News from January 2019
Intel asks court to dismiss consolidated product liability lawsuits over processors
PORTLAND, Ore. (Legal Newsline) – Intel Corp. is asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon to dismiss a consolidated product liability class-action lawsuit filed against it, according to a motion filed Oct. 25.
Federal court: Chromadex immune from competitor's lawsuit over anti-aging supplement
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled on Jan. 3 that Chromadex Inc. is immune from being named in a lawsuit filed by competitor Elysium Health Inc. in a suit over an anti-aging dietary supplement.
Lawsuit over penis cream Sensum+ doesn't 'even make sense,' drug company says
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – Pending in Chicago federal court is a drug company's frank response to a doctor who is suing over the marketing of Sensum+.
Former client alleges Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. negligently managed assets
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Legal Newsline) – A San Antonio woman alleges her former investment adviser negligently managed certain account assets.
Journalist kidnapped in 1984, wife file suit over allegedly unsatisfied final judgment against Islamic Republic of Iran
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A journalist kidnapped in Lebanon in 1984 and his wife allege banks have engaged in a conspiracy and are seeking to transfer assets to them that were allegedly fraudulently transferred.
California jury awards $1.63 million in case against BNSF after plaintiff had rejected $50K settlement
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Just weeks after rejecting a $50,000 pre-trial settlement offer from his former employer in a personal injury suit, one-time California maintenance worker David Arizaga walked away on Jan. 10 with a $1.63 million verdict against BNSF Railway Co.
South Coast Air Quality Management District alleges Sherwin-Williams products have excessive VOCs
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California district alleges a general building materials company based in Ohio has sold products in the state that contained volatile organic compound in excess of regulatory limits.
BP Fisher Law Group, LF Runoff2 alleged to have misappropriated nearly $250,000
BALTIMORE, Md. (Legal Newsline) – A law firm and its owner are alleged to have mismanaged funds belonging to a company with a principal place of business in North Carolina.
Consumers allege Big Heart Pet Brands pet food not all natural as advertised
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Two New York consumers have filed a class-action lawsuit against a pet food manufacturer over allegations it falsely advertises its products are natural.
Airbnb challenges Florida city's short-term rental ordinance regarding listings
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – A vacation rental website alleges a Florida city's ordinance regarding online advertising for rentals is unconstitutional.
California Native American tribes file suit against state over gaming compact
SACRAMENTO (Legal Newsline) – Three federally recognized Native American tribes have filed a suit against California and its governor over a gaming compact.
Feds seek penalties against Shell Offshore over 2016 oil spill
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – The federal government has filed a suit against Shell Offshore Inc. over a May 2016 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Former New Jersey Devils player alleges extent of 1993 head injury was concealed from him
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A former professional ice hockey player alleges the extent of a 1993 brain injury was concealed from him by his former team and its manager and doctors.
Gun Owners of America challenges ATF's decision on bump stocks
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – A nonprofit organization and others are suing federal agencies over the re-classification of bump stocks.
Lawsuit by Jevon Kearse, other former NFL players over alleged tax scheme challenged by defendants
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A Chicago law firm is asking a federal court in Florida to dismiss an amended complaint over allegations that it orchestrated a fraudulent tax credit scheme that snared four former NFL players, and the plaintiffs in the case have asked the court to deny the motion.
New Jersey Supreme Court: NFL did not violate law with 2014 Super Bowl ticket sales
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A panel of New Jersey Supreme Court judges has found that the NFL did not violate a state statute when it sold tickets for the 2014 Super Bowl.
New York judge allows partial dismissal of Atkins Nutritionals false labeling suit
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – A class action lawsuit claiming that Atkins Nutritionals Inc. mislabeled some of its food products was dismissed by a federal court, although the court gave the lead plaintiff the option to amend some of the claims referring to the product’s alleged impact on blood sugar levels.
Mustard maker says class action over preservatives against it fails
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Beaverton Foods Inc. is asking the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to dismiss a class action lawsuit over allegations of false advertising related to its Inglehoffer Original Stone Ground Mustard.
California court rules Labor Code language is 'reasonably clear and specific'
FRESNO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling over a new wage requirement statute in California's Labor Code.