News from May 2017
Burger King sued over Croissan'wich coupons
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) — A Maryland consumer has filed a class action lawsuit against Burger King, alleging negligent misrepresentation.
Class action filed over truffle oil
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — Three consumers have filed a class action lawsuit against a truffles oil manufacturer, alleging negligent misrepresentation.
Microsoft hopes to move case over Xbox Live Gold accounts to arbitration
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – The attorney taking on Microsoft over allegedly mysterious suspensions of Xbox Live Gold accounts is fighting requests by the company to move the case off the court's docket and into arbitration.
Judge grants TuffStuff’s motion to transfer venue in patent infringement lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A Delaware judge has granted a venue transfer to California in a gym equipment patent infringement lawsuit.
Judge permits text lawsuit to proceed under Telephone Consumer Protection Act
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – A plaintiff's lawsuit seeking damages for an alleged violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) not only has a legitimate claim, but it may proceed as a class action, a judge ruled on March 22.
Suit against timeshare company transferred to Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A class action lawsuit against a timeshare company has been transferred from Pennsylvania to a Florida federal court.
EEOC accuses Minnesota design company of disability discrimination
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit May 3 against Impressions Incorporated, a St. Paul-based design, printing and packaging company, for allegations of requiring unlawful medical exams and then firing an employee because of his disability.
Trump's solicitor general could be changing government's stance on class action waivers
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Both employers and employees will have to wait a little longer for clarification on whether class action waivers are an acceptable part of employment law, thanks to a recent announcement from the U.S. Supreme Court.
Emerson to divest Pentair subsidiary to complete acquisition
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced April 28 that Industrial valve manufacturer Emerson Electric Co. has agreed to sell the switchbox business of Pentair plc to Crane Co. of Stamford, Connecticut, after FTC allegations that its proposed $3.15 billion acquisition of Pentair would violate federal antitrust law.
New York targets company alleging to be prisoner assistance center
ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced May 2 that he has filed a lawsuit against NYSPAC Inc., operating as the NYS Prisoner Assistance Center or NY Parole Aids, and its owner, Mario Vredenburg, also known as Antonia Barrone.
New York attorney general targets alleged dumping of waste in Brentwood park
BRENTWOOD, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced May 4 that he has filed a federal lawsuit in an attempt to recover damages from companies that allegedly dumped contaminated construction waste in Brentwood on Long Island.
Ohio attorney general rejects petition to amend congressional redistricting process
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced May 4 that he has rejected a petition for a proposed Ohio constitutional amendment that would change Ohio's congressional redistricting process.
Texas, multistate coalition dismiss lawsuit against Stream Protection Rule
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced May 2 that his office has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Texas and 12 other states against the Stream Protection Rule enacted in the closing days of the Obama administration.
New York settles with companies that allegedly harassed rent-regulated tenants
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced May 4 that he has reached a settlement with several companies controlled by Sassan “Sami” Mahfar and Sina Mahfar.
Ohio alcohol, drug outpatient provider settles for $1.4 million in Medicaid fraud case
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced April 28 that the Morrow Group LLC, a Dayton-area certified alcohol and drug outpatient center, and owner Clifford Morrow have been ordered to pay $1.4 million after allegations of billing for services that were never provided.
EPA settles with owner of Hidden Lane Superfund Site in Virginia
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced May 3 that Persimmon Lane LLC has settled with the agency and the commonwealth of Virginia. The company will help fund the cleanup of the Hidden Lane Superfund site, a 150-acre property in Sterling, Loudon County, Virginia.
EPA settles with three companies that allegedly violated California's Truck and Bus rule
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced May 4 that it has reached settlements totaling more than $201,000 with three companies that had allegedly violated California’s Truck and Bus Regulation.
Michigan woman sues Fox, Reese Witherspoon over alleged ‘implanted hate’ of Jews in 'Water for Elephants'
Plaintiff Sarah Deming filed her nine-page complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, April 22. Los Angeles-based Fox Entertainment Group Inc. produced and distributed Water for Elephants, which was based on the novel of the same name.
Snapchat accused of phone harassment
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — A California consumer has filed a class action lawsuit against Snapchat, alleging violation of telephone harassment statutes.
Calif. appeals court upholds cap-and-trade program under state’s global warming law, says it’s not a tax
In 2006, the state Legislature passed and then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the California Global Warming Solutions Act, which requires that covered entities reduce greenhouse gas, or GHG, emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2020. The California Chamber of Commerce and Morning Star Packing Company were among those who sued the State Air Resources Board over a cap-and-trade aspect of the law.