News from November 2019
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Bradley Partner Jay Bender Receives ABI Service to Veterans Award
Bradley is pleased to announce that Jay Bender, a partner in the firm’s Birmingham office, has received the inaugural Service to Veterans Award from the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) for his pivotal role in drafting and helping to turn into law the “Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019” (HAVEN Act; H.R. 2938).
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: Foley Attorneys Named 2019 Wisconsin Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce that 17 of its attorneys have been named 2019 Wisconsin Super Lawyers – a distinction limited to just 5 percent of the state’s attorneys.
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: American Telemedicine Association EDGE 2019
Nathaniel Lacktman, Chair of Foley & Lardner’s national Telemedicine & Digital Health Industry Team, will present at the American Telemedicine Association EDGE 2019 conference in Washington, D.C.
Towson courthouse relocates temporarily for HVAC repairs
The Towson District Courthouse in Baltimore County, Maryland, will temporarily relocate due to necessary HVAC system repairs.
Wendy's might still get mistrial in bone-in-burger case as court says lawyer's closing arguments went too far
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Fast-food chain Wendy’s was sued after one of its burgers caused extensive damages to a customer’s tooth. but it was the woman’s lawyer who caused controversy - according to the Massachusetts Court of Appeals, which still left open the possibility of a mistrial.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Dollar General to Pay $70,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
The owner-operator of a Georgia Dollar General store will pay $70,000 and provide other significant relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced.
State of New York claims Fedloan failed to properly administer student loans
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – New York has filed suit against Fedloan, a contractor with the U.S. Department of Education for student loans, claiming it has failed to properly administer the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF).
Honeywell alleges Citgo should also be responsible for cleanup of New York's Onodaga Lake
ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Honeywell is claiming that Citgo is responsible for much of the millions it has spent cleaning up the release of petroleum and related hazardous substances in the land areas around New York's Onodaga Lake.
Advocacy groups sue over One National Program rule regarding vehicle emission standards
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Public interest organizations allege that the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration's (NHTSA) preemption rule that relaxes vehicle emissions standards under the Energy Policy Conservation Act (EPCA) of 1975 is invalid.
Lawsuit challenges new Illinois law requiring two-member crews on freight railroads
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – Three railroad associations allege that Illinois' Crew Size Law is preempted by federal law and unenforceable.
Oklahoma wanted decades of funding from opioid verdict, but will get only one year's worth
NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) – Oklahoma’s landmark verdict in its opioid case against Johnson & Johnson does not mean the company must pump billions of dollars into the state over the next 30 years, a judge ruled Friday.
Lawsuit: Rite Aid should know better than to mislabel pecans
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A New York man is suing Rite Aid alleging its gourmet praline pecans are fraudulently labeled because the sugar ingredient is "disguised as evaporated cane juice."
New York's incredible shrinking lawsuit against Exxon could mean trouble for Massachusetts
New York’s surprising decision to drop half its case against ExxonMobil in the closing arguments of a closely watched trial over climate-fraud claims was unusual and probably indicates the state never had the evidence it needed, said an experienced litigator who has handled environmental lawsuits for government clients.
Lawsuit questions whether Ben & Jerry's ice cream comes from 'happy cows' in Vermont
BURLINGTON, Vt. (Legal Newsline) – A Vermont man has filed a lawsuit against Ben & Jerry's, claiming it misleads consumers by claiming its ice cream products are made with milk from "happy cows" on Vermont dairies when a large portion of the ice cream is sourced from milk produced at factory-style dairy operations.
Voters For Animals Rights sues D'Artagnan foods, says ducks mistreated to produce foie gras
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Voters For Animals Rights alleges that D'Artagnan gourmet food products falsely markets its foie gras products as humane when the company allegedly uses inhumane practices such as force-feeding and places the ducks in crowded cages.
DuPont says 'Dark Waters' film doesn't tell full story of PFAS, litigation
PARKERSBURG – DuPont executives say a new movie doesn’t accurately tell the full story about the chemicals that allegedly leaked into waterways around Parkersburg from one of its plants.
Fee-fight emerges in Purdue Pharma bankruptcy over paying plaintiffs firms
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Fighting has erupted among creditors in the multibillion-dollar Purdue Pharma bankruptcy, as attorneys representing individual claimants and other creditors object to paying millions of dollars in fees to private lawyers representing governmental claimants - including thousands of municipalities with federal lawsuits against the opioid industry.
Somewhere, Tim Robbins is laughing at Philadelphia
"That’s like saying, ‘I want gajillion bajillion dollars!’”
St. Louis women are paying a 'pink tax' to get their dry-cleaning done, lawsuit claims
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) – A Missouri woman has filed a class action lawsuit against a dry cleaner, alleging she was charged a "pink tax" to have a shirt cleaned.
Shoppers allege Old Navy misleads customers with inflated, fictitious prices
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A California resident and New Jersey resident have initiated a lawsuit against Old Navy claiming its discounts and "reference prices" are false and misleading to consumers.