Tolerance 'is a two-way street': Professor punished for not acknowledging transgender pronoun switch appeals
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) - A professor is appealing a federal judge’s decision to dismiss his lawsuit against his college after he was disciplined for not addressing a male transgender student with feminine titles and pronouns because he says it violated his religious beliefs.
First-of-its-kind asbestos litigation reform held up by coronavirus
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Iowa legislators have passed a bill addressing the naming of too-many defendants in asbestos lawsuits.
They wanted to cripple 3M, but in midst of pandemic, Dem senators now want to take it over
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Senators who supported legislation that would have possibly bankrupted 3M are now hoping to take over the company in order to control the distribution of its products that can help treat the coronavirus pandemic and prevent its spread.
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Hapi Products. up against class action for allegedly selling fake wasabi
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A class action against JFC International and Hapi Products, Inc. for allegedly having misleading food labeling was filed in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California on March 6.
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Supreme Court of Delaware irons out key questions over dissolution of partnership
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Delaware has answered a handful of questions arising from a partnership dispute in federal court. -
Southwest flight attendants sue Boeing for lost wages in wake of 737 MAX grounding
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – Several Southwest Airlines employees have filed a class action against The Boeing Company, claiming they have lost significant income because of Boeing’s alleged misconduct. -
Texas personal injury lawyers sued by feds to recover part of settlement
In an attempt to recover a payment made for a Medicare program, the U.S. government sued Carrigan & Anderson PLLC of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Stephen P. Carrigan on behalf of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. -
Coal company sues Kentucky's Public Service Commission over new policy
A coal company has taken its issues with Kentucky Public Service Commission officers and the state’s attorney general to the U.S.
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Campaigns & ElectionsPolitical groups push for Federal Election Commission to respond to claims against Jeb Bush
Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 are urging the Federal Election Commission to take action on its Federal Election Campaign Act lawsuit.
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Campaigns & ElectionsDNC requests absentee voter changes during coronavirus
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the Democratic National Committee and Democratic Party of Wisconsin are pushing for changes in absentee voting to make it easier to cast a vote while social distancing.
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Attorneys & JudgesLaw firm successfully defends self from lawsuit over $67M mistake, but plaintiff still pushing
DOVER, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Texas-based software company ISN Software Corporation has twice in two years failed to convince Delaware courts that the toll on legal malpractice lawsuit over bad advice that cost the company $67 million should begin when it found out about the cost.
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State CourtUrgent care clinic wins malpractice appeal over flesh-eating disease
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - An urgent care clinic won its appeal of a medical malpractice lawsuit it initially lost to a couple complaining of an alleged misdiagnosis that resulted in unnecessary amputation.
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State CourtArbitration agreement can't be struck down because plaintiff doesn't like it, court rules
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - A lower court’s ruling to compel arbitration in a case against Carmel Senior Living was affirmed in the Court of Appeals of Indiana on March 17.
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State CourtOhio appeals court rules PartsSource waived right to enforce arbitration in dispute with former worker
WARREN — An Ohio appeals court judge has reversed a decision in a class-action lawsuit against PartsSource Inc., sending the case back to the Portage Court of Common Pleas.
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Campaigns & ElectionsTrump campaign files defamation suit against CNN
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – President Donald Trump's campaign is suing CNN, alleging it intentionally made false statements to defame him.
