By Allison Dunn | January 26, 2023
"The underlying complaint alleges that as a result of Dello Russo's faulty workmanship during renovations, the building partially collapsed, requiring the demolition of the remaining structure. In other words, the underlying complaint alleges that Dello Russo's negligence caused an accident. Accordingly, the claims against Dello Russo allege 'property damage' caused by an 'occurrence,'" the court said.
By Marianna Wharry | January 24, 2023
The New Hampshire's court sanctioned Dewhurst with requiring six additional hours of continuing legal education classes in conflicts of interest and avoiding from any disciplinary actions for one year. As of December 2022, Thomas E. Dewhurt III has satisfied all terms of his public censure in New Hampshire, records show.
By Allison Dunn | January 18, 2023
A federal judge has approved a $2.25 million class action settlement in favor of workers who were allegedly instructed by their employer not to include two 15-minute breaks when recording their compensable hours on their daily timesheets and further awarded the plaintiffs' attorneys one-third of the common fund.
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By Emily Cousins | January 18, 2023
"Connecticut graduates and families owe billions of dollars in student loans," Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said. "These unaffordable payments delay many from buying homes, opening businesses or starting families, and from beginning to build wealth for themselves."
By Cheryl Miller | January 12, 2023
"From all accounts, it's been rolling out fairly smoothly," Shipman & Goodwin partner Sarah Westby said of Connecticut's first sales of adult-use marijuana.
By Colleen Murphy | January 9, 2023
In an issue of first impression, the Appellate Court of Maryland held that the circuit court erred in awarding a victim attorney fees and that under the plain language of the applicable statute, the "direct out-of-pocket loss" provision exclusively authorizes courts to award restitution losses resulting from a victim's physical or mental injury.
By Allison Dunn | January 6, 2023
"Is the contract still able to be performed? If the answer is, 'No,' then there's certainly the argument that performance may be impossible or impractical, the purpose of it may have been frustrated, and so forth," said Peter Byrnes on behalf of the landlord.
By Allison Dunn | January 4, 2023
A woman will be allowed to proceed with claims of abuse of process and intentional infliction of emotional distress against a law firm that represented her ex-husband in a divorce proceeding after the Maine Supreme Judicial Court concluded that her tort complaint was not barred by the doctrine of issue preclusion.
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By Emily Cousins | December 9, 2022
"The respondent violated every attorney's fundamental responsibility to a client," the decision said.
By Allison Dunn | November 23, 2022
"My question to the court would be that if a lawyer who reports his or her own misbehavior is going to be disbarred anyway, then what incentive does that lawyer have to report the misbehavior in the first place?" said former Maryland attorney Edward A. Malone.
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