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February 17, 2023 | Law.com

Not Very Neighborly: Appellate Court Dismisses Attorney/Association President's $2 Million Defamation Suit Against Fellow Homeowners

The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a circulating petition to remove a homeowner's association president lacked the sufficient "sting" to effectively harm the plaintiff's professional reputation as a licensed attorney/business owner in order to support a defamation claim.
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November 02, 2022 | Law.com

Federal Judge Certifies Appeal Over Whether Tax Exempt Status Equals Federal Financial Assistance Under Title IX

In an issue of first impression, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland has certified an interlocutory appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit regarding whether 501(c)(3) tax exempt status constitutes federal financial assistance under Title IX, according to the opinion.
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August 15, 2022 | Law.com

Appeals Court: Law Firm's Debt Collection Activities for Client Aren't Subject to Consumer Loan Law

"We hold that a law firm that prepares promissory notes or undertakes debt collection activity on behalf of a HOA client is not subject to the MCLL because it is not a 'lender' that is 'engaged in the business of making loans' under the provisions of the MCLL," Judge Brynja M. Booth wrote on behalf of the 7-1 majority. "Rather, a law firm is in the business of providing legal or debt collection services to its client."
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July 26, 2022 | Law.com

District Court: School Must Follow Title IX Requirements Because '§501(c)(3) Tax Exemption Constitutes Federal Financial Assistance'

"In light of the Supreme Court's holdings in Regan, Grove City College, Smith, and Cannon, as discussed supra, this Court holds that §501(c)(3) tax exemption constitutes federal financial assistance for the purposes of Title IX," Judge Richard D. Bennett wrote. "Enforcing the mandates of Title IX in schools with §501(c)(3) status aligns with and protects the principal objectives of Title IX: "'to avoid the use of federal resources to support discriminatory practices' and 'to provide individual citizens effective protection against those practices,' Cannon, 441 U.S. at 704."
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February 28, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

NEW PARTNERS YEARBOOK 2022

Congratulations to these new partners, made and hired laterally over the past year.
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December 02, 2021 | National Law Journal

Appeals Court Set to Block Attorney's Challenge of Judge's Order That Teed Up Discipline Over 2020 Election Lawsuit

"Pick any statement you want from this opinion and just imagine that it had been made in the final order dismissing the underlying case. That wouldn't be appealable by the lawyer," one judge said.
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November 15, 2021 | Law.com

Who Got the Work?℠: Chick-Fil-A's Consumer Class Action, Hershey's Pretzel Purchase, Instacart's IP Battle, Expedia's Employment Suit and More

Here's your round-up of the law firms and lawyers around the country being tapped to handle key cases and close major deals for their clients.
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November 10, 2021 | Law.com

Critical Mass by Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: The Oklahoma Supreme Court Reversed A $465M Opioid Judgment. And Lawsuits Are Soaring Over Astroworld's Concert Catastrophe.

The state's highest court refused to expand Oklahoma's public nuisance law into the "newest fictional shape-shifting monster." Nearly 30 lawsuits have been filed over deaths, injuries and economic damages associated with the Travis Scott concert on Nov. 5.
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September 28, 2021 | National Law Journal

Lawyer Can't Appeal His Referral to Grievance Committee Over Election Lawsuit, Court-Appointed Amicus Says

Max Etchemendy, a counsel with Vinson & Elkins tapped by the D.C. Circuit as amicus in the case, told the court he believed it lacked jurisdiction over an attorney's appeal of a judge's referral to a grievance committee.
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February 22, 2021 | National Law Journal

Grievance Panel Weighing Attorney Who Sued Pence Includes Big Law Partners, White-Collar Defenders

The nine-member grievance committee in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia includes current and former prosecutors, a Supreme Court veteran and Big Law leaders.
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