News from December 2019
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Pepper Hamilton Sponsoring Acg New York 2019 Holiday Luncheon
The air is getting colder and the holidays are near.
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Pepper Hamilton Sponsoring the 2019 Massachusetts Conference for Women
Pepper Hamilton's Women’s Initiative (WIN) is a sponsor of the 2019 Massachusetts Conference for Women being held at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, MA.
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: HFMA MA-RI Annual Compliance Update
Foley Senior Counsel Torrey Young, a member of the firm’s Health Care Industry Team, will be presenting at the HFMA MA-RI Annual Compliance Update on Thursday, December 12th.
Pharmacies feel opioid judge is meeting with plaintiffs lawyers behind their backs
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - Pharmacy companies facing thousands of lawsuits over allegedly improper opioid prescriptions failed to convince the federal judge to prohibit out-of-court discussions with plaintiff lawyers that some defendants believe have affected them unfairly.
.jpg)
Delaware court allows Pa. county's lawsuit over CBS-Viacom merger to continue
GEORGETOWN, Del. – Delaware Court of Chancery Vice Chancellor Joseph Slights sided with the Bucks County Employees Retirement Fund in a case against CBS Corp.
Lawsuit alleges Whole Foods disguises sugar content in instant oatmeal product
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – A New York woman alleges Whole Foods is deceiving consumers with its 365 Everyday Value brand organic instant oatmeal and flax product by disguising the sugar content.
Ohio couple sue CenturyLink, database provider over 2018 data breach
TOLEDO, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – An Ohio couple have filed a lawsuit against CenturyLink and MongoDB, its database provider, alleging their negligence and security flaw exposed 2.8 million records of consumers' personally identifiable information.
Vegan sues Burger King because Impossible Whoppers are cooked on same grill as Whoppers made with meat
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – A Georgia man who follows a vegan diet has filed a suit against Burger King alleging it is misleading consumers by marketing its Impossible Whopper as zero percent meat when it is cooked on the same grill as meat products.
Man claims 7-Eleven's vanilla ice cream product labels are misleading regarding flavoring amount
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – A New York man has filed a complaint against 7-Eleven over allegations its 7-Select Go! Yum Brand vanilla ice cream products have false and misleading labels regarding the amount and type of vanilla flavoring used in the products.
The maker of OxyContin is spending over $1 million a week on lawyers while trying to go bankrupt
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - The lawyers representing Purdue Pharma in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings have submitted their first two bills to the court and they show how expensive this multibillion-dollar restructuring will be: Nearly $8 million for seven weeks of work, with one partner billing almost a half-million dollars for the month of October alone.
Delaware court called on to settle discovery dispute over access to emails
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – The Delaware Court of Chancery has issued a decision regarding whether a plaintiff can access emails on a server owned by a defendant in regards to issues of discovery in a civil suit between the two parties.
Shot at class-action arbitration fails in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – The Texas Supreme Court has affirmed lower court rulings regarding a class action lawsuit by homeowners against their home warranty company.
Maryland Judiciary honors young artists in annual conflict resolution art contest
The Maryland Judiciary recently celebrated the winners of its 14th Annual Conflict Resolution Day Bookmark Art Contest.
'Fake news': Senate hasn't reached deal on PFAS, sources say, as Dems told 'enough is enough'
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Reports of a U.S. Senate deal that would classify certain chemicals as “hazardous substances” under the federal Superfund law (and give trial lawyers more targets for lawsuits as a result) are false, say sources familiar with the issue.
Paperwork on sexual assault appeal substandard, Alabama Supreme Court says
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Alabama has affirmed a lower court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of Monument of Love Christian Life Ministry Inc. and against the appellant, known in court documents by her initials, S.B, regarding a lawsuit over the alleged assault of a minor by another minor.
Hawaii Supreme Court upholds ruling in case of fatal drunk driving accident
HONOLULU, Hawaii (Legal Newsline) – The Hawaii Supreme Court has upheld a 2017 ruling from the state's Intermediate Court of Appeals that determined that someone who is intoxicated can be considered an innocent third party.
New Jersey court rules $100 million flood sublimit does not apply for Superstorm Sandy damages
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey has affirmed a lower court’s decision of summary judgment in favor of New Jersey Transit and against several insurance companies regarding compensation for damages related to Superstorm Sandy.
Crib bumpers bought at Pottery Barn weren't safe, class action lawsuit claims
TULSA, Okla. (Legal Newsline) – An Oklahoma man and his adult son have initiated a proposed class action against two companies over allegations they fraudulently marketed crib bumpers as safe.
Class action lawyers bicker over how to split $3.7M; One firm couldn't work well with others, judge ruled
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – An ugly disagreement over a portion of $3.7 million in attorneys' fees and expenses from the $10 million settlement reached last spring in a class action against Bank of New York Mellon probably won't be decided this year.
Lawyers hire lobbyists to push their PFAS agenda on Congress
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Plaintiffs lawyers filing PFAS lawsuits are lobbying Congress as it mulls whether to designate the chemicals as hazardous under the Superfund law – a move that would give those lawyers more companies to target with litigation.