Mason Lawlor

November 15, 2024 | Law.com

"At this stage, the teams are no closer to irreparable harm than they are to the command, 'Drivers, start your engines,' at the first race of the 2025 season," U.S. District Judge Frank Whitney wrote in a Nov. 8 order.

By Mason Lawlor

6 minute read

November 15, 2024 | Law.com

Noah Hurwitz told Law.com that he believes the decision issued last week by a Michigan federal jury is just the fourth religious accommodation case to reach a jury trial since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020.

By Mason Lawlor

5 minute read

November 13, 2024 | Law.com

Despite dealing with a breast cancer diagnosis and complications from surgery, plaintiff Stephanie Arble was allegedly threatened by her manager at Dominion Energy Ohio that it would be "insubordination" if she did not come into the office on returning from medical leave.

By Mason Lawlor

3 minute read

November 12, 2024 | Law.com

Attorneys working in private and public practice spoke to Law.com about the devastation left by Helene, reflecting how their day-to-day legal operations were affected and how their professional community pulled together in the aftermath.

By Mason Lawlor

9 minute read

November 11, 2024 | Law.com

"I think as a whole, there was a lot of resiliency and we bounced back pretty well," attorney Steve Cash of Searson, Jones, Gottschalk & Cash in Asheville, North Carolina said.

By Mason Lawlor

10 minute read

November 08, 2024 | Law.com

Unlike other cases where traumatized plaintiffs have requested punitive damages in their complaints, transgender female Haleem Gilliland did not raise the request until the default judgment stage.

By Mason Lawlor

3 minute read

November 07, 2024 | Daily Report Online

"It is very unlikely that courts—including, if necessary, the U.S. Supreme Court—would permit a local state criminal trial to proceed against a sitting president or even against a president elect," Public Interest Law Prof. John Banzhaf wrote.

By Mason Lawlor

4 minute read

November 05, 2024 | Daily Report Online

The sanctions came in response to Ford's alleged attempts to reach a "compromise verdict," and force a mistrial for products liability claims. However, those sanctions "almost completely prevented Ford from presenting a defense as to liability," according to Appellate Judge M. Yvette Miller.

By Mason Lawlor

8 minute read

November 04, 2024 | Daily Business Review

"We, like our sister circuits that have addressed nearly identical arguments, therefore conclude that Defendants were not acting under a federal official," Judge Babara Lagoa said. "Instead, Defendants operated as a private assisted living facility that may, or may not, have complied with federal recommendations and regulations concerning COVID-19."

By Mason Lawlor

7 minute read

November 01, 2024 | Law.com

On appeal from the Cook County Circuit Court, the manager of Onward restaurant in Chicago argued that trial judge Robert F. Harris wrongly denied his motion for continuance to push back a jury trial because his attorney was injured and required surgery just prior to the start date.

By Mason Lawlor

5 minute read