News from August 2017
Consumer board orders JPMorgan to pay $4.6 million
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Aug. 2 that it has taken action against JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, ordering it to pay $4.6 million for alleged failures related to information it provides for checking account screening reports.
Kansas joins coalition in backing Congress' use of CRA to overturn agency regulations
TOPEKA (Legal Newsline) — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced July 31 he has joined the attorneys general of 14 states in supporting a federal law that allows Congress to review and overturn agency regulations.
New York leads coalition alleging EPA is stalling smog designation plan
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced Aug. 1 that he is leading a coalition of 16 state attorneys general in a lawsuit against the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Administrator Scott Pruitt.
Food companies beware: Class action attorneys aren't slowing down
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – Plaintiffs attorneys who target food and beverage companies with class action lawsuits are showing no signs of slowing down, according to analysis from international law firm Perkins Coie that also shows California’s lawyers are the most active.
Though successful in arbitration, hospital can't bring suit against former CEO
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) – The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that a hospital may not litigate against its former CEO claims that were permissive counterclaims in a previous arbitration.
3 consumers accuse Kia of breach of warranty
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — Three consumers have filed a class action lawsuit against Kia Motors, alleging breach of warranty, design defect, negligence and product liability.
Utah Supreme Court rules against man whose dog was killed by cop
SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) – The Utah Supreme Court has ruled against a man whose dog was shot and killed by a police officer during a search for a missing toddler.
Idaho Supreme Court decision solidifies grocery tax
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) – A group of Senators and Representatives in Idaho have failed in their efforts to force the Secretary of State to declare Bill 67 a law.
Ala. nursing assistant who alleged she contracted scabies on the job will get another try for Workers' Comp
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – On July 21, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals reversed a trial court’s decision in favor of a health center after a certified nursing assistant sued for Workers' Compensation, alleging she contracted scabies from an outbreak in the facility.
Alabama court rules patient care technician did not establish causation in Workers' Comp claim
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – An Alabama patient care technician who sued Shelby Baptist Medical Center for an injury sustained while on the job has seen her case struck down by a state appellate court because she failed to prove medical causation.
Washington state attorney general accuses political action committee of violations
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) — Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Aug. 1 that his office filed a complaint in Thurston County Superior Court against the Washington & Northern Idaho Laborers Political Action Committee (the PAC) for campaign finance violation allegations.
Mom who sued over sugar in jelly beans sought healthier snack; Jelly Belly called suit 'nonsense'
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Jelly Belly Candy Co. is again asking a federal judge to toss the lawsuit of a mother of six who now says she was tricked into buying its exercise jelly beans while trying to find a healthy snack for her family.
'Wacko': Insurance law project puts spotlight on American Law Institute's direction
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - The American Law Institute (ALI) is as powerful as any society with a membership of 3,000 of the nation’s leading lawyers could be. And since its founding in 1923, the Philadelphia-based group of judges and academic and practicing lawyers has been as obscure as a group with so much power would want to be.
Wal-Mart seeks to dismiss consumer's suit over claims it falsely advertised Rollback savings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recently filed a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit against it that claims the retail giant misled consumers with its Rollback promotions because it used false prices as the original prices to falsely reflect savings.
Maryland court awards attorneys fees in White Flint Express Realty Group contract dispute
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – The Maryland Court of Appeals has affirmed attorney fees be awarded in a first-party indemnification lawsuit.
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Maine Supreme Court rules hospital did not discriminate against nurse over disability
PORTLAND, Maine (Legal Newsline) – Mercy Hospital did not discriminate against a registered nurse and did not violate the Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA) when the hospital terminated the employee because she did not meet the MHRA’s standard of a “qualified individual with a disability” according to the Maine Supreme Court.
Law group files appeal after judge rules no on restraining order against Election Integrity commission
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is appealing a ruling made against it that it alleges violates the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), which requires posting notices of meetings of advisory committees so discussions will be open to the public.
Intellitix, Intellipay accused of failing to refund all of wristband users' money
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A California consumer and a New York consumer allege that they were not refunded all of their money that they had loaded onto wristbands to attend festivals.
Consumer claims Nature's Recipe pet food contains non-natural ingredients
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A Texas consumer has filed a lawsuit against the makers of Nature's Recipe pet food over allegations that the products are falsely and deceptively labeled as all natural.
City of Hollywood Police Officers' Retirement System alleges HD Supply Holdings inflated stock prices
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – A purchaser of stock in an Atlanta company alleges that the company artificially inflated the stock price.