News from June 2019
There are bigger problems than PFAS, group for clean water says as Senate attempts regulation
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Last week, a U.S. Senate committee strengthened one of the many bills that attempt to regulate chemicals known as PFAS, as critics continue to fight the idea that enough is known about them to pass legislation.
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Pepper Hamilton Represents L2 Capital Partners in Sale of Environmental Products Platform
Pepper Hamilton LLP provided legal counsel to L2 Capital Partners, L.P. in the sale of LSC Environmental Products, LLC to an entity formed by Ancor Capital Partners, LLC. This transaction represents the successful realization of L2’s 2011 investment in LSC, a soil stabilization products platform.
ISN Software seeks Delaware supreme court review of malpractice claim against its former lawyers
ISN Software Corp. is asking the Delaware state supreme court to overturn a ruling that it failed to file in time an allegation of malpractice against its lawyers.
OSU executive director outlines opioid abatement improvements for Oklahoma campuses
NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) – In a trial to determine if Johnson & Johnson helped to cause an opioid epidemic, a health officer with the Oklahoma State University in Tulsa on Thursday said the addiction outbreak will cost millions of dollars to alleviate and decades to see major progress..
Alexa-enabled devices record children's voices without consent, lawsuit filed by 10-year-old girl claims
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – A 10-year-old Massachusetts minor and her parent are filing a class action lawsuit against Amazon over allegations that Alexa-enabled devices violate wiretapping laws by recording children’s voices without their consent.
Chevron seeks cleanup costs for California site from suspended corporation
FRESNO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Chevron Environmental Management is seeking costs from a suspended Bakersfield, California corporation for the cleanup of a site in the state.
Former Cook's Illustrated subscriber blames junk mail on sale of his personal information
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) – A former Cook's Illustrated magazine subscriber alleges he now receives junk mail because the magazine's publisher sold his information to data aggregators.
Class action alleges Sprint Solutions withdrew money from former customers' accounts
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A California woman alleges a company unlawfully withdrew more than $1,000 from her bank account without her permission.
New York court strikes down $7M talc/asbestos verdict, says plaintiff's evidence was lacking
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - In an encouraging sign for talcum powder manufacturers facing a new wave of asbestos litigation in New York, a state appeals court has thrown out a 2017 jury verdict in a talc case because the plaintiff’s experts failed to explain how she could have contracted cancer from the cosmetic powder.
A juror claimed there was a 'child game' happening within the jury that nailed J&J with a huge asbestos verdict
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A $325 million jury verdict in a talcum powder/asbestos case was recently issued against Johnson & Johnson after one juror complained deliberations had been hijacked by others on the jury, and it is unlikely to survive appellate review, an expert says.
Oklahoma's case against J&J includes video of baby quivering from opioid withdrawal
NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) – The State of Oklahoma's evidence in a closely watched opioid trial versus Johnson & Johnson was again emotionally charged on Wednesday, as attorneys hired by the state attorney general showed a video of a baby quivering from opioid withdrawal.
D.C. firm seeks to confirm $1.25 million award against Gabonese Republic
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A global law firm with an office in Washington, D.C. is seeking to confirm an arbitration award of more than $1 million against a foreign state.
Lawsuit asks whether Dove ice cream is actually vanilla
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – A lawsuit has been filed against the makers of Dove ice cream products over allegations the products are falsely advertised as containing vanilla ice cream.
TomTom's lifetime maps the subject of class action lawsuit
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – The maker of TomTom navigation devices are alleged to have falsely advertised that the devices have lifetime maps and/or traffic updates.
Lawsuit: Kellogg's marketing suggests healthy foods, but they are actually packed with sugar
SYRACUSE, New York (Legal Newsline) – Four New York consumers allege Kellogg markets "high-sugar" foods with deceptive health and wellness claims.
Drinker Biddle issues subpoenas in defamation lawsuit against it
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – Two parties involved in litigation in New Jersey are asking a federal court in Florida to enforce subpoenas they claim are needed in the defamation suit.
Oklahoma's case turns emotional in opioid trial vs. Johnson & Johnson
NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) – A Connecticut businessman recounting the heartbreak of his son’s death from drug addiction on Tuesday outlined steps to end the stigma of the disease and to make treatment improvements in a trial to determine if Johnson & Johnson helped cause a prescription opioid epidemic.
Bayer urges judge to reverse verdict or order new trial in Pilliod cancer case against Monsanto
Bayer has filed multiple post-trial motions urging California Superior Court Judge Winifred Smith to reverse last month’s verdict or order a new trial in the case of Pilliod v. Monsanto.
Consumers allege Welspun-made bed linens are not 100 percent Egyptian cotton as advertised
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Three California residents allege they purchased bed linens that were not Egyptian cotton as advertised by the India-based textile manufacturer Welspun.
A lawsuit says University of Oklahoma skewed numbers to attain better U.S. News & World Report ranking
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) – A Texas woman is suing the University of Oklahoma alleging that she was misled about the transferability of credits and the ranking of the school.