Allison Dunn

Allison Dunn

Allison Dunn is a reporter on ALM's Rapid Response desk based in Ohio, covering impactful litigation filings and rulings, emerging legal trends, controversies in the industry, and everything in between. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @AllisonDWrites.

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December 18, 2024 | Law.com

Contested Engineer Cleared to Testify in Defective Pistol Suit, Federal Judge Rules

Sig Sauer asked the Massachusetts court to follow the guidance of a 2021 decision from Texas federal court, which held that the contested expert did not offer a "generalized acceptance of his theory," of uncommanded firings—meaning firing without pulling the trigger—because he didn't perform functional tests.

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December 12, 2024 | Law.com

Insurers Dodge Sherwin-Williams' Claim for $102M Lead Paint Abatement Payment, State High Court Rules

This week, the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously agreed that the abatement fund payment did not constitute "damages" under Sherwin-Williams' insurance contracts.

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December 10, 2024 | Law.com

Baker Botts' Biopharma Client Sues Former In-House Attorney, Others Alleging Extortion Scheme

"They look forward to vigorously litigating these matters in a public forum in the coming weeks and months," said Evan Gotlob, a partner at Lucosky Brookman in New Jersey, denying allegations of wrongdoing against the defendants.

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December 05, 2024 | Law.com

State Court Considers If Physician Can Be Held Liable for Lack of Tests, Treatment

"We said that was a continuing stream of treatment and, therefore, the statute of repose applied. But here, we don't have that. We don't have a continuous stream of treatment, we have a lack of treatment. We have plenty of visits in which the doctor doesn't perform the initial test, and I think that's the crux of the theory of negligence," Massachusetts Associate Justice Gabrielle R. Wolohojian said during oral arguments before the state high court.

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December 03, 2024 | Law.com

Ethics Charges Filed Against Judge Accused of Helping Defendant Escape ICE Detention

After federal felony charges against Newton District Judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph were dismissed, she referred herself to the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct, where she now faces formal ethics charges.

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December 02, 2024 | Law.com

'That Decision was Wrong:' Federal Judge Rethinks Consumer Protection Class Certification

"Applying Chapter 93A broadly to a nationwide class would undermine these principles and impair the regulatory authority of states outside Massachusetts," U.S. District Judge William Young said, altering his decision to grant class certification in a consumer protection case against Saba University School of Medicine.

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November 27, 2024 | Law.com

Jones Day Client Seeks Indemnification for $7.2M Privacy Settlement, Plus Defense Costs

"CNA only agreed to pay claim expenses incurred on or after April 23, 2024. However, all of the claim expenses were incurred in connection with the civil action, as DOJ was, at all relevant times, investigating the allegations contained in the sealed qui tam complaint," Mark Rotatori, a partner at Jones Day, wrote on behalf of the plaintiff seeking indemnification.

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November 22, 2024 | Law.com

'A Mockery' of Deposition Rules: Walgreens Wins Sanctions Dispute Over Corporate Witness Allegedly Unfamiliar With Company

"Zeikos's counsel made roughly 300 objections during Mr. Goldstein's deposition. ... The objections' numerosity alone might be enough to be considered obstructionist, but upon review of them in the full context of the deposition, the court notes it would fail to sustain about 90% of them," wrote U.S. Magistrate Judge Keri L. Holleb Hotaling in a business dispute against Walgreens.

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November 20, 2024 | Law.com

Am Law 200 Firm to Defend PUMA in Latest Quarrel Over Patented Shoe Technology

On Monday, Jonathan Labukas, a partner with Quarles and Brady in Washington, D.C., filed an appearance for the German-based footwear company in a declaratory action filed by Brooks Sports in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

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November 19, 2024 | Law.com

Apple Asks Judge to 'Follow the Majority Practice' in Dismissing Patent Dispute Over Night Vision Technology

"Courts, including in this district, have resoundingly rejected this approach, dismissing willful infringement claims where a complaint alleged that a defendant learned of the asserted patents solely through the filing of the complaint," attorneys with DLA Piper wrote on behalf of Apple's motion to dismiss a patent suit brought by SiOnyx over night vision technology.

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