waited a long time for justice," said the plaintiff's attorney, Brian C. Farrell, a partner at Gold Law Firm.

By Riley Brennan

6 minute read

August 02, 2024 | Law.com

"Unfortunately, in this case the defendants didn't meet the standard of care in the representation of MNR, and so for that reason we felt compelled to bring this complaint," said MNR's current counsel, Amir R. Tahmassebi, a partner of Konicek & Dillon in Chicago.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

July 31, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"In this court's humble view, providing plaintiffs with a proverbial third 'bite of the apple' would be futile. A third jury trial would do nothing more than waste precious judicial resources while—in all likelihood—leaving the parties precisely where we began so many years ago," U.S. District Judge Michael M. Baylson of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said following a second hung jury in an employment dispute against Uber.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

July 31, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"Lincoln's erroneous statement of Mullins's job resulted in an erroneous statement of alternative positions as well," Judge Kent A. Jordan said, noting the two positions differ in skill set and education and experience levels.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

July 29, 2024 | Law.com

"If we permitted the fee award here to stand, it would mean that counsel could make $7,000 to $9,500 an hour, which we think no reasonable class member would willingly pay to an attorney to help resolve this claim, especially when, as here, dozens of other attorneys were offering their assistance," said Judge Morris S. Arnold. "Reducing the fee award to, say, half of what was requested (resulting in fees of $3,500 to $4,750 per hour) could hardly be considered a penalty."

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

July 29, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania concluded that the solo practitioner's hourly rate of $725 was reasonable, based on the Community Legal Services' fee schedule.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

July 26, 2024 | Law.com

"The complaint does not suggest defendants control such evidence of shooter's reliance and does no more than speculate that shooter, like other young men in Virginia, observed defendants' advertisements," wrote U.S. District Judge Claude M. Hilton for the Eastern District of Virginia.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

July 26, 2024 | Law.com

The reversal comes following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision holding that employees don't need to "show that the injury satisfies a significance test" when bringing Title VII discrimination claims.

By Riley Brennan

3 minute read

July 24, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The sanctions motion came following a 66-page opinion Brody entered in May, which said Ikea and its counsel demonstrated "incredible and gross negligence" by failing to implement litigation holds to preserve deleted mailboxes.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

July 23, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"Absent clear language and considering the presumption against waiver, we are reluctant to extend a jury waiver provision to a separate document that could have easily included its own waiver provision," said U.S. District Judge John F. Murphy of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

By Riley Brennan

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