News from January 2019
Aurobindo filed to timely recall contaminated medication, consumers allege
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Three individuals have filed a class-action lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies over allegations prescription medication was contaminated with an alleged carcinogenic impurity.
California business owner alleges Yelp has 'monopoly' on Google search results
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A Santa Clarita, California law firm owner alleges he has lost sales and business of Yelp's alleged monopoly on online search results.
Stock purchasers allege NVIDIA deceived investing public
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A California designer and developer of graphics processing units is alleged to have defrauded investors.
Florida sports club allegedly violated D.C. consumer protection laws
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Florida sports club faces a lawsuit by the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia for alleged violations of consumer protection laws and also alleged violations of a 2016 legal settlement regarding the club's membership cancelation policies.
South Carolina seeks to join action against U.S. government's offshore drilling, seismic testing plans
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The state of South Carolina has filed a motion in federal court to join a lawsuit filed by 16 of the state's cities, towns and the Small Business Chamber of Commerce in an effort to block offshore drilling and seismic testing off the South Carolina coast.
Federal student loan servicer reaches $9 million settlement with New York
ALBANY, N.Y. — A federal student loan servicer has reached a $9 million settlement with New York state to resolve charges the company deceived borrowers regarding repayment plans and on the availability of loan forgiveness for those working in public service.
U.S. investigation leads to more than $1 million in back wages, damages for restaurant workers
TAMPA — U.S. Labor Department Investigations into Tampa area restaurants' payroll and employee wage practices has resulted in more than $1 million in back wages and damages for workers, according to the federal agency.
Mutual of Omaha settles discrimination claims involving HIV prevention medication
BOSTON — Mutual of Omaha has settled with the state of Massachusetts allegations that the company practiced discrimination by denying life and long-term care insurance to members using an HIV prevention medication.
OSHA cites 2 contractors in fatal Wisconsin gas line explosion
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The death of a volunteer firefighter who responded to an explosion and fire of a gas line at a Wisconsin work site has led the federal government to cite a Kansas and a Michigan contractor.
Neiman Marcus reaches $1.5 million settlement with more than 40 states over 2013 data breach
PHOENIX — Neiman Marcus Group LLC has agreed to a $1.5 million settlement with more than 40 states and the District of Columbia over charges the company failed to protect customers' card information that was compromised in a 2013 data breach.
Texas Supreme Court reverses ruling in malpractice case over infant's birth injuries
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – The Texas Supreme Court said in a Dec. 21 opinion that the parents of a baby born at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Denton must prove willful and wanton negligence under the Texas Medical Liability Act’s emergency-medical care provision in their suit against the hospital and a physician.
Tennessee Supreme Court: Patient allowed to sue MedicOne after signing waiver
NASHVILLE (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Tennessee ruled in a Dec. 20 opinion that, based on the wording and circumstances surrounding the accident, an agreement signed by a rehabilitation center patient who fell getting into a van operated by a third-party medical transportation company does not prohibit the patient from suing the transport company.
Conn. judge rejects opioid claims, says allowing them would lead to 'junk justice'
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - A Connecticut judge has dismissed lawsuits by four cities against the opioid industry, saying there is no logical way for the plaintiffs to calculate damages or distribute any money they might win in the litigation.
BUTLER SNOW: D.C. Circuit “Refines” the NLRB’s Joint Employer Test
.In a 2-1 decision issued December 28, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB’s) determination that both an employer’s reserved authority to control and it’s indirect control can be relevant factors in the joint employer analysis.
FORMAN WATKINS & KRUTZ LLP: Arthur, Fuller, Roy, and Smith Promoted to Partner
FormanWatkins is proud to announce that Mimi Arthur, Melissa Fuller, Michelle Roy, and Peyton Smith have been promoted to Partner.
FORMAN WATKINS & KRUTZ LLP: McFarland Named as New Member of 100 Black Men of Jackson
FormanWatkins is proud to announce that Vernon McFarland has been named a new member of 100 Black Men of Jackson!
FISH & RICHARDSON: Fish & Richardson Receives Two 2018 “Attorney of the Year” Awards from Minnesota Lawyer
Fish & Richardson has received two 2018 Attorney of the Year awards – in both the individual and group categories – from Minnesota Lawyer.
WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ: Maritime Practice Group Leaders From Fowler Rodriguez Join Wilson Elser’s New Orleans Office
National law firm Wilson Elser announced today that the preeminent maritime and marine environmental practice group from New Orleans-based law firm Fowler Rodriguez, led by partners Antonio Rodriguez, Jake Rodriguez and Michael Harowski, have joined the firm’s New Orleans office effective January 1, 2019.
BRYAN CAVE: Bain Named 2019 Notable Woman in Law by ‘Crain’s New York Business’
New York Partner Sonia Kaur Bain has been named to Crain’s New York Business“Notable Women in Law” list. This second annual honor roll of female attorneys “celebrates an exceptional pool of talented female attorneys in the New York City metropolitan area,” the publication stated.
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: Former Congressman Tom Davis Joins Holland & Knight
Thomas M. Davis III, who served 14 years in Congress as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Northern Virginia's 11th District, has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in its Public Policy & Regulation Group in Washington, D.C., and Tysons, Va. He was previously with Deloitte, where he was a director of federal government affairs.