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Med-mal plaintiff will have to be happy with $1 million settlement, court finds
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A plaintiff who settled medical malpractice claims against a surgeon for $1 million can’t also recover from Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, a California appeals court has ruled.
Indoor cannabis farm polluting Oakland with diesel generators, lawsuit says
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A lawsuit filed by an environmental advocacy group says a cannabis farm in Oakland is polluting the surrounding community with toxic diesel particulate matter.
Law firm sues to take half of fees from CoQ-10 class action settlement
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers are fighting over the fees from a seven-figure settlement with Walmart and other companies.
Bradley's Kim Martin Appointed to IADC Committee Leadership Role
Bradley's Kim Martin Appointed to IADC Committee Leadership Role.
E-mail trail lands company in age discrimination pickle, though layoffs barely affected average age
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - An engineer who was fired in his mid-50s can sue Schneider Electric for age discrimination because there was plenty of evidence managers were under pressure to use a “reduction in force” to make room for what they described as “young talent,” a Massachusetts appeals court ruled.
School escapes liability for sex abuse by teacher
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - A Connecticut school district can’t be held liable for illegal sex between a female theater teacher and a student, an appeals court ruled, because the two took care to avoid being discovered and school officials had no reason to suspect wrongdoing.
Lawsuit targets Panera's Sip Club, complains refills have restrictions
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Panera faces a class action lawsuit alleging it markets its Sip Club as all-you-can-drink but places limitations on it in the fine print.
Lawsuit: Facebook has access to users' health care info, thanks to Meta Pixel
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Facebook's Meta Pixel has allowed it to intercept communications between individuals and their health care providers, a class action lawsuit alleges.
James De Vellis Appointed to WorldBoston Board of Directors
James De Vellis Appointed to WorldBoston Board of Directors.
Pa. Supreme Court rolls back med-mal venue rules, allowing plaintiffs greater filing leeway
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Civil Procedural Rules Committee has green-lit standards allowing plaintiffs statewide greater leeway in where to file medical malpractice liability cases, a move cheered by personal injury attorneys and criticized by health care and business interests.
Firefighters fired over penises drawn on Black colleague's family pictures lose lawsuit
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - Firefighters who lost their jobs and sued the City of Miami and its fire chief for allegedly linking two events - penises drawn on a Black colleague's family photos and the later placement of a string resembling a noose on one of the pictures - had no case, an appeals court ruled, citing the absolute immunity afforded government officials for actions taken “within the scope of their duties.”
Lawsuit claiming giant throne was tripping hazard fails at appeals court
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – A large throne is an open and obvious hazard, a New York appeals court has ruled in rejecting a personal injury lawsuit.
Judge chronically late to work gets 90-day suspension in Georgia
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – A Georgia judge will be suspended 90 days without pay because of her history of showing up to work late.
Containers of PlantFusion protein powder only half-filled, lawsuit complains
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Packages of protein powder contain an illegal amount of empty space, a class action lawsuit against Reliance VItamin says.
Menard's faces class action lawsuit for charging pickup fees
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Menard, Inc., has removed a class action lawsuit over pickup fees to federal court.
Michelle McGeogh Elected to Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service Board of Directors
Michelle McGeogh Elected to Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service Board of Directors.
State files lawsuit against Kroger alleging dual role in opioid crisis
WINFIELD – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has filed a civil lawsuit accusing Kroger of helping fuel the state’s opioid crisis.
Woman who got flu shot instead of birth control closer to $10 million wrongful birth verdict
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - A woman who mistakenly received a flu shot instead of the contraceptives she was expecting may be entitled to $10 million in damages after she gave birth to a child with a rare congenital disease, the Washington Supreme Court ruled, rejecting the U.S. government’s argument the plaintiff had to prove she sought birth control to avoid such an outcome.
Nurses can be sued for following doctor's orders, North Carolina court rules
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - Registered nurses can be sued for malpractice even if they were carrying out a doctor’s orders, the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled, overturning a 90-year-old precedent shielding them from liability in all but the most egregious cases.
Lawyers won't get full $48.6 million in FirstEnergy bribery settlement
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – An Ohio federal judge has given final approval to a $180 million settlement over scandal at FirstEnergy, but lawyers won’t be taking home quite as much as they hoped.