News from October 2019
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: Foley's Government Contracts Annual Update
You’re invited to Foley’s Government Contracts Annual Update on Wednesday, October 16, 2019.
Toothpaste's promise to whiten is 'based on false hope'
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A woman is suing a toothpaste manufacturer over allegations it advertises a brand of whitening toothpaste "based on false hope."
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Hearing today for challenge to Massachusetts' ban on vaping product sales
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – A hearing is scheduled for today for a federal judge to reconsider whether to place on hold Massachusetts' emergency four-month ban on vaping product sales after previously finding e-cigarette organizations hadn't made their case for a temporary halt.
Domino's must face blind man's suit over website after U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Domino's Pizza Inc. must face the lawsuit of a blind man who claims the nationwide pizza delivery chain's website and mobile-phone app violates the Americans with Disabilities Act after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up the case.
Baltimore court re-entry project celebrates seventh graduating class
Approximately 30 participants will be recognized for completing the Baltimore City District Court Re-Entry Project (DCREP) on Monday, October 21.
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: ACI’s 19th Annual Forum on Rx Drug Pricing
Foley Partner Judy Waltz, Co-Chair of Foley’s Health Care Industry Team, will be presenting at ACI’s 19th Annual Forum on Rx Drug Pricing in New York City on Wednesday, October 16th at 10:30 a.m.
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Pepper Hamilton Sponsoring Abi and Dsba's '2019 Delaware Views From the Bench' Program
Pepper Hamilton is a proud sponsor of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) and Delaware State Bar Association's (DSBA's) "2019 Delaware Views from the Bench" program taking place on October 17, 2019 in Wilmington, DE.
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: O’Neill to Receive Milwaukee Bar Association Pro Bono Publico Award
Partner Tanya O’Neill will receive the Milwaukee Bar Association’s Pro Bono Publico Award at the association’s 16th Annual State of the Court Luncheon.
After fiery hearing, Purdue Pharma gets two-week break from opioid lawsuits
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - The federal bankruptcy judge overseeing Purdue Pharma’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization granted the OxyContin manufacturer and its controlling Sackler family a two-week respite from opioid litigation to work on a settlement that appeases warring state attorneys general and a growing list of municipal and private plaintiffs.
Court dismisses Navy Seal's defamation case against Washington Examiner over use of photo
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Delaware court has dismissed a Navy Seal's defamation case against a newspaper.
Touching at Houston strip clubs challenged in antitrust lawsuit
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – An adult entertainment venue is suing the city of Houston alleging that it is harmed because its competitors are immune to certain city rules regarding touch between entertainers and customers.
In Kentucky, police officers can now be sued for third-party injuries and deaths from vehicle chases
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Kentucky ruled earlier this year that police can be sued in the commonwealth for damages if car chases lead to the injury or death of third parties. The decision overturned a previous Supreme Court decision dating to 1952.
Drinker alleges vanilla Almond Breeze does not contain vanilla
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A consumer has filed a suit against the maker of a brand of vanilla almond milk over allegations the product does not contain vanilla.
Here are the names of lawyers whose TV ads are scaring and lying to viewers, according to the FTC
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Federal Trade Commission says lawyers and legal advertisers looking for plaintiffs to sue drug companies are making false claims in their TV ads, as well as possibly scaring viewers into stopping taking their medications.
Oklahoma Supreme Court affirms dismissal of boy's lawsuit against school over bus collision
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) – On Sept. 24, the Supreme Court of Oklahoma ruled on a case concerning a then-6-year-old who was hit by a Mounds Public Schools bus in 2012.
Property owners allege Ohio county seized interest without just compensation
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) — Two property owners are suing an Ohio county over allegations their ownership interest was seized without their constitutional right to just compensation.
Stock drop for SmileDirectClub results in lawsuit
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) — A SmileDirectClub stockholder alleges the company's deceptive practices caused him to suffer economic losses.
Lawsuit alleges Waste Management's $6.50 fee to receive billing statements in mail is unlawful
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A New York woman is suing Waste Management alleging that she was unfairly charged to receive paper statements.
Filing at 5 on a Friday doesn't help vaping company's challenge to Michigan e-cigarette ban
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge denied a vaping liquid manufacturer and vendor's request to block an emergency order by Michigan's governor to ban flavored e-cigarettes before it went into effect last week.
Woman files lawsuit over email that 'wasted' 60 seconds of her time
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – A Florida woman is suing a weight loss company over an email it sent to her that she alleges was misleading and wasted 60 seconds of her time.