News from April 2014
U.S. Senate candidate enters race promising to fix healthcare
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - Promising to reform healthcare if elected, Dr. George Flinn, a Republican physician from Tennessee, has announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate.
RNC outraises DNC, earns $25M in first quarter
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Republican National Committee has raised $25 million in the first quarter of 2014 and more than $105 million this election cycle, a total eclipsing its Democratic counterpart by tens of millions of dollars.
Brake manufacturer wins Calif. jury verdict in asbestos case
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A brake linings manufacturer received a defense verdict after what its attorneys consider the most challenging friction case their firm has seen in its 38 years of asbestos litigation.
Federal judge grants stay in patent infringement case against Target over maternity pants
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) -- A federal judge has agreed to stay a patent infringement lawsuit against Target Corp.
John P. Morrissey appointed as chief judge of Maryland District Court
Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera has appointed Judge John P. Morrissey as the new Chief Judge of the District Court of Maryland.
Idaho governor signs patent troll bill into law; New Hampshire working on its own
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) -- Idaho now has its own patent law on the books.
Obama meets with mega-donor Mostyn
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - Apparently, a $3 million donation to a super PAC that supports the President warrants a dinner party.
East St. Louis Mayor launches super PAC to support GOP candidate for Ill. governor
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill., (Legal Newsline) - East St. Louis Mayor Carl Officer has announced his endorsement of businessman Bruce Rauner, a Republican, for governor and the formation of a super PAC to support him.
Insurer, Bondex want to use sealed evidence of asbestos attorneys' misrepresentations
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Wisconsinites can look to Ohio for effects of new asbestos transparency law
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - As Wisconsin asbestos courtrooms and attorneys prepare for the changes the new asbestos transparency bill provides, referencing the experience with Ohio's similar bill passed in 2012 could indicate less hectic courtrooms in the future.
Texas legal reform group endorses Sen. Dan Patrick for Lt. governor, calls him 'tort reform stalwart'
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - A Texas legal watchdog group is endorsing state Sen. Dan Patrick in the upcoming Republican run-off election for Lt. Governor.
N.Y. Times hammers the Callis 'working class' narrative
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - Former Madison County judge Ann Callis is "narrative challenged" in her bid for Congress, according to a recent missive by New York Times reporter Mark Leibovich.
Illinois patent troll bill clears Senate
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) -- Illinois senators voted unanimously Wednesday to send a bill that aims to protect state businesses from so-called "patent trolls" to the House.Senators voted 48-0 for Senate Bill 3405.The bill, which was crafted by Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office and sponsored by state Sen. Daniel Biss, D-Evanston, would crack down on the number of demand letters being sent
Leahy: Patent reform bill to wait until later this month
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, the sponsor of a patent reform bill that was slated for a markup Thursday, said the legislation will have to wait until after the spring recess.
Asbestos venue-shopping bill passes La. committee
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - A bill that would limit where lawsuits involving latent diseases can be brought narrowly passed a Louisiana House of Representatives committee earlier this week.
Another potential class action filed over W.Va. water crisis
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Another potential class action has been filed in the wake of January's chemical spill that contaminated the drinking water of more than 300,000 West Virginians.
