News published on Legal Newsline in March 2022

Polsinelli Strengthens Leadership in Real Estate and Financial Services, Elevating Kristin M. Walker, Vivian C. Grigorians and Christine Brady Hoag.

ORLANDO (Legal Newsline) - There would already be a black female U.S. Supreme Court justice had President Joe Biden accepted the first one that a Republican president selected nearly 20 years ago, according to a Georgia congressman.

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Department of Interior's new Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) director does not have the educational requirements to assume the position, according to a watchdog group.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) - A defense attorney who urged jurors to reject a lawsuit against a children’s hospital so it could continue to take in “the sickest kids” crossed the line into illegal argument, the Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled, ordering a new trial over a premature baby’s injuries.

CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) – A potential defendant in a not-yet-filed slip-and-fall lawsuit won’t be granted access to the plaintiff’s 911 call.

DENVER (Legal Newsline) – A two-and-a-half-inch deviation in a sidewalk isn’t a big enough issue to hold the City of Boulder liable for the injuries of someone who tripped over it.

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - A recently filed lawsuit says a Boston University Academy teacher was hit by a school bus and dragged underneath it.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - An Orlando nightclub is being blamed for a fatal drunken driving accident.

Ballard Spahr and Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer Virginia Essandoh Recognized in 'AI Visionaries' List.