Riley Brennan

December 26, 2024 | Law.com

Numerous trending drinks and popular drink brands found themselves at the center of litigation this year.

By Riley Brennan

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December 23, 2024 | Law.com

"At the time of the Today Show interview, Glandian was not aware of any information that would have led her to believe that her statements regarding the white makeup were false or were likely to be false," the judge said.

By Riley Brennan

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December 23, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"The monetary settlement demonstrates that medical malpractice cases involving the death of a single person, even without a spouse or kids to amplify recoverable wrongful death damages, can command eight-figure recoveries," the plaintiff's attorney said.

By Riley Brennan

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December 19, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"The parties' disagreement is understandable given that the jurisprudential landscape with respect to whether Ms. Canaan must plead harassment that was severe-or-pervasive or severe pervasive-and-objectively-offensive is murky, in part because one of several statutes may be applicable to allegations of harassment depending on the bases for the purported harassment, e.g., sex, race, etc." U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy wrote in the matter captioned Canaan v. Carnegie Mellon University.

By Riley Brennan

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December 17, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"Plaintiff is clearly embarking upon a fishing expedition regarding defendants," the defendants had argued.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

December 16, 2024 | Law.com

Earlier this month, the parties joined a private mediation with retired Judge Jay C. Gandhi. Following the mediation, the parties indicated that they were finalizing a settlement. The court agreed to vacate Poppi's motion to dismiss the hearing scheduled on Dec. 19.

By Riley Brennan

2 minute read

December 16, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

In Neyman v. Sunbelt Rentals, the court concluded a jury would have to determine whether the injured party was expected to come in contact with the wet, slippery ramp, and whether Sunbelt could have anticipated the harm that occurred.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

December 16, 2024 | Law.com

U.S. District Judge Denise J. Casper for the District of Massachusetts determined Cianbro Corp.'s breach of contract claim against two engineering companies could move forward as it wasn't time-barred by the statute of limitations.

By Riley Brennan

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December 16, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

In Philadelphia Eagles v. Factory Mutual Insurance, the court concluded that its dismissal of the suit in October didn't warrant reconsideration, finding the motion wasn't based on any change in the law, new evidence or clear error.

By Riley Brennan

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December 13, 2024 | Law.com

"Overfield did not need to present evidence that either the vest or the working conditions of the locomotive were inherently unsafe, or that they each constituted an independent cause of his damage, in order to submit the verdict director in the disjunctive," Missouri Appellate Judge Gary M. Gaertner said in Overfield v. BNSF Railway.

By Riley Brennan

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