News from January 2019
Actor and GNC battle it out in appeals court
On Dec. 27, the California 2nd District Court of Appeals, Division 4 weighed in on a case stemming from damages awarded to an actor who sued General Nutrition Centers Inc. over allegedly using his likeness and image long after it was allowed.
Chief Judge Barbera set to deliver judiciary address to Maryland General Assembly
Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera is scheduled to present the State of the Judiciary Address to a joint session of the Maryland General Assembly.
Consumer alleges Powerline Funding unlawfully continues to call him to offer loans
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – An Anaheim, California resident alleges a direct lending bank keeps calling him to offer loans despite his request to stop the calls.
Torrent Pharma, others named in suit over allegedly contaminated medication
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A North Carolina man alleges he was injured by ingesting a prescription medication he alleges contained a carcinogen.
Click, then sue: Call-blocking app was meet market for lawyers seeking clients
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Court records in Florida show how easy it is for people to get swept up in a figurative machine that generates lawsuits. In fact, it all started for one man with the push of a button.
Florida man alleges text messages from Nova Dental were sent without his consent
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – A Florida man alleges the owner of two dental offices in the state sent him unsolicited telemarketing texts without his consent.
New York State to receive more than $1.8 million for opioid disaster relief employment
New York State's Department of Labor will receive an initial payment of more than $1.8 million as part of a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor designed to assist those affected by the state's opioid crisis.
Georgia senior care center to pay back overtime
A Georgia senior care center has agreed to pay over $15,000 in back wages to resolve claims by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) that the center violated employee overtime and record-keeping laws.
Consumer Fraud Protection Bureau wants to oversee lenders to the military
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking Congressional approval to oversee lenders who serve military members and their families to insure Military Lending Act (MLA) compliance.
DePuy Orthopedics, and its parent Johnson and Johnson, settle suit with Arizona for $2.4 million
DePuy Orthopedics, Inc., along with its parent company Johnson & Johnson, will pay $2.4 million as part of a settlement with the State of Arizona to resolve claims of illegally marketing the company's metal-on-metal hip implant device.
By The Rio, Carl's Jr. Restaurants named in suit over allegations of illegal nonsolicitation policy
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – A Colorado man and former shift leader/manager at a Carl's Jr. restaurant alleges he lost wages because of a conspiracy between Carl's Jr. and its franchisees.
Shell Oil files suit against BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Los Angeles, others over cleanup of California site
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Shell Oil has filed suit against the previous owners of two properties in California it also used to own regarding the costs associated with the environmental cleanup.
Pension fund alleges Danske Bank American depositary receipts traded at inflated prices
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A pension fund has filed suit against a Denmark bank over allegations it purchased American depositary receipts at inflated prices.
Disability Rights New York alleges it was unlawfully excluded membership in New York council
UTICA, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – An organization alleges it has been refused voting membership in New York’s Developmental Disabilities Planning Council.
Natural Resources Defense Council alleges federal agencies failed to designate habitat for endangered bumble bee
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A nonprofit organization focused on protecting endangered species alleges two federal agencies have failed to designate habitat for a species of bumble bee listed as endangered in 2017.
DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP: Diaz Elected Chair of Eastern Kentucky University Board of Regents
Covington partner Lewis Diaz has been elected chair of Eastern Kentucky University's Board of Regents.
ARMSTRONG TEASDALE: Armstrong Teasdale Opens New York City Office, Adds 16 Attorneys
Armstrong Teasdale, a law firm with offices across the United States, proudly announces the opening of its New York City office and the addition of 16 attorneys, including eight partners.
HUSCH BLACKWELL: Derek Taylor Elected to NAIOP Wisconsin Board of Directors
Derek Taylor has been elected to a three-year term on the Board of NAIOP Wisconsin.
NELSON MULLINS: Nelson Mullins Managing Partner Jim Lehman Named to List of 50 Most Influential People in the Midlands
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Managing Partner James K. Lehman has been named to Columbia Business Monthly list of the 50 Most Influential People in 2018.
NELSON MULLINS: Fifteen Nelson Mullins Attorneys Chosen for North Carolina 2019 ‘Super Lawyers’ and ‘Rising Stars’
Thomson Reuters, the publisher of Super Lawyers, has announced that 15 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP attorneys were chosen by their peers as 2019 North Carolina Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in nine practice areas.