News from 2016
FDA guidelines state the term 'evaporated cane juice' is misleading
SILVER SPRING, Md. (Legal Newsline) – The
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently weighed in on food companies that listed evaporated cane juice as an ingredient in their products.
Attorney criticizes Minn. appeals court's decision in wrongful discharge case
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) – A game-changing decision out of the Minnesota Court of Appeals late last month will broaden rights that employees already have in the state and place undue pressure on employers, said an industry attorney during a recent interview.
U.S. SC won't hear Second Circuit's decision on interest rate
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit's decision in the highly controversial Madden v. Midland Funding case back to New York federal court.
Property owners win class action against NCDOT
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) – Approximately 800 members in a class-action law suit won a case against the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and its Roadway Corridor Official Map Act.
Potential there for wrongful death lawsuit over fatal Tesla autocar accident
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – On May 7, Ohio resident Joshua Brown was driving his Tesla in semi-autonomous mode when a tractor-trailer pulled in front of him in Williston, Florida.
Obama nominates Maryland's Chief Judge Barbera for State Justice Institute board
President Barack Obama has put forward the nomination of Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera of the Maryland Court of Appeals to join the Board of Directors at the State Justice Institute (SJI).
Consumer accuses retail chain of phone harassment
LOS ANGELES — A Philadelphia woman is suing a retail chain company, alleging she was sent text message advertisements that she didn't subscribe to.
Attorney not surprised U.S. SC overturned conviction of former Va. governor
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s 2014 conviction on federal corruption charges has been overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Ninth Circuit throws out suit against fomer NFL star Theismann
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline)—The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco recently dismissed a false advertising suit against celebrity endorser and former NFL player Joe Theismann.
FCC privacy regulations: The next litigation trend?
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – Broadband Internet access providers regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should be focused on the regulations as they will have significant impacts on business practices if passed, according to a senior associate at Orrick.
Judge K. Christy Holt Chesser named administrative judge for three Maryland counties
The District Court of Maryland has appointed Judge K. Christy Holt Chesser as the new administrative judge for District 4, which encompasses Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties.
Wells Fargo to pay $16 million to settle TCPA class action
The proposed class action, filed in a Georgia federal court last year, alleges the financial institution called the plaintiffs on their cell phones through the use of an automatic telephone dialing system without their permission in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
Judge Dorothy J. Wilson appointed as district administrative judge for Baltimore County
The District Court of Maryland has announced the appointment of Judge Dorothy J. Wilson as the new administrative judge for District 8, which includes Baltimore County.
Arizona court puts modern-day cyber insurance under the microscope
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (Legal Newsline) – A recent ruling by an Arizona federal court involving cyber insurance policies and coverage have come into focus with the P.F. Chang’s China Bistro v. Federal Insurance Co. case.
Court: Cash in lieu of benefits must be in the overtime pay calculation
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A recent 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on an issue that had never been decided by any court in the country said municipalities and employers must include cash paid to employees in lieu of health care benefits in the calculation of overtime pay.
U.S. SC rejects deference to DOL rule
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its latest decision over a decades-old question as to whether or not auto dealership “service advisers” are excluded under a specific Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime exemption.
Salmonella case brings corporate culpability into focus
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) – The question of supervisory liability was recently raised in an
appeals court case concerning salmonella in eggs.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics to pay $98.9 million after price fixing allegations
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) — The Department of Justice has announced Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics AS (WWL) will pay $98.9 million after allegations of conspiring to fix prices of international ocean shipments for roll-on, roll-off cargo in Baltimore.
SSR Construction, owner OK $27,000 settlement after allegations of violating wage laws
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced SSR Construction Inc. and its owner Peter Slivka will pay more than $27,000 in restitution and penalties after allegations of violating the state’s prevailing wage laws.
3 corporations owe more than $29 million after settlement with Florida, FTC
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Federal Trade Commission have announced hat PC Cleaner, Inc., Netcom3 Global, Inc., Netcom3, Inc. and Cashier Myricks, the principal of the three corporations, will pay more than $29 million to settle allegations of deceptive marketing.