News from July 2014
Summary judgment granted in N.C. asbestos case; plaintiff failed to file timely response
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - A North Carolina judge has approved summary judgment for several defendants in an asbestos lawsuit based on the plaintiff's failure to respond to the motions in a timely manner.
House panel approves proposed bill aimed at abusive demand letters
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A House panel has approved a draft of a bill that would rein in abusive patent demand letters.
Justice group praises Justice O'Connor's model for choosing state judges
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A national organization focused on removing special interests from the selection of judges is praising retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's recently released model for choosing state judges.
N.H. U.S. Senate race: Brown leads potential GOP candidates
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - While he still trails the Democratic incumbent, Scott Brown leads all other Republican candidates in a potential November matchup in his quest to reclaim a U.S. Senate seat, a new poll shows.
Order issued against Mo. residential care facility over water shortage
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced a $135,000 order on Wednesday against a Wildwood-based residential care facility that allegedly violated Missouri Drinking Water Law.
DeWine files suit against contractor, alleges work never completed
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a lawsuit on Wednesday against a Grove City-based basement remodeling business and its owner for allegedly violating Ohio's consumer laws.
N.Y. appellate court affirms $12M jury verdict in consolidated asbestos cases
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The New York Supreme Court's Appellate Division has ruled in favor of two plaintiffs in a consolidated asbestos case, affirming a $12 million jury verdict.
Ga. Senate race: Dem candidate wants GOP rivals to swear off outside funds
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - As out-of-state parties continue to spend millions of dollars in the Georgia U.S. Senate race, the Democratic candidate is asking her rivals to refuse the helping hands.
Calif. group dedicated to stopping repeal of MICRA forms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - California's medical professional community is banding together and even capitalizing on social media to ensure an initiative to repeal the state's landmark Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act fails.
Leahy blames Reid -- and trial lawyers -- for failure of patent reform bill
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy is blaming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for the failure of his patent reform bill.
Ranbaxy settles with Oregon for $2.3M
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Professor compares California's 'one-party rule' to Mexico PRI
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Low voter turnout, increasing corruption and a lack of fresh ideas all can be contributed to California's "one party rule," according to a recent column.
Garlock responds to fraud claims by asbestos claimants committee
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - The debtors in the Garlock Sealing Technologies bankruptcy proceeding have filed a heavily redacted opposition to reopening the sealed record of 2013's estimation hearing that led to only $125 million being placed in a trust for asbestos claimants.
U.S. SC shoots down Federal Circuit's test in case over broad patent claims
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court last month overruled the federal court in charge of handling all U.S. patent appeals, rejecting its test for determining whether a patent claim is sufficiently "definite."
Maryland's chief judge tours Caroline and Talbot county courts
Judges and court professionals from Caroline County and Talbot County recently welcomed Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera during her tour of the courts on July 7.