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Firm wants to lead class action against FIGS
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - The law firm Scott+Scott is asking to lead shareholder litigation against a health apparel company.
Employer not liable for worker's accident while running personal errands
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - The Texas Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit by relatives of two men who blamed an oilfield-services company for a fatal accident involving a contract employee who was running personal errands at the time.
Fire extinguisher missing from classroom a 'physical defect,' Ohio Supreme Court rules
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Resolving a question that has divided Ohio courts for years, the state Supreme Court ruled that a missing fire extinguisher in a school laboratory is a “physical defect” even if it wasn’t legally required, allowing students burned by an exploding bottle of alcohol to sue their school district.
Spindrift Sparkling Water allegedly not made with all natural ingredients
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — A lawsuit alleges the maker of Spindrift Sparkling Water drinks fraudulently label and market its product as having only natural ingredients.
Starbucks faces consumer class action over 'sprouted grain' bagel ingredients
WHITE PLAINS (Legal Newsline) — Starbucks is facing a consumer class action lawsuit alleging its Sprouted Grain bagels are actually made from non-sprouted grains.
Former Microsoft Litigation, Compliance Chief David Howard Joins Morgan Lewis in Seattle
Morgan Lewis continues to build its Pacific Northwest presence following the opening of an office in Seattle with a 34-member team by adding veteran litigator and corporate legal advisor David Howard as a partner.
Troutman Pepper Partner and State Attorneys General Practice Co-Lead Named Vice Chair for Am Law 50 Firm
Ashley L. Taylor, Jr., co-leader of Troutman Pepper’s nationally ranked State Attorneys General practice and a partner in its Regulatory Investigations, Strategy + Enforcement (RISE) Practice Group, has been named vice chair of Troutman Pepper, effective January 1, 2023.
Texas law limits damages over bus accident to $100K
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - A man who won a jury verdict for $216,000 in damages after being hit by a bus operated by a county social-services center will have to settle for $100,000 after the Texas Supreme Court ruled that state law limits the power of courts to award any more.
Patient can sue over basketball smackdown in mental hospital
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A woman who was admitted to a mental institution as “a danger to others” can sue the hospital for injuries she suffered after being slammed to the floor by another patient during a basketball game, a California appeals court ruled.
Former Congressional Staff Director and Chief Counsel Maria Tripplaar Joins Ballard Spahr
Maria Tripplaar—an experienced Capitol Hill strategist who has served as Staff Director and Chief Counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs—has joined Ballard Spahr’s Government Affairs and Public Policy Group, firm Chair Mark Stewart announced.
Artist forced to prove he didn't paint inmate's work wins $2.5M penalty against accusers
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A lawyer who persisted with a lawsuit accusing the famous Scottish artist Peter Doig of refusing to acknowledge one of his early works is now on the hook for more than $2.5 million in sanctions.
Lead counsel picked for class action against food delivery software company
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The law firm Scott + Scott will lead a shareholder class action lawsuit against a restaurant online ordering/delivery software company accused of misleading investors.
Injured utility worker can sue over pole-lifting tongs
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Ruling for the first time on a products liability statute passed in 2011, the Wisconsin Supreme Court said a utility worker can sue the company that made the tongs he used to lift a telephone pole that fell and injured him.
School district off the hook for erasing video evidence of sexual assault
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A California school district was unduly censured for routinely erasing video footage that might have been valuable evidence of a sexual assault, an appeals court ruled, finding there was not enough evidence the district knew at the time it would be sued.
Family gets $900K wrongful death settlement after man hangs self in Missouri jail
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) - A Missouri county will pay $900,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a man who committed suicide in its jail.
Wilentz Serves as Bond Counsel to The Board of Education of The Clearview Regional High School District
Tony Solimine, Esq., Co-Chair of the Wilentz Public finance team served as bond counsel to The Board of Education of The Clearview Regional High School District in connection with its successful referendum and the subsequent issuance of a $59,094,000 School Bond sale.
Ohio Supreme Court tosses $4.1 million judgment over speed cameras
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Drivers who leased their cars and failed to contest tickets handed out by Cleveland speeding cameras are barred by the doctrine of res judicata from suing to recover the money, the state’s highest court ruled, throwing out a class action that had produced a $4.1 million judgment.
TikTok takes on Bethenny Frankel in class action lawsuit
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - TikTok is asking a federal judge to toss a lawsuit filed against it by television personality Bethenny Frankel, who claims her name and likeness has been used without her permission on the platform to sell counterfeit products.
Fight over fees between personal injury lawyers spills over into federal court
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) - Personal injury lawyers are fighting over a funding agreement and whether one of them failed to live up to its terms.
Suit: TikTok's 'secret' collection, storage of user data violates Federal Wiretap Act
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — TikTok is facing a class action lawsuit alleging its collection and storage of users' personal data without their knowledge violates the Federal Wiretap Act.