News from April 2017
Arkansas SC justice criticizes peers for eroding plaintiff's constitutional rights
An Arkansas Supreme Court justice, in a recent dissenting opinion, said she worries her peers have contributed to a trend that is eroding a citizen's constitutional right to a trial by jury.
Change in condition claim by Charleston County School District employee remanded
The decision barring a change in condition claim in a case of a school employee injured during a student fight has been reversed and remanded by the South Carolina Court of Appeals.
Spokeo decision may not protect magazine sellers who violate VRPA
A Michigan court ruled the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Spokeo Inc. v. Robins will not protect alleged violators of Michigan’s Video Rental Privacy Act (VRPA).
Environmental group’s lawsuit over federal commission’s review process dismissed
In her decision last month, Judge Tanya S. Chutkan for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia refused to side with plaintiff Delaware Riverkeeper Network. DRN sued the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission over allegations that the commission’s review process is “constitutionally deficient.”
FTC files charges over invention-promotion scheme
The Federal Trade Commission has charged Scott Cooper and his companies, World Patent Marketing Inc. and Desa Industries Inc., with deceiving consumers and suppressing complaints through the threat of criminal prosecution.
Lawsuit accuses medical technologies firm of securities violations
An individual has filed a class action lawsuit against an Arizona corporation, Insys Therapeutics Inc., and its officers, Santosh J. Vetticaden and Darryl S. Baker, citing an alleged violation of federal securities law.
Consumers file class action against popular legging company
Consumers have filed a class action lawsuit against LuLaRoe LLC, LLR Inc. and the company's founders, DeAnne Brady and Mark Stidham, citing alleged breach of warranty, design defect and product liability.
Environmental group files suit over Klamath conservation plan
A non-profit organization is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, citing alleged violations of federal law over the agency's approval of a Klamath Basin conservation plan.
Vitamin Shoppe sued over muscle-building supplement
A consumer has filed a class action lawsuit against New Jersey-based Vitamin Shoppe Inc., citing alleged negligent misrepresentation of its glutamine products.
Widowed Mobile man must mediate with funeral home, Alabama SC rules
A Mobile, Ala., man, who appealed an order to abide by a funeral home’s arbitration clause, has to accept the contract terms he originally agreed to after a dispute arising from the alleged mishandling of his wife’s cremation, the state's high court ruled last month.
Texas SC upholds part of lawsuit filed by church alleging lawyer took millions
The Texas Supreme Court upheld and reversed part of a lawsuit involving millions of dollars allegedly being taken from the First United Pentecostal Church of Beaumont by Leigh Parker, an attorney with Lamb Law Firm PC, after the church entrusted the money to the firm for safekeeping.
Internet services firm sues Santa Fe for damages
A New Mexico internet service provider is suing the city of Santa Fe, citing an alleged violation of federal law.
Restaurant delivery firm sued over alleged texting abuse
Consumers have filed a class action lawsuit against an online restaurant delivery company, citing an alleged violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).