Riley Brennan

November 21, 2024 | Law.com

In Bell v. Shelter General Insurance Co., the plaintiff appealed the dismissal of her breach of contract suit, which alleged that Shelter General Insurance Co. breached its automobile insurance policy by failing to pay her sales taxes and fees relating to her purchase of a replacement vehicle.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

November 20, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

In Downz v. Citizens Bank, the plaintiff claimed Citizens Bank was negligent in failing to warn her of fraudulent activity and for allegedly allowing her to overdraft her Home Equity Line of Credit account by over $100,000.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

November 20, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

In Cantave v. St. Joseph's University, the court found counsel from Leeds Brown Law and Lynch Carpenter's request for $384,588.20 in fees to be unreasonable.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

November 18, 2024 | Law.com

In Newman v. Uber Technologies, the court denied attempts to hold Uber responsible for the safety of Lyft drivers, concluding it didn't owe drivers of a separate company a duty "to protect them from known, dangerous passengers."

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

November 15, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

In Commonwealth v. Centre Lane Partners, the state attorney general sought to stop Pyrex from dismantling its plant in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, and moving to an Ohio facility.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

November 15, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

In Inman-Clark v. The Neiman Marcus Group, a federal judge held that undisputed evidence established that Neiman Marcus breached the duty of care for improperly hanging on the wall a 13-pound, wooden-framed painting, which fell on the plaintiff's head.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

November 14, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The plaintiffs claimed they spent approximately 15 to 30 minutes per day rebooting and loading their computers, logging in to their computers, and opening and loading various software applications and web browsers, without being compensated.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

November 14, 2024 | Law.com

"The court could answer each of these lingering questions in favor of either Johnson or Hertz. But at this stage, the court need not, and should not, definitively resolve these questions. Instead, Missouri state courts should have the first opportunity to determine these important issues of state law," U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark for the Eastern District of Missouri said.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

November 14, 2024 | Law.com

In Robust Missouri Dispensary 3 v. St. Louis County, the court sided with the plaintiff, concluding that only one local government is permitted under state law to impose an additional 3% sales tax on the retail sale of marijuana.

By Riley Brennan

6 minute read

November 12, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The plaintiff, a Philadelphia resident, was flying home when he requested a cup of hot tea, which was served in a "highly negligent fashion."

By Riley Brennan

3 minute read