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The Legal Intelligencer

Third Circuit Revives Religious Discrimination Suit Over Phila. DA's Vaccine Mandate

A lawyer for the plaintiff said the ruling "could create a lot of litigation for people who work for municipal governments."
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

'I Affirm. I Swear.' The Pandemic Has Transformed NY's Notarization Requirements—Or Has It?

Although the pandemic is, relatively speaking, in our rearview mirror, its influence over the law remains ever-present. With that backdrop, Harriet Newman Cohen took a look at changes in the New York notarial laws and their reach in the field of family law.
13 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Cigna Sued for Alleged CARES Act Violations

DoctorNow alleged that the defendants were required to provide full coverage and reimbursement for COVID-19 testing.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Attorneys Battle PPP Loan-Forgiveness Woes for Hotel Clients

"We just want what everyone else has gotten," said co-counsel for the hotel groups in the multidistrict litigation.
4 minute read

The Recorder

SF Appellate Ruling Could Mean Dismissal of Hundreds of Criminal Cases

A unanimous First District Court of Appeal panel said the San Francisco County Superior Court improperly "stepped into the shoes of the prosecution" when it continued to cite COVID-related backlogs as a valid reason for delaying misdemeanor trials.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Convicted Ex-Prosecutor May Still Practice Law, for Now, Says Divided Md. High Court

The decision means Marilyn J. Mosby may remain an active attorney as she appeals her federal convictions. But a dissenting justice said she "presents an unacceptable risk of harm to the public" if she's allowed to practice law.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Clock Reset: This New Ruling Is Good News for Plaintiffs

"The Supreme Court made it clear that the General Assembly had the power to toll statutes of repose that it created," said appellant counsel Michael B. Terry. "This clarification may have impacts in a wide variety of cases."
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Appellate Division Has Set a Very Dangerous Precedent': No 'Well-Established Common Law Rule' on Physician's Duty to Warn About Exposure to COVID-19

"Simply stated, the legislature's decision in the COVID Immunity Statute to temporarily limit the scope of whatever duty we might recognize defendants owed the Campbells to one of simply avoiding gross negligence during the height of the COVID pandemic leaves the estate unable to state a claim on the facts alleged," Judge Allison E. Accurso wrote for the court.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

'End of the Road'? SCOTUS Won't Hear Challenge to Connecticut Vaccine Law

"It is a classic battle of church vs. state," said Brian Festa, vice president and co-founder of We The Patriots USA, one of the plaintiffs.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

I-9 Compliance in a Post-COVID World

"It is likely these questions will not be answered until audits have been conducted, fines are levied, and lawsuits are filed and settled or decided," write Stacey A. Simon and Lisa Ryu of Meyner and Landis.
10 minute read

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