News from September 2018
CLARK HILL PLC: Sixty-Six Clark Hill Attorneys Named 2018 Michigan Super Lawyers & Rising Stars
Sixty-six Clark Hill attorneys have been named 2018 Michigan Super Lawyers & Rising Stars.
OGLETREE DEAKINS NASH SMOAK & STEWART: Ogletree Deakins named BTI Innovation Champion
Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that the firm been named a BTI Innovation Champion in BTI Consulting Group’s 2019 Legal Innovation and Technology Outlook report.
MONTGOMERY MCCRACKEN WALKER & RHOADS: Partner Michael J. Fekete Appointed to the New Jersey District IV Ethics Committee
Montgomery McCracken is pleased to announce that partner Michael J. Fekete has been appointed by Chief Justice Stuart Rabner to serve a four year term on the District IV Ethics Committee, effective September 1, 2018.
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Pepper Hamilton Detroit Lawyers named to Michigan Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists for 2018
Six lawyers from Pepper Hamilton have been named by Michigan Super Lawyers magazine as top attorneys in the state for 2018.
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Former Federal Prosecutor Miranda Hooker joins Pepper Hamilton in Boston
Pepper Hamilton announced that Miranda Hooker has joined the firm as a partner in the Health Sciences Department, resident in the Boston office.
BALLARD SPAHR: Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Roy Herrera Joins Ballard Spahr
Roy Herrera, who served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice in Phoenix, has joined Ballard Spahr in the firm's Litigation Department, Phoenix Office Managing Partner John G. Kerkorian announced.
DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP: April L. Besl Selected to Women’s Leadership Program
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s April L. Besl has been named to the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber's WE Lead program.
DOJ raises flag in Kaiser Gypsum bankruptcy; Says it will investigate illegal conduct in trusts
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - The Department of Justice has stepped into Kaiser Gypsum's Chapter 11 bankruptcy pending in the Western District of North Carolina over concerns that its reorganization plan lacks sufficient safeguards to prevent fraud.
Bob's Red Mill steel cut, old fashioned oats alleged to contain herbicide glyphosate
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Two California consumers allege Bob's Red Mill oat products contain an herbicide.
Texas consumer alleges generic prescription Valsartan is contaminated with probable carcinogen
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A Texas consumer alleges a generic prescription drug used to treat hypertension is contaminated with a probable carcinogen.
Organization alleges it purchased Qurate securities at artificially inflated prices
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – A retirement system alleges it purchased artificially inflated stock in a video commerce corporation between 2015 and 2016.
Frederick County Circuit Court holds graduation for adult drug treatment court
Three individuals are set to celebrate their sobriety and successful completion of a court-supervised program at the Frederick County Circuit Court.
Billionaire mega-donor Steyer picks favorite AG hopefuls; More global warming cases possible
Democrat challengers aspiring to become the top lawyers in their states have received financial boosts from Tom Steyer, a billionaire investor and environmental activist who some feel is a driving force behind the recent string of climate change lawsuits struggling to persuade judges to punish the energy industry.
U.S. reaches settlement in alleged multimillion dollar business coaching scheme
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal agency has reached a settlement with one of the defendants in a multimillion dollar business coaching scheme that allegedly involved telling customers they could earn a six-figure salary within 90 days.
John Hancock affiliate agrees to $5.3 million penalty with U.S. over wetlands destruction
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Goose Pond Ag. Inc., and its manager of operations Farmland Management Services Inc., an affiliate of the John Hancock Life Insurance Company, will pay $5.3 million in civil penalties for impacts to streams and wetlands connected to the Sacramento River, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
California woman alleges certain General Mills products contain glyphosate
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California consumer alleges certain products made by a consumer foods manufacturer contains an herbicide.
Common stock purchasers allege Skechers stock was artificially inflated
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A footwear company is alleged to have artificially inflated the price of its common stock.
PIO Boot Camp alleged to have sent faxes without consent to Mississippi legal firm
OXFORD, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – A Mississippi legal practice alleges an Arizona company that hosts seminars sent it two unsolicited faxes.
Retired NBA player Kevin Garnett alleges millions of earnings were 'looted,' files suit against Kentucky firm
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – A retired basketball player who starred for the Minnesota Timberwolves before helping the Boston Celtics win an NBA championship in 2008 alleges a Kentucky accounting firm misappropriated millions of his funds.
Boulder fights to get climate change lawsuit back to state court
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – Kevin S. Hannon, counsel for the city of Boulder and Boulder County, as well as San Miguel County, filed his argument as to why their climate change lawsuit against oil companies should stay in state court instead of being removed to U.S. district court.