NEXT
Sign in to follow

Law.com

Ex-Nurse's 'Individualized, Idiosyncratic Religion' Claims Against COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Allowed to Proceed, Judge Rules

"Here, the plaintiff has alleged that a core principle of being 'Pagan' is submitting to natural forces and refusing artificial medical aid," U.S. Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV wrote. "She has asserted that the mRNA technology used to develop some of the COVID-19 vaccines makes them unnatural and impermissible, as distinct from the virus-derived annual flu vaccine. That asserted connection is sufficient to support a plausible claim that accepting at least some of the COVID-19 vaccines would violate a tenet of her idiosyncratic religion."
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Health Care Worker Files Class Action Against Staffing Agency for Unpaid Meal Breaks

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Which Comes First: Discretionary or Interlocutory Appeal? High Court Tackles Procedural Dispute

"For you to prevail, I think you need to be able to show that the renewal action is the same 'the case' in which the voluntary dismissal was filed," Presiding Justice Nels S. D. Peterson told appellee counsel during oral arguments.
8 minute read

International Edition

Google Wins €1.49B AdSense Case While Qualcomm's Fine Upheld by EU Court

The judgments centered on two separate fines imposed by Brussels officials on the U.S. tech giant and chipmaker in 2019.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Getting Ahead of Unfair Criticism of Judges

Judge Barbara Kronlund of San Joaquin County, California Superior Court has developed a presentation focused on the importance of judicial independence aimed at non-legal audiences that's been adopted by the local ABOTA chapter.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Court Orders Brooklyn DA to Hand Over Documents For Criminal Case

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Liability Over 2018 East River Helicopter Crash That Killed 5 Heads to Jury

The parents of Trevor Cadigan quickly sued Liberty Helicopters Inc., NY on Air LLC (NYON), Airbus and aircraft part services company Dart Aerospace following the death of their son and others.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Eleventh Circuit Upholds Limits on Public Comments During City Council Meetings

"This is critical because absent those restrictions, a public hearing can devolve into chaos as anyone and everyone could use limited public hearing time either to engage irrelevant topics or behave in an inappropriate manner that distracts from the conduct of government business," said Edward Guedes, who represents the city of Homestead
5 minute read

The Recorder

Judge Rejects Students' Plea to Restart Golden Gate University's JD Program

The small San Francisco law school announced plans last year to move its remaining juris doctor candidates to two other schools, including one in Minnesota.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Copyright Complaint Says Miley Cyrus Hit 'Flowers' Derived From Bruno Mars Song

A company that owns partial rights to "When I Was Your Man" says Cyrus' song takes its melody, harmonic elements and lyrical inspiration from the 2013 hit by Bruno Mars.
5 minute read

TRENDING STORIES

Law Pro Logo

Featured Firms

Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.

(470) 294-1674

Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone

(857) 444-6468

Smith & Hassler

(713) 739-1250

More from ALM

More from ALM

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.

Resources

  • 2024 Trends Report Mid-Year Special Edition: Update on Outside Counsel Billing Rates

    Brought to you by LexisNexis® CounselLink®

    Download Now

  • AI in Private Equity: A Guide for Gaining an Early Advantage

    Brought to you by Ontra

    Download Now

  • Why Are So Many Law Firms Suddenly Embracing Digital Transformation?

    Brought to you by AllRize

    Download Now

  • 2025 State Legislative Sessions

    Brought to you by LexisNexis®

    Download Now