News from August 2020
Veto keeps personal injury lawyers from making millions on no-injury cases
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) – New Hampshire’s governor has vetoed legislation that would have given personal injury lawyers a new way to file lawsuits, even when their clients haven’t been injured.
Nestle moves to toss class action lawsuit over air in candy boxes
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Candy companies are asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit that complains there is too much air in packages of Raisinets and other candies.
Proposed class action over 'potato skins' snack comes to close
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Before a federal judge could decide whether it was fraud to call a snack “potato skins,” the remaining sides in a proposed class action lawsuit have settled.
HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP: IAPP Designates David Stauss as Privacy Law Specialist
Husch Blackwell partner David Stauss has been designated by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) as a Privacy Law Specialist.
HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP: Karen Tidwall Elected Secretary of Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association
Husch Blackwell partner Karen L. Tidwall was elected secretary of the Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association Board of Directors effective July 1.
HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP: Speaker, "This Land is Your Land (No, It's Mine!)," American Bar Association
Some of the fiercest political fights aren’t between Republicans and Democrats but instead pit property owners and developers against neighbors.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: EEOC Resumes Issuance of Charge Closure Documents
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it will begin issuing charge closure documents that were suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leaked bodycam video of George Floyd sets off investigation, and raises questions
British tabloid the Daily Mail has disclosed partial bodycam video of George Floyd’s arrest by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, setting off an investigation into the leaked footage, as well as raising questions about Floyd's cause of death and why the state hasn't willingly released the footage.
Vince McMahon's $261M stock sale to be scrutinized in WWE shareholder lawsuit
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The shareholder lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment over a failed partnership with Saudi Arabia raises eyebrows about Vince McMahon’s sale of 10% of his stock, a federal judge has ruled.
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Landlord caught in 'pickle' should have favored tenant with allergies over support dog, Iowa SC says
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) – An Iowa landlord should have turned away a potential tenant with an emotional support dog, a split Iowa Supreme Court has ruled.
R.J. Reynolds sold off cigarette brands but must still pay tobacco settlement fees for them
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – R.J. Reynolds sold four of its cigarette brands but must keep paying for them, a Florida appeals court has ruled.
In wake of NRA lawsuit, Morrisey invites gun groups to relocate to West Virginia
CHARLESTON — Hours after New York’s Attorney General filed a lawsuit seeking to disband the National Rifle Association, West Virginia’s Attorney General invited it and other gun groups to relocate to West Virginia.
Ancestry.com relying on arbitration clause to fight class action
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Ancestry.com is hoping to invoke an arbitration clause to fight a class action lawsuit.
Exxon, anti-pesticides group tussle over where climate change case belongs
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – An anti-pesticides group wants its lawsuit against Exxon over climate change to be heard somewhere else than federal court.
Judge asked to tell CFPB it's too late to ratify case against Navient
HARRISBURG – Too little, too late, says the nation’s largest student loan servicer to the federal agency that has pursued litigation against it for three years.
N.J. appeals court says judge wrong to cut class action lawyers' fees
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A judge let her experience in private practice affect her decision on whether to cut fees for class action lawyers, a New Jersey appeals court recently ruled.
Flint residents given green light to sue Michigan officials over water crisis
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – Residents of Flint will be able to proceed with a class action lawsuit against state officials including Gov. Rick Snyder that says their mishandling of the city’s drinking water caused their property values to drop.
Doctors sue feds for access to hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19
A conservative physician group opposed to government interference in medicine is trying to use litigation to free up millions of doses of hydroxychloroquine in government stockpiles, joining other plaintiffs who hope to convince courts to reverse COVID-19 policies they oppose.
Judge called asbestos testimony 'made-for-litigation,' but N.J. appeals court says it is good enough for courtroom
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Asbestos testimony previously termed “made-for-litigation” will now be allowed in New Jersey after the state’s Appellate Division ruled to let it into lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson.
Ruling in retaliation case has benefit for sexual assault plaintiffs
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Defendants not convicted of any crimes have lost their attempt to use their clean sheets to fight a woman’s civil rights lawsuit in Ohio – a ruling that has the effect of helping sexual assault victims frustrated by the criminal justice system.