News from January 2019
Florida man alleges Uber text messages invaded privacy
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A Hillsborough County, Florida man alleges Uber invaded his privacy with text messages.
Closets by Design, CBD Franchising alleged to have misrepresented price discounts
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A Kentucky consumer alleges a closet organization system she purchased was deceptively advertised with false discounts.
OHM Concessions Group, others allegedly violated Illinois biometric law with timekeeping system
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – An Illinois woman has filed a third amended class action complaint over allegations her employer unlawfully collected her biometric information without her informed written consent.
Waste Action Project alleges King's Command Foods facility discharges excessive pollutant concentrations
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – A nonprofit corporation based in Seattle, Washington that focuses on the protection of Puget Sound alleges a sausage and meat manufacturer is discharging pollutant concentrations in excess of its permit benchmarks.
Newspapers want federal appeals court to unseal data about opioid crisis
CHARLESTON — Two newspaper companies have filed briefs in a federal appellate court in order to obtain information involving the opioid crisis.
IL Supreme Court: No actual harm needed to sue businesses for scanning fingerprints, other biometric IDs
The Illinois Supreme Court says an Illinois privacy law doesn’t require plaintiffs to prove they were actually harmed before suing businesses and others who scan and store their fingerprints or other so-called biometric identifiers. And the decision will give a green light to dozens of class action lawsuits already pending against businesses of all sizes in the state’s courts, with even more likely to follow.
Federal government files suit against New Mexico Environment Department over permit issued to Air Force base
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Legal Newsline) – The federal government is challenging a permit issued by New Mexico to an Air Force base in the state.
WildHorse Resource Development stockholder files suit over proposed $3.9 billion merger with Chesapeake Energy
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – A stockholder is seeking to enjoin a vote on a proposed merger between an independent oil and natural gas company based in Texas and other petroleum and natural gas company.
Consumer alleges Food For Life Baking misrepresented Ezekiel 4:9 cereals
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – A New York consumer has filed a class-action lawsuit against the maker of the Ezekiel 4:9 cereals over allegations it misrepresents the products' nutritional benefits.
ATG LegalServe partners with File & ServeXpress for 'one-stop' service
As the era of legal e-filing came close to replacing the hand delivering of documents, one process-serving business knew it had to find the right partner.
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: Senate Finance Committee Chief Oversight Counsel Chris Armstrong Joins Holland & Knight
Holland & Knight announced today that Christopher J. Armstrong has joined the firm as a partner in its Public Policy & Regulation Practice Group in Washington, D.C. Most recently, Mr. Armstrong was chief oversight counsel for the Senate Finance Committee.
SAUL EWING ARNSTEIN & LEHR: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr further strengthens its litigation practice with addition of Michael o’Reilly
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP announced that Michael O’Reilly has joined the firm as a partner in the Litigation Practice.
BAKER HOSTETLER: BakerHostetler Adds Longtime FinTech Privacy Lawyer as Partner in D.C.
BakerHostetler announced the addition of Eulonda G. Skyles to its privacy and data protection team, where she will bring decades of experience providing strategic advice on privacy matters to technology companies and financial institutions.
SHEPPARD MULLIN: Sheppard Mullin Continues Washington, D.C. Expansion
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Allison Fulton has joined its Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Life Sciences and FDA team. Fulton joins Sheppard Mullin from Sidley Austin LLP.
Graham flour or white flour? Man is suing Honey Maid over graham cracker ingredients
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – A New York man has filed a lawsuit against the maker of a popular brand of graham crackers over allegations the composition of the products is misrepresented.
Woman alleges Synergy Law did not contact mortgage servicer, failed to provide refund
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A Cut Off, Louisiana resident has filed a class-action lawsuit against Virginia firm over allegations of fraud regarding its mortgage services.
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP: Robert Edmunds Jr. Honored with the Chief Justice’s Professionalism Award
Fox Rothschild LLP congratulates Justice Robert H. Edmunds Jr., who received the Chief Justice’s Professionalism Award from the North Carolina Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism.
FedEx reaches $35 million settlement to resolve charges of shipping untaxed cigarettes to New Yorkers
FedEX Ground Package System Inc. has reached a $35 million settlement with New York State and New York City to resolve three lawsuits claiming the company shipped hundreds of thousands of untaxed cigarettes.
Orthodontist to pay $9 million for allowing uncertified staff to do procedures
A New York state orthodontist will pay a $9 million settlement after allowing uncertified employees to perform procedures on patients at a chain of dental offices and then billing Medicaid for the procedures, according to the New York State Attorney General's Office.
NY AG, Governor sue federal government over commercial fishery quotas
The federal government is facing a lawsuit by New York State's Attorney General and Gov. Andrew Cuomo over the "federal fluke" quota allocations pertaining to the state's commercial fluke (summer flounder) fishery.