News from January 2014
N.Y. AG reaches settlement with 'scanner troll' MPHJ
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has reached what he calls a "groundbreaking" settlement with "scanner troll" MPHJ Technology Investments LLC.
Judge rejects settlement between former players, NFL in concussion case
U.S. District Judge Anita Brody
U.S. SC: Miss. AG's lawsuit against LCD manufacturers doesn't constitute 'mass action'
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous ruling Tuesday, said Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood's lawsuit against a group of liquid crystal display manufacturers does not constitute a mass action under the federal Class Action Fairness Act.
Innovation Act most likely to face additional hearings before Senate takes action
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A bill aimed at curbing abusive patent litigation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last month is still awaiting its fate in the U.S. Senate.
Housing and real estate group says Calif. judge's final decision in lead paint case will hurt home values
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) -- A Los Angeles County-based housing and real estate group says last week's decision against a group of former lead paint manufacturers, raising the cost of a required abatement fund by $50 million, will send California home values "in a freefall."
Five asbestos firms sued by Garlock a day before judge condemned lawyers' actions
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - Garlock Sealing Technologies, the company that successfully argued asbestos attorneys were gaming the compensation system, has filed four lawsuits against law firms.
