News from 2018
U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Harborview Senior Care Properties to Pay $21,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Suit
Senior Care Properties, Inc., doing business as Harborview Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, will pay $21,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit.
MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE: Telecommunications Contractor to Pay $450,000 for Making False Payment Certifications to MassdDOT and MassTech
A Nebraska-based firm that designs, engineers and installs telecommunications infrastructure will pay $450,000 to settle allegations that it failed to pay its subcontractors as required under contracts with the former Massachusetts Highway Department.
JONES DAY: Jones Day associate wins first place in prestigious legal writing competition
Nicole Chipi, an associate in Jones Day's Miami Office, won the 2018 Brown Award for Excellence in Legal Writing for her paper, "Eat Your Vitamins and Say Your Prayers.
MCGUIRREWOODS LLP: Maryland Super Lawyers Features Ava Lias-Booker as Baltimore Trailblazer
Maryland Super Lawyers prominently featured Baltimore partner Ava Lias-Booker in an oral history of trailblazing African-American lawyers who helped shape the city’s legal community in the post-civil rights era.
BAKER MCKENZIE LLP: Pro Bono Partner and Executive Director Angela Vigil Named Top 10 Legal Innovator by Financial Times
Angela Vigil, Baker McKenzie's Pro Bono Partner and Executive Director, has been named a Top 10 Legal Innovator by the Financial Times in its annual North America Innovative Lawyer Awards, considered one of the top legal rankings in the US, Canada and Mexico.
BARNES & THORNBURG LLP: Brown named Chair of Barnes & Thornburg's National Litigation Department
Barnes & Thornburg has named D. Randall Brown chair of the firm’s national Litigation Department. Brown is managing partner of the law firm’s Fort Wayne office.
BARNES & THORNBURG LLP: Two Barnes & Thornburg attorneys named to Georgia Trend's 2018 Legal Elite List
Stephen Opler, partner in Barnes & Thornburg’s Corporate Department, and Steve Weizenecker, partner in the Entertainment, Media and Sports Practice Group, have been named to Georgia Trend 2018 Legal Elite List.
DLA PIPER: DLA Piper honored by WILEF for sixth-consecutive year
WILEF Certification emphasizes the leadership roles achieved by women, rather than the policies or practices of the firm or the overall number or percentage of women in the partnership.
Arkansas refrigeration company must pay $1.63 million for allegedly defrauding customers
LITTLE ROCK — An Arkansas refrigeration company has received a $1.63 million judgment from Pulaski County Circuit Court after a consumer protection lawsuit was filed against the company, alleging the defrauding of customers.
Arkansas attorney general asks court to intervene in energy company, Sierra Club settlement
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is disputing a pending settlement between Entergy Arkansas LLC and the National Parks Conservation Association, which calls for a quick closure of several power plants, and is asking the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas to intervene in the case.
Nestle seeks dismissal of lawsuit alleging Coffee-mate contains trans fat
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Nestle has asked a California court to dismiss a class action lawsuit claiming that the company knowingly sold a brand of coffee creamer containing trans fat to consumers.
Consumer alleges Tylenol Extra Strength Rapid Release Gels don't provide faster relief
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A Moreno Valley, California, man has filed a class action lawsuit against the maker of Tylenol alleging that the company misleads consumers about the effectiveness of its rapid-release acetaminophen.
Plaintiffs file racketeering suit against Resolvly, others over student loan debt resolution program
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A proposed class action suit has been filed against several companies and attorneys for allegedly targeting people who owed student loans in an alleged student loan debt resolution scheme.
General Mills fights lawsuit over empty space in Annie's Frosted Oat Flakes
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – General Mills has filed a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed in a California court over the amount of cereal in the box of one of its brands.
Oregon lawyers allege mandatory Oregon State Bar membership is unconstitutional
PORTLAND, Ore. (Legal Newsline) – Two attorneys and a nonprofit group from Oregon is seeking a declaration from a court that the state's statute requiring mandatory membership in the Oregon State Bar is unconstitutional.
Consumers allege Whirpool's AquaLift oven cleaning feature does not self-clean as advertised
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) – Four consumers allege an appliance manufacturer falsely advertises a cleaning feature in its line of kitchen appliances.
Nevada skydiving company alleges Groupon's conduct caused revenue loss
LAS VEGAS (Legal Newsline) – A skydiving company in Nevada alleges Groupon's anticompetitive activity caused it to lose revenue.
Telecommunications company reaches settlement for allegedly failing to pay subcontractors
BOSTON — A Nebraska telecommunications infrastructure company has reached a settlement with the state of Massachusetts to resolve allegations the company failed to pay subcontractors under a contracted project for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).
Coalition opposes Labor Department's proposed change of patient-lift operation rules
CHICAGO — An 11-state attorneys general coalition is opposing the U.S. Department of Labor's recent proposed change that would allow 16- and 17-year-old workers to operate power-drive patient lifts without training or supervision.
Alabama attorney general lauds EPA's new 'Waters of the United States' rule
MONTGOMERY — A recently enacted Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) water rule by the Trump administration is receiving praise from Alabama's Attorney General Steve Marshall who says the rule will "define" the Clean Water Act.