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Old marketing claims can't sustain California case over heart medication
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A California appeals court upheld the dismissal of lawsuits against Wyeth and other pharmaceuticals companies over a heart drug that was once criticized by Ted Kennedy and is supposed to be used only as a last resort because of its dangerous side effects.
Lawsuit: Orville Redenbacher microwave popcorn falsely labeled 'naturals'
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) — Conagra is facing a consumer class action alleging that labeling its microwave popcorn as "naturals" is false because the product contains chemical preservatives.
California woman alleges wipes are fraudulently marketed as '100% biodegradable'
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — A California woman alleges in a class action lawsuit that Water Wipes "100% biodegradable" wipes are fraudulently marketed to lead consumers to believe the product will completely break down after disposal in landfills.
Ogletree Deakins Continues Explosive Growth, Welcomes Two New Shareholders
Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome two new shareholders to the firm.
Dissenting judge: California court just created 'sweeping new rule of tort liability'
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Yamaha can be held liable for a dealer’s failure to install a motorcycle throttle assembly correctly, a California appeals court has ruled, in a decision a dissenting judge said “creates a sweeping new rule of tort liability that has no basis in California law.”
470 hours over five years enough for wage suit against Home Depot
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A man who claimed he was cheated out of 470 minutes of wages over more than five years at Home Depot can proceed with a proposed class action against the company, a California appeals court ruled, even as it dismissed claims by another employee because she was actually overpaid under the same method of averaging time worked into 15-minute increments.
Field hockey player can sue coach after errant soccer ball hits her head
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A field hockey player who was hit in the head by a soccer ball that flew in from an adjacent athletic field can sue her coach for holding practice in the wrong place, New Jersey’s highest court ruled, rejecting a stricter standard the court established for suing over other types of sports injuries.
Class action alleges Google Assistant illegally captures, stores voiceprints
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — Google is facing a class action alleging the company is violating Illinois state law by capturing and storing people's voiceprints through Google Assistant.
Detroit police, fire retirement fund alleges federal securities law violation against underwriter
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - A Bermuda-based international underwriter is facing a federal securities lawsuit from the City of Detroit's police and fire department retirement and contribution fund.
Four Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Selected 2022 “Top Lawyers” by Delaware Today Magazine
Marshall Dennehey announced today that four attorneys from the firm’s Wilmington, Delaware office have been selected 2022 “Top Lawyers” by Delaware magazine.
Manchin, Moore bash Biden over talk of shutting down coal plants
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin said President Joe Biden’s suggestion that his administration is going to shut down coal plants is “outrageous and divorced from reality.”
D.C. watchdog accuses Biden press secretary of politicizing the podium
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is the subject of a Hatch Act complaint after political comments
Lawyers go for class certification in shareholder case against Bayer over Roundup liability
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The law firm Cohen Milstein is asking a federal judge to let advance a class action on behalf of shareholders of Bayer who felt misled by the company's response to Roundup mass litigation.
Malicious prosecution claim filed after New York firm sues over allegedly secret settlements
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A New York personal injury law firm now faces malicious prosecution claims after suing a business it said reached under-the-table settlements with its clients.
Man who lost fingers in bike chain can sue school district 10 years later
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - A man who lost two fingers as a child when they were caught in a bicycle chain can proceed with his lawsuit against a school district even though it was filed a decade later, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled, finding the district waived its statute-of-limitations argument by failing to raise it soon enough.
RNC says Google is sending its fundraising pleas to spam folders
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - The Republican National Committee says Google is "throttling" its emails because of its political views.
Florida Democratic Party takes aim at state canvassing law
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - The Florida Democratic Party recently filed a lawsuit in federal court that says its free speech has been chilled by a recent law regarding voter canvassing.
Anne Aaronson Elected Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy
Anne Aaronson Elected Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy.
Former Fox News host still hoping sexual harassment case can be public
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A former on-air personality at Fox News will not give up her quest to have her sexual harassment lawsuit heard in open court.
Appeal filed as church wants to make Kentucky pay for COVID orders
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - The Kentucky church that successfully Gov. Andy Beshear's 2020 COVID orders is appealing a ruling that leaves it on the hook for its own lawyer fees.