News from October 2019
New Jersey court affirms judgment to lawyer hired to collect judgment in fall case
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A ruling that granted a judgment of nearly $5,000 to a lawyer who was hired to collect a ruling in trip-and-fall case was affirmed by a New Jersey court in a dispute with the law firm that hired him.
Don't use discarded shingles wrapping for legal documents, court rules
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) – The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that homeowners who sued a roof shingle manufacturer were not bound to an arbitration agreement that was printed on discarded wrapping.
No luck for Ohio AG in attempt to halt first federal opioid trial
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court has turned away an attempt to halt the first federal opioid trial by ruling Thursday against Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, who is concerned cities and counties in his state have usurped his authority.
Seeing all those Roundup commercials? That's because lawyers have spent $60M on them this year
The search for clients to file cancer lawsuits over the weed-killer Roundup has exploded – even as the EPA says the product does not cause what lawyers are alleging.
Should we 'settle in for a decade' of fighting in Purdue Pharma bankruptcy?
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Purdue Pharma’s already contentious bankruptcy will face a pair of big tests later this week as the OxyContin manufacturer appears in hearings over issues including paying its employees and halting more than 2,600 lawsuits against the company and members of the controlling Sackler family.
Class action filed over Fairlife's treatment of cows
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California consumer alleges the producers of Fairlife dairy products are scamming consumers with false representations of humane animal treatment.
Lawsuit: Boxes of Golden Grahams, Honey Nut Cheerios packed with excessive space
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Two individuals are suing General Mills alleging that they were misled about the amount of two brands of cereal.
Manchester United files $11 million lawsuit as it warns next year won't be as profitable
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – A Georgia-based accounting management company has yet to respond to a United Kingdom soccer team's $11 million lawsuit filed last month over an allegedly unpaid sponsorship deal.
Taco Bell lawsuit: Chalupa Cravings Box costs $1 more than advertised, leading to 'huge profits'
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A New Jersey couple is suing Taco Bell over allegations the restaurant is misleading consumers about the price of an advertised menu item.
Wife/lawyer accidentally said husband was dead in lawsuit even though he was alive
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – The Alabama Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a "clearly deficient complaint" against a pharmaceutical company over untimely claims.
Breaking: In first test, Philadelphia jury punishes J&J with $8 billion verdict; Thousands more cases remain
PHILADELPHIA – In an unprecedented conclusion to the first-ever punitive damages trial tied to Risperdal, a 12-person jury found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals liable for allegedly knowing and consciously disregarding the potential of the drug to cause gynecomastia to patients like plaintiff Nicholas Murray, and rendered a staggering verdict of $8 billion.
Scaremongering lawyers should be disciplined
Lawyers running anti-drug commercials should be held accountable for their claims. If they can’t substantiate those claims, they should be forced to compensate the companies whose sales they’ve depressed and the drug users whose health they’ve impaired.
Critics come out to fight AG Shapiro's proposed antitrust rule; Law prof worries about impact on class actions
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro wants to supplement regulations which are part of a state consumer protection law, but law scholars and business groups are concerned that he is trying to create a state anti-trust statute in doing so.
Alabama Supreme Court denies venue change in lawsuit over crash that killed four
Although a car crash that led to a wrongful death lawsuit occurred in Chilton County, the Supreme Court of Alabama denied a motion that would get the case transferred there from Bibb County on Sept.13.
Feds sue Utah, claim it hasn't conducted weather monitoring in Salt Lake County
SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) – The United States is suing the Utah Department of Transportation over a number of alleged violations relating to pollution and water management.
Journalists sue Texas over law preventing them from using drones
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) — Two journalists associations are suing several offices in Texas, alleging constitutional violations.
Allergan stockholder alleges company did not release all needed information for vote on AbbVie transaction
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A stockholder is suing a pharmaceutical company over allegations it did not release all of the information stockholders need to vote on a proposed transaction with another company.
First Monsanto herbicide cancer trial in St. Louis, due to begin next week, postponed
ST. LOUIS – A trial in St. Louis over claims that a key ingredient in an herbicide was linked to cancer in number of people is postponed.
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: How to Navigate Strict Health Care Fraud Regulations
Foley and Lardner LLP issued the following announcement on.How to Navigate Strict Health Care Fraud Regulations to be held on October 09, 2019 AGENDA 10:00 a.m.
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: Home Care & Hospice Conference & Expo to be held on Oct 13-15, 2019
Foley Partner Chris Donovan, Co-Chair of the Health Care Industry Team, will be presenting at this year’s Home Care & Hospice Conference in Seattle, WA, on Monday, October 14 at 4:30pm P.T.