News from January 2019
Papa John wins court ruling in his lawsuit over split from company
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Delaware court has ruled that Papa John International's founder and former chairman John Schnatter is entitled to inspect the company's documents in a matter relating to the company cutting ties with him.
N.J. court revives lawsuit against Pfizer by Buddhist employee who refused yellow fever vaccination
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A New Jersey court has reversed an order that dismissed a former employee's complaint against Pfizer over an arbitration clause in a religious discrimination suit.
Maryland students recognized for art in conflict resolution contest
On Tuesday, December 11, Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera engaged with students from grades K-8 who took part in the Judiciary's 13th annual Conflict Resolution Day Art Contest.
WILSON ELSER: Cornish Named in List of Top Litigation Attorneys in the EB-5 Space
Robert V. Cornish Jr. (Of Counsel-Washington, DC) was included on EB5 Investors list of the Top 25 Attorneys 2018:
BLANK ROME: Blank Rome Continues Ongoing Lateral Expansion with the Addition of Energy Group in Washington, D.C.
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Partners Mark R. Haskell and Brett A. Snyder and Of Counsel George D. Billinson have joined the Firm’s Energy group in the Washington, D.C., office.
ELLIOTT GREENLEAF: Elliott Greenleaf’s Rafael X. Zahralddin-Aravena Selected as Top Latino Lawyers of 2018 by Latino Leaders
Add Elliott Greenleaf, P.C.’s Rafael X. Zahralddin-Aravena has been selected by Latino Leaders as one of sixty-two Top Latino Lawyers of 2018 in the United States. here
K&L GATES: K&L Gates Welcomes Health Care Partner to Research Triangle Park Office
Research Triangle Park - Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Rebecca M. Schaefer as a health care partner in the Research Triangle Park office.
CLARK HILL PLC: Clark Hill Attorney Maria Fracassa Dwyer to Speak at The State Bar of Michigan’s Labor & Employment Law Section Mid-Winter Meeting
Maria Fracassa Dwyer, Member in Clark Hill’s Labor & Employment group, will present the Equal Employment Opportunity 2018 Case Law Update at the State Bar of Michigan’s Labor & Employment Mid-Winter Meeting on January 25, 2019.
WILENTZ GOLDMAN SPITZER: Angela M. Scafuri Installed as Second Vice President of the Morris County Bar Association
Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. shareholder and family lawyer Angela M. Scafuri was installed as the Second Vice President of the Morris County Bar Association’s Executive Board.
SOUTH DAKOTA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Jason Ravnsborg joins $1.5M settlement with Retailer Neiman Marcus over 2013 Data Breach
The Neiman Marcus Group LLC has agreed to pay $1.5 million and implement a number of policies to resolve an investigation with 43 states and the District of Columbia into the 2013 breach of customer payment card data at 77 Neiman Marcus stores in the United States, Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg said.
ARKANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Rutledge reaches settlement for Illegal Diesel Emissions
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has reached two settlements in the form of consent judgments requiring Fiat Chrysler and auto supplier Bosch to pay a total of $171.2 million nationwide for their roles in selling and leasing diesel vehicles equipped with illegal and undisclosed defeat device software.
MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Rite Aid Will Pay $177,000 to Naloxone Fund and Will Update Opioid Dispensing Practices in Settlement with AG Healey
Rite Aid of Massachusetts will contribute $177,000 to the state’s Municipal Naloxone Fund and correct its procedures to settle allegations that its dispensing of controlled substances, including opioids, failed to follow regulations designed to prevent substance use disorder, Attorney General Maura Healey announced.
NELSON MULLINS: Partner John Kuppens selected as FDCC Member
John F. Kuppens, a partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP's Columbia office, was unanimously approved as a member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel.
LITTLER MENDELSON: Shareholder Ellen Storch Joins Littler in Long Island
Littler, the world’s largest labor and employment firm representing management, announces that Ellen Storch has joined as a shareholder in its growing Melville, New York, office, which has added eight attorneys since 2015 and now totals 19 attorneys.
BRADLEY ARANT: Robert Symon Selected as CLSA Fellow
Bradley is pleased to announce that Robert J. Symon, a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, has been selected as a Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America (CLSA).
GREENBERG TRAURIG: Rose Cordero Prey Joins Greenberg Traurig’s Dynamic IP Litigation Practice
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues strategic growth of its Intellectual Property Litigation Practice with the addition of Rose Cordero Prey as shareholder in its New York office.
DLA PIPER: Barbara Mace joins DLA Piper as principal economist in New York
DLA Piper is pleased to announce that Barbara Mace has joined the firm as a principal economist based out of the New York office.
Nissan seeks to dismiss class action over defective transmission allegations
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – An auto maker is seeking to dismiss a class action lawsuit over allegations that certain years of Nissan Altimas have defective transmissions.
AARP alleges third amended complaint over insurance against it is 'devoid of facts'
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – AARP Inc. has petitioned Judge Dean D. Pregerson of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to dismiss, with prejudice, a third amended complaint brought by Simon Levay, Judith Willis and Lionel Brown regarding AARP’s insurance and its business practices.