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Court rejects hedge funds' petition to intervene in MMA disciplinary case
A judge has denied a bid by Florida hedge funds to intervene in federal disciplinary proceedings in Louisiana against a Houston law firm accused of unethical and illegal actions for mass-filing hurricane-damage claims in the Bayou State.
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FTC chief Khan has well-funded cheering section for Amazon antitrust attack
When the Federal Trade Commission files its long-expected antitrust lawsuit against Amazon – possibly as soon as this week – it will come only after FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan has prepared the ground with the help of a wave of publicity financed by some of the deepest pockets in progressive politics.
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'Sometimes stretch a little too far:' Unusual quick win for FaceTec vs biometrics class action offers guide for others
Earlier this year, facial ID scanning tech vendor FaceTec persuaded a prolific filer of biometrics class action lawsuits to withdraw their lawsuit without even a single proceeding or motion to dismiss, because the company showed the plaintiffs' lawyers that their data scanning tech, collection and policies made the case unwinnable
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Plaintiff's attorney talks adding new defendant to cold medicine lawsuit
Attorney Jason Richards plans to add Kenvue as a defendant to his Northern District of Florida complaint
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Judge denies SEC's request to inspect Binance.US
Judge Zia M. Faruqui, a magistrate judge with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, has denied the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) request to inspect Binance.US. Faruqui's decision is the latest development in the legal battle the SEC initiated in June.
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DoD fights lawsuit blaming it for COVID vaccine-related death
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Department of Defense is confused as to why it is named as a defendant in a lawsuit alleging a 24-year-old man's death was a result of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.
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California school right to fire teacher for refusing COVID tests, court rules
FRESNO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Faced with an order by state health authorities to verify the Covid-19 vaccination status of all school workers in 2021, an elementary school had no choice but to fire a teacher who refused to disclose her medical records or submit to weekly Covid testing, a California appeals court ruled.
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Connecticut Supreme Court decides when COVID immunity from lawsuits applies
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - A pair of rulings from the Connecticut Supreme Court will give guidance to health care providers hoping to use the immunity afforded them during the COVID pandemic to fight lawsuits.
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Couple can't sue pharmacies for refusing to fill ivermectin prescriptions
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - A couple who claimed they were forced to use “horse paste” ivermectin to treat their Covid infections have no case against Walmart and another pharmacy that refused to fill prescriptions by an out-of-state doctor, a federal appeals court ruled.
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'Better than imports:' Oil producers say CAL Supreme Court correct to strike down local drilling bans, allow essential continued local production
A California Supreme Court ruling says counties can't shut down oil and gas drilling. Activists vowed to continue fighting to hinder local oil and gas extraction, which the industry said is misguided, will leave U.S. more dependent on foreign, dirtier energy sources
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Petition to reclaim Washington Redskins NFL name gains momentum
The Washington Redskins were renamed the Commanders in 2022
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U.K. Supreme Court outlaws lawsuit-funding practice allowed in America
The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled outside funding contracts for antitrust litigation against truck manufacturers are unenforceable, throwing into question the future of the fast-growing third-party litigation funding business in England.
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Man charged after threatening conservative journalist over quest to release Nashville school shooter's manifesto
NASHVILLE – A Tennessee man has been charged after threatening a conservative talk radio host over a lawsuit filed to obtain the manifesto of the transgender shooter in March’s Nashville school shooting.
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Binance taps Eleanor Hughes as General Counsel amid crypto industry’s ‘pivotal time’
Binance, a global leader in blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure, has announced Eleanor Hughes as its General Counsel.
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'In a straitjacket:' Ninth Circuit ruling will leave cities powerless to confront homelessness, judges warn
The Ninth Circuit Appeals Court refused to reconsider its decision allowing a class action to continue vs Oregon city, seeking to bar enforcement of 'anti-camping' ordinances. Dissenters said the decision amounts to new constitutional right to camp anywhere
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Employers can't be sued if their workers' spouses catch Covid: California Supreme Court
The state high court said allowing such lawsuits to move forward would open floodgates to potentially millions of lawsuits against every employer in the state, swamping courts and potentially crippling society in the process
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Orlando hospital says COVID measures to blame for newborn's hearing loss
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida hospital says federal emergency law protects it from a lawsuit alleging air scrubbers employed to fight COVID-19 caused a newborn's hearing loss.
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Second Circuit rules for AstraZeneca in suit over COVID vaccine statements
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Public pension funds that accused AstraZeneca of misleading investors about the efficacy of the company’s Covid 19 in order to facilitate a stock-funded acquisition failed to identify any false statements or a motive for committing fraud, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, upholding the dismissal of the case.
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Blockchain Association CEO: 'The SEC doesn’t make the law – it only makes accusations'
Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith responded to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) lawsuits against leading cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and Coinbase, saying that the SEC does not have the authority to legislate regulations, and she believes that as the judicial process plays out, the flaws in the SEC’s approach will come to light.
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Judge says California law requiring racial minority, LGBT representation on corporate boards is unconstitutional
The ruling could have implications for similar legislation or laws in other Democrat-dominated states, like Illinois, where lawmakers have considered following California's lead on increasing corporate board diversity by force of law