News from August 2018
Ohio lawmakers send first-of-its-kind rejection to powerful legal group
COLUMBUS, OHIO – Through a bill signed into law by Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday, the State of Ohio has legislatively opposed the American Law Institute’s long-debated and recently-passed Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance wholesale, an unprecedented development in the 95-year history of the ALI.
Wheat farmers allege herbicide Beyond failed to kill weeds, reduced yields
GREAT FALLS, Montana (Legal Newsline) – Two Glacier County, Montana landowners allege that they lost an average of 38 bushels of wheat per acre after applying an herbicide.
Acadia Pharmaceutical shareholder alleges stock prices were artificially inflated
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A shareholder in a San Diego-based biopharmaceutical company alleges he purchased stock at artificially inflated prices.
CBOE Exchange alleged to have manipulated Volatility Index
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – An Illinois trading company alleges it was injured because of anticompetitive conduct of a Chicago corporation and others.
Best Buy stores enrolled customers in AppleCare plans for phones without consent, woman alleges
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – A Washington attorney alleges that she was enrolled in a service care plan without her consent when she purchased an iPhone at an electronics store.
City of Taylor Police and Fire Retirement System alleges prices of Unum securities were artificially inflated
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) – A Tennessee-based insurance company is alleged to have misrepresented its business operations and caused stock prices to fall.
With millions at stake, New Jersey judges won't accept junk science against pharma companies
New Jersey judges must require plaintiffs lawyers who flock to their courts to come up with more than junk science if they want jurors to hear their arguments.
California joins 12-state coalition opposing U.S. Labor Department over AHP changes
SACRAMENTO — California has become the latest state to join a 12-state coalition filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Labor for a new regulation that allows employers to group together as Associated Health Plans (AHPs).
Court orders Arizona mining business to pay $2.7 million for leaking arsenic-contaminated water
PHOENIX — An Arizona mining corporation has been ordered by a Maricopa County judge to pay a $2.7 million fine for contaminating a public creek with arsenic.
Medimetriks Pharmaceuticals alleged to have sent unsolicited faxes without recipients' consent
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – An Ohio resident alleges a New Jersey pharmaceutical company is sending unsolicited fax advertisements.
Cosmetic Perfume Filling & Packaging alleges Arcade Beauty reps 'spread falsehoods'
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A New Jersey contract manufacturing and packaging service company alleges a client has interfered with contractual relations.
Organizations allege FDA failed to respond to petition concerning drug
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Two nonprofit, public-interest research, litigation and advocacy organizations allege a federal agency has unlawfully failed to respond to its petition concerning a bulk drug substance.
Consumers allege FreshWorks Produce Saver products do not keep produce fresh longer as advertised
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Two California consumers allege a produce saver product does not keep food fresh longer as advertised.
Gathering set to discuss ways to stymie spread of nuisance lawsuits against agri-business
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - A major gathering of politicians and representatives of state agencies will convene Friday for a round table discussion on how to stymie the spread of nuisance lawsuits against agri-business companies and producers.
Maryland alleges moving company demanded more money while keeping customer's items on truck
BALTIMORE — Maryland's Consumer Protection Division has issued a final order relating to allegations that a Maryland moving company gave customers low estimates and then demanded additional money while holding their possessions on moving trucks.
California argues against federal government's dismantling of Borrower Defense Rule
SACRAMENTO — The state of California is arguing that the federal government's recent dismantling of the Borrower Defense Rule, designed to provide help for students defrauded by their school, is not in the best interest students.
Colorado's Cynthia Coffman to chair Conference of Western Attorneys General
DENVER — Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman recently was appointed as the new chair for the Conference of Western Attorneys General (CWAG) during the group's annual meeting in New Mexico.
California calls on HHS to withdraw proposed Medicaid state payment requirements
SACRAMENTO — California's Attorney General Xavier Becerra is calling on the Trump administration to withdraw its proposed rule to alter Medicaid state payment requirements, a move the attorney general says will hurt the state's 400,000 home care workers as well as the half-million with disabilities under their care.
Consumer alleges Gem Water bottles do not increase pH and dissolved oxygen in water as advertised
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – A consumer is challenging a water bottle maker's claims that gemstones in the bottle will alter the quality of water used in it.