News from November 2018
Consumers allege Juice Organics repairing hair products cannot repair damaged hair
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Two consumers allege a brand of hair products they purchase did not deliver the hair-repairing benefits promises.
Virginia court orders loan company to pay more than $50 miliion for alleged illegal loans
HAMPTON, Va. — A Hampton Circuit Court has ordered a loan company and its owner to pay more than $50 million in debt relief and civil penalties for advancing illegal, high-interest loans to more than 1,000 veterans and seniors in the state, according to the Virginia Attorney General's Office.
New Jersey accuses Johnson & Johnson subsidiary of deceptively marketing opioids
TRENTON — The state of New Jersey is suing Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, following an investigation by the state's Attorney General's Office alleging deceptive marketing practices of known highly addictive opioid drugs.
Illinois pharmaceutical manufacturing company settles charges of releasing wastewater into Long Lake
CHICAGO — An Illinois pharmaceutical manufacturing company will pay a $75,000 penality and help fund wetland restoration in the state for allegedly discharging wastewater into the Long Lake tributary.
New Jersey court reverses arbitration order in discrimination case filed by former Jenny Craig employee
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey has reversed and remanded the case of a former Jenny Craig employee who alleged that she was fired because of age discrimination.
DTE Energy not liable for employee's injury, Michigan court rules
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld the Oakland Circuit Court's ruling favoring an electric company in an injury case.
Court upholds ruling against University of Maryland employee in termination case
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) –The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland has upheld a Circuit Court for Prince George’s County ruling against an employee who was fired from the University of Maryland College Park allegedly without cause.
Md. court rules John Crane Inc. did not owe duty to warn wife who handled husband's asbestos-containing work clothes
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – The Court of Special Appeals in Maryland has affirmed the Circuit Court for Baltimore City's ruling favoring a company accused of causing death due to mesothelioma.
N.J. appellate court sides with state agency
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – The Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division has reversed a trial court’s ruling against the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and three individual DEP officials named as co-defendants.
San Francisco Baykeeper alleges Coast Guard facility discharges polluted storm water into bay
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A nonprofit corporation alleges a federal agency is discharging polluted storm water in the San Francisco Bay.
Arkansas attorney general proposes nearly $6 million budget cuts for 2020-21 fiscal year
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has proposed more than $5.8 million in cuts for her office's fiscal years 2020 and 2021 budgets in what the attorney general says is an effort to utilize taxpayer funds more effectively.
Teachers, citing religious objection, allege California unions violated constitution rights
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Two public school teachers allege their rights as religious objectors were violated because they were compelled to pay an equal amount to a charity in lieu of a fair share service fee because they did not join a union.
Camber Pharmaceuticals, Hetero Drugs medication is adulterated, consumer alleges
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – A Massachusetts resident alleges she purchased a generic prescription blood pressure medication that was contaminated with a probable human carcinogen.
Alabama high court orders dismissal so case over sports complex can be moved to Missouri court
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Alabama granted a request by a Missouri construction company to vacate an order that denied its motion to dismiss the case over allegations of improper venue.
Florida and New York consumers allege scalpers are violating Ticketmaster resale program terms
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Consumers from Florida and New York allege a resale program through Ticketmaster is driving up ticket prices.
Elementis Chemicals loses appeal in Calif. asbestos case regarding wrongful death damages
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – The Court of Appeal of the State of California, 2nd Appellate District upheld an order granting an award in a personal injury and loss of consortium case filed against Elementis Chemicals Inc. in an asbestos injury suit, according to an opinion certified for publication on Nov. 1.
California court: AMN Healthcare contract injunction protects nurse recruiters
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – The California Court of Appeal, 4th Appellate District said in a Nov. 1 opinion that the Superior Court of San Diego County was right to rule in favor of four former AMN Healthcare Inc. temporary nurse recruiters in connection with enforcement of a confidentiality and non-disclosure provision (CNDA) in AMN’s contract.
California appeals court clears up GNC fee payment dispute in actor's lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California appellate court has reversed a lower court's order that denied an actor's motion for attorneys fees in a legal battle with a health and nutrition company.
SAUL EWING ARNSTEIN & LEHR: Four Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Attorneys Named to the 2018 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, a full service law firm with more than 400 lawyers in 15 offices, announced that four attorneys from the Firm’s Boston office have been named to the Super Lawyers list for 2018; and two attorneys have been named to the Rising Stars list for 2018.
U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION: MoneyGram Agrees to Pay $125 Million to Settle Allegations that the Company Violated the FTC’s 2009 Order and Breached a 2012 DOJ Deferred Prosecution Agreement
MoneyGram International, Inc. has agreed to pay $125 million to settle allegations that the company failed to take steps required under a 2009 Federal Trade Commission order to crack down on fraudulent money transfers that cost U.S. consumers millions of dollars.