News from March 2022
Federal watchdog sues State Department over delayed FOIA request on Kerry climate office
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A federal watchdog has sued the U.S. Department of State alleging that it is wrongfully withholding records related to the Office of the Special Envoy for Climate Change, chaired by John Kerry.
Lawsuit over 4-year-old losing eye blocked because parents sued wrong hospital
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - A couple who sued over the loss of their 4-year-old son’s eye lost the case because they sued the wrong medical center and realized the mistake too late, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled.
Lawsuit says disinfectant wipes were contaminated, seriously injured user
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A run-of-the-mill disinfectant wipe sent a Florida man to the hospital, a new lawsuit alleges.
MyPillow, Lindell fight defamation lawsuit by elections software company
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – MyPillow and founder Mike Lindell have filed motions to dismiss litigation brought against them that says they defamed an election software company by claiming it helped rig the 2020 Presidential election.
Prop 65 lawsuit targets iPhone cases at Nordstrom
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Clothing retailer Nordstrom finds itself the defendant in a lawsuit that claims it is selling a product that contains a chemical on California's Prop 65 list.
Attempted payoff by class action lawyers to objector rejected by judge
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge rejected a proposal by plaintiff lawyers to pay a man $25,000 to drop his objection to a $114 million antitrust settlement, saying she didn’t want to set a precedent for similar “objector blackmail” in other cases.
Troutman Pepper Adds Two More Top Partners to Expanding National Financial Services Team
Troutman Pepper Adds Two More Top Partners to Expanding National Financial Services Team.
Camden, Meridew named to Indiana Super Lawyers 2022
Camden & Meridew, P.C. is pleased to announce that firm partners Julie A. Camden and Corey R. Meridew have been selected as Indiana Super Lawyers® 2022 honorees.
Defense witness says doctors impact shipments of opioids, not distributors in Washington State epidemic trial
SEATTLE (legal Newsline) - In a trial of three opioid drug distribution companies accused of causing an overdose epidemic in Washington State, defense attorneys on Thursday sought to portray the pill dispensing system as tightly organized, and influenced by prescribing doctors, not the companies.
Arbitration agreement between strip club, dancer who died in wreck enforceable
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – Arbitration will be the forum for a lawsuit that blames a Texas strip club for the fatal accident caused by an inebriated dancer.
Paperwork error dooms woman's personal injury lawsuit
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) – Forgetting to include her birthday or Social Security number has cost an Iowa woman her chance to file a personal injury lawsuit.
Class action says Gripe Water won't help parents with colicky newborns
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A new class action lawsuit says parents who give their children Gripe Water in order to help with colic might as well be giving them regular water.
Lawsuit: Funeral home botched shipment of ashes to Poland
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A New York funeral home faces a lawsuit after it took more than a month to get a man's ashes to Poland.
Portland General settlement over stock drop OK'd; Lawyers to get $1.7M
PORTLAND, Ore. (Legal Newsline) – Lawyers will take around $1.7 million from a settlement with Portland General Electric, thanks to approval from an Oregon federal judge.
Paul H. Zoubek and Alexandra S. Jacobs Selected to the 2022 New Jersey Super Lawyers List
Paul H. Zoubek and Alexandra S. Jacobs Selected to the 2022 New Jersey Super Lawyers List.
SnapChat facing liability for car accident, thanks to 'speed filter'
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - Snap Inc. might be to blame for a car accident in which a woman rear-ended another car at 107 mph while using SnapChat’s Speed Filter feature, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled, rejecting arguments companies shouldn’t be liable for the criminal misuse of their products.
Employer not liable for work-at-home shooting by employee's son
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Two women who were shot at a colleague’s home by her mentally incapacitated son can’t sue her employer, a California appeals court ruled, rejecting plaintiff arguments the company had a duty to provide a safe working environment or should have prohibited employees from working at home.
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Ruling dooms Florida tobacco lawsuits, Supreme Court justice says
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A decision by the Florida Supreme Court requiring tobacco plaintiffs to identify specific statements that convinced them to smoke will make it “virtually impossible” for such cases to succeed in the future, a dissenting justice said.
Lawsuit filed after guardrail decapitates driver in Massachusetts
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - The Massachusetts Department of Transportation faces a wrongful death lawsuit over the guardrails that line Route 3 in Plymouth County.
Carole Baskin faces defamation lawsuit for claims regarding then-husband's disappearance
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - One of the main characters of the one-time Netflix sensation "Tiger King" faces a defamation lawsuit for dragging up the past.