News from August 2019
Title lender tries to cut off dispute by out-of-state customers who drove to South Carolina for loan
CHARLESTON , S.C. (Legal Newsline) – A South Carolina lender alleges that a loan dispute involving a North Carolina resident who drove to South Carolina to obtain a title loan is not subject to North Carolina statutes.
Trump sues California over law requiring candidates to disclose tax returns
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Donald Trump and Donald J. Trump for President Inc. have filed a complaint against California's secretary of state and attorney general challenging the state's recently passed law requiring presidential candidates to disclose five years of previous tax returns in order to be placed on the primary ballot.
Attorney: Recent Calif. SC stance on class actions similar to federal courts'
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A Los Angeles-based commercial litigator says that last month's California Supreme Court ruling that helps class action lawyers get their classes certified is consistent with how federal courts handle the same issue.
Judge allows Rhode Island's opioid suit to go forward despite public nuisance precedent
Judge allows Rhode Island's opioid suit to go forward despite public nuisance precedent
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Pepper Hamilton Lawyers Named To Upstate New York Super Lawyers And Rising Stars Lists For 2019
Pepper Hamilton announced that six lawyers have been named by Upstate New York Super Lawyers magazine as top attorneys in the state for 2019.
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Michael Aphibal Joins Bradley’s Banking and Financial Services Practice Group in D.C.
Bradley is pleased to announce that Michael M. Aphibal has joined the firm’s Washington office as an associate in the Banking and Financial Services Practice Group.
Lawsuit blames Polaris for UTV fatalities, says 150 deaths caused by rollovers
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Two Orange County California residents are claiming that Polaris utility terrain vehicles do not meet Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards for rollover protection, which they allege has caused hundreds of injuries and fatalities.
Lawsuit: CamelBak Eddy water bottles are defective, not spill-proof as marketed
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A California woman is suing the makers of CamelBak water bottles alleging one bottle design is defective and not "spill-proof" as advertised.
Scholar: Officials should own up to the politics behind PFAS regulations
Politicians and regulators should admit when the limits they’re setting on chemicals known as PFAS aren’t products of scientific consensus but rather the results of the political process, a scientist/law professor says.
MCGUIREWOODS LLP: Ava Lias-Booker Named to Savoy's Most Influential Women in Corporate America List
Savoy named McGuireWoods partner Ava Lias-Booker to its 2019 “Most Influential Women in Corporate America” list honoring African-American business leaders and executives from a range of industries.
SHEPPARD MULLIN: Sheppard Mullin Represents Summit Medical Group in Largest Multispecialty Physician Group Merger of the Year
Sheppard Mullin represented Summit Medical Group, one of the nation's premier independent multispecialty medical practices.
SHEPPARD MULLIN: Sheppard Mullin Represents GoldenTree Asset Management in $392 Million Purchase of Syncora Guarantee
Syncora Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-domiciled holding company, announced it has signed an agreement to sell Syncora Guarantee Inc., its wholly owned, New York financial guarantee insurance subsidiary, to Star Insurance Holdings LLC, a newly formed entity organized by GoldenTree Asset Management LP on behalf of GoldenTree’s managed funds and accounts, for $392.5 million.
'Nobody's sure if it will work or how': A review of how a Cleveland judge is handling 2,000 opioid lawsuits
'Nobody's sure if it will work or how': A review of how a Cleveland judge is handling 2,000 opioid lawsuits
Oil trade association files suit against California over law allowing increased union involvement
SACRAMENTO (Legal Newsline) – Oil companies in California want a federal court to strike down state regulations that allow union representatives to be more involved in workplace safety.
Maryland court upholds $7.2 million judgment in mesothelioma case
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – In its majority opinion, the Court of Appeals of Maryland recently stated that a lower court did not abuse its discretion in a case involving a $7.2 million jury award to a former Honeywell employee who claims he was was injured because of asbestos exposure and affirmed the judgment.
D.C. data breach ruling could make waves for plaintiffs seeking standing
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A D.C.-based appeals court's reversal earlier this summer of a lower court's ruling in two class action suits against the Office of Personnel Management over a 2014 data breach may land in the U.S. Supreme Court, an Atlanta law firm said in a recent article.
Delaware Supreme Court rejects Ohio man's cumulative exposure theory in asbestos case
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Delaware has upheld a Superior Court's decision that an Ohio man suing Ford Motor Co., Goodyear and others over his alleged exposure to asbestos must offer expert medical evidence that attributed his exposure to his contracting mesothelioma.
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Bradley Partner Dana Lumsden Named Co-Chair of Charlotte Regional Business Alliance 2019 Summitabled Veterans
Bradley is pleased to announce that Dana C. Lumsden, a partner in the firm’s Charlotte office, has been named co-chair of the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance’s 2019 Summit.
New Jersey court: $1.8 million verdict for woman injured by thrown glass bottle on bus can stand
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – The Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division has ruled that the $1.8 million in damages awarded to a woman who was injured by a thrown glass bottle while riding on a New Jersey Transit bus should remain with no need for a new trial.
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: Foley to Host Inaugural Wisconsin Women in Public Finance Chapter Launch
Foley & Lardner’s Milwaukee office will host the inaugural event of the Wisconsin Chapter of Women in Public Finance.