Riley Brennan

July 01, 2024 | Law.com

On appeal, the court noted that the doctrine of implied primary assumption of risk provides that "if a person voluntarily consents to accept the danger of a known and appreciated risk, that person may not sue another for failing to protect him from it."

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

June 21, 2024 | Law.com

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit from a former client of law firm Kodner Watkins.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

June 20, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The allocatur grant comes following a November 2023 ruling by the Commonwealth Court, where a unanimous en banc panel determined that so-called "skill" games, which are video game machines often found in bars and restaurants, don't constitute illegal gambling.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

June 20, 2024 | Law.com

U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs of the District of Massachusetts entered a default judgment in favor of Jumpsource, partially granting their default judgment motion and motion for attorney fees and costs, against Polanco Industrial Corp., awarding a damages total of $22,993,718.70, in a June 13 order.

By Riley Brennan

3 minute read

June 18, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

According to the plaintiff's pretrial memo, the plaintiff had offered to settle the case for $8 million, but private mediation was unsuccessful.

By Riley Brennan

3 minute read

June 18, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The plaintiffs argued the defendant lawyers "manufactured an attorney-client relationship with a treating physician to control the treating physician's testimony."

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

June 14, 2024 | Law.com

"Audiobooks are listened to by millions of Americans. We are proud to represent a proposed class of authors who create the content we enjoy and are striving in this case to unwind and undo the harm authors have suffered by amazons' abusive monopoly practices. Taking 60 to 75 percent of sales is outrageous and amazon is able to do so only because of its monopoly power," Reiss' attorney, Steve Berman of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, in Seattle said.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

June 14, 2024 | Law.com

U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte of the District of Maryland ruled the plaintiff pleaded facts clearly to suggest USAA "knew full well that they had the use of the late fees," and "they understood the time-value of the fees" and their interest-bearing potential, according to a June 11 opinion.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

June 13, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"This litigation is as much about bringing to light the injustices suffered by our petitioners ... as it is about acknowledging the nearly impossible task of effectively representing thousands of people each year, which public defenders are routinely expected to do with little to no resources," an ACLU official said.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

June 12, 2024 | The Recorder

On June 11, Cooley attorneys, including Michelle Doolin, a partner at the firm, and associates Darina Alexandra Shtrakhman and Vivienne Pismarov, entered an appearance representing Vngr Beverage, doing business as Poppi, following a May 29 class action accusing the company of using false and misleading marketing to trick consumers into purchasing the product, believing the drinks provide prebiotic gut benefits.

By Riley Brennan

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