September 13, 2023 | The Recorder
Wingstop Restaurants Hit With Class Action Over Illegal Gift Card Policy, Allegedly Withholding Cash Value of Gift CardsThis complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
By Riley Brennan
3 minute read
September 12, 2023 | Law.com
Phased-Out 'Sunday Pay' Law Applies to Salon and Spa Selling Retail Products, Says Massachusetts CourtThe Massachusetts Appellate Court vacated a grant of summary judgment to an employer, finding the employees' class action lawsuit claiming the business had failed to pay them "Sunday pay" was wrongly dismissed.
By Riley Brennan
6 minute read
September 12, 2023 | The Recorder
OpenAI Hit With Another Infringement Suit Over ChatGPT Training on Copyrighted WorksThis complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
By Riley Brennan
2 minute read
September 11, 2023 | Law.com
Maryland Appeals Court Grants Mother the Rights to Embryo Despite Father's Wishes to Destroy ItThe Maryland Appellate Court weighed in on a divorced couple's fight over their remaining embryo, awarding ownership to the mother after determining the parties' oral agreement to give the embryo a chance at life "no matter what" included the contingency of divorce.
By Riley Brennan
7 minute read
September 08, 2023 | The Recorder
9th Circuit Joins Other Circuits in Ruling Attorneys Who Are Pro Se Litigants Aren't Entitled to Special ConsiderationA panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, aligning with other circuits, held that pro se litigants who are also attorneys should not be afforded special consideration or be treated as proceeding without counsel under the circuit rules.
By Riley Brennan
5 minute read
September 08, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Major Slip-Up: Pa. Judge Rules Burlington Destroyed Relevant Evidence in Slip-and-Fall Suit, but Holds Off on SanctionsA Pennsylvania federal judge denied all parties' motions for summary judgment in a slip-and-fall suit, determining that while Burlington was liable for failing to preserve pertinent video evidence, its failure did not necessitate an entry of judgment in favor of the defendants.
By Riley Brennan
5 minute read
September 08, 2023 | The Recorder
Woman Forced to Jump From Rogue Uber Accuses Company of Negligent Hiring and ScreeningThis complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
By Riley Brennan
3 minute read
September 07, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Superior Court Rejects Arguments That 'Compilation Theory' Shields Outside Counsel, SEC Inquiry Docs From ReviewThe decision came in a construction defects case in which the home builder, Toll Brothers, argued that the work product doctrine barred it from disclosing documents, or making its outside attorney sit for a deposition about a 2016 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation.
By Riley Brennan
5 minute read
September 06, 2023 | Law.com
Ohio Trial Court's 'Highly Prejudicial' Errors Lead to Reversal of Nearly $1M Med Mal Jury Verdict"Defendants are accordingly entitled to a new trial in which the jury can consider the case anew, without the prejudicial evidence that intruded into the first trial," the appeals court said.
By Riley Brennan
5 minute read
September 06, 2023 | Law.com
Appeals Court: Illinois State Department Not Immune From Fee Award Where Plaintiffs Won Injunctive Relief"An award of fees and costs that is ancillary to an action seeking injunctive relief under the prospective injunctive relief exception does not transform the nature of the suit," the court said.
By Riley Brennan
5 minute read
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