William Sassani News


Boulder's gun ban challenged by Second Amendment advocates; Federal case on hold while state lawsuit sorted out

By William Sassani |
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge will take a step back from the lawsuit filed against the city of Boulder, Colorado, by gun owners and an organization over the city’s assault weapons ban.

California court rules for man suing because he has to take two One A Day Vitracraves instead of one

By William Sassani |
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California appeals court has reversed a lower court’s ruling in favor of Bayer Corp. in a case over the company's One A Day gummy vitamins.

Wrongful death plaintiff can try for nurse's personnel file again, Ala. SC rules

By William Sassani |
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Alabama has ruled in favor of the estate of Frederick O’Brian Elliot, who died in 2015 while in the care of Baptist Health Systems.

Oil companies go for another win in climate change fight, ask for dismissal of Wash. county's case

By William Sassani |
In August, lawyers arguing for a group of oil companies submitted a motion to Judge Robert S. Lasnik of the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Washington asking that King County’s climate change lawsuit be dismissed.

Boulder fights to get climate change lawsuit back to state court

By William Sassani |
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – Kevin S. Hannon, counsel for the city of Boulder and Boulder County, as well as San Miguel County, filed his argument as to why their climate change lawsuit against oil companies should stay in state court instead of being removed to U.S. district court.

Boulder poised to ask federal judge to move its climate change case back to home court

By William Sassani |
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – A Colorado federal judge has approved a briefing schedule for determining a final location to hear a climate change lawsuit filed by local Colorado officials against two oil companies