News from December 2020
CFPB says lending company violating Military Lending Act
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A federal agency has sued a lending company, arguing it violated the Military Lending Act.
Hockey player with broken bones, punctured lung from cheap shot can sue opponent
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A hockey player who sustained serious injuries in a no-check rec league can continue his lawsuit against the opponent he says cheap-shotted him.
California court: Clock paused on bringing class action while others were pending
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – It’s not too late to sue your employer from four years ago, a California appeals court has ruled.
Despite claims of mental disability, Alabama court affirms loan with 170% interest rate and taking of car
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – A man representing an Alabama woman who he says was incapable of entering into a high-interest loan agreement that cost her her car has failed to show why.
Class action attorneys make play for control of Royal Caribbean lawsuits
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – So far, two securities class action law firms have asked to lead litigation against Royal Caribbean Cruises that claims the company failed to disclose financial troubles associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ownership dispute breaks out over North Dakota land
BISMARCK, N.D. (Legal Newsline) – A minerals company is suing North Dakota for what it says is an unlawful taking of its property under the State Ownership of Missouri Riverbed Act.
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Greenberg Traurig Phoenix Practices Ranked in 2021 ‘Best Law Firms’
The Phoenix office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP earned top-tier rankings in the 2021 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” report.
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Greenberg Traurig is Finalist for Two Categories at American Lawyer Industry Awards
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP was named a finalist in two categories for The American Lawyer Industry Awards: Best Example of Legal Services Innovation award and the Regional Litigation Department of the Year award for Georgia.
Philadelphia remains the No. 1 'Judicial Hellhole,' now joined by Pa. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – In the latest annual report of “Judicial Hellholes” released today by the American Tort Reform Association, Pennsylvania courts have taken the No. 1 ranking for the second consecutive year – due to high-dollar mass tort verdicts, expanding medical liability litigation and a lower reliability standard for expert witness evidence, among other issues.
Monsanto fights lawsuit of healthy man who wants warning label on Roundup
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A man who sued Monsanto because it doesn’t include a may-cause-cancer warning label on Roundup weedkiller has no standing to bring suit because he has suffered no health effects, the company says.
'People have spoken': Judge won't block Biden's win in Michigan
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge won’t grant emergency relief to the Michigan plaintiffs who claim the Presidential election was rigged for Joe Biden.
Lawsuit takes aim at Flavor God 'sham' discounts
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Flavor God advertises false discounts, a new class action lawsuit claims.
Plaintiffs lawyers spent $50 million on JM Eagle case to win $162K; Company says outcome not worthy of reward
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Plaintiff lawyers who spent 14 years and tens of millions of dollars pursuing a whistleblower case only to win less than $200,000 for their clients shouldn’t be able to collect multiples of that amount from the defendant, pipemaker JM Eagle said in a filing calling the fee request “patently unreasonable.”
Feds, plaintiffs lawyers confident Walmart's preemptive attack on opioid lawsuit will fail
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - The plaintiff lawyers leading federal multidistrict litigation against the opioid industry have shelved their request to pull a lawsuit Walmart filed against the government in Texas into the MDL, saying the Justice Department was likely to win its motion to dismiss the case.
HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP: Tom Shorter Re-Elected to American College of Healthcare Executives Council of Regents
Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Thomas N. Shorter, partner in the firm’s Healthcare industry group, has been re-elected to the Council of Regents, the legislative body of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP: Husch Blackwell's Anderson Honored by Latino Leaders
Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Denver associate Sonia Ramirez Anderson has been selected by Latino Leaders magazine for its 2020 “Lawyers to Keep on the Watch" list.
TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP: Troutman Pepper Lands Supreme Court Victory for New York Synagogues
A few minutes before midnight on Thanksgiving Eve, the U.S. Supreme Court granted an injunction sought by Troutman Pepper against the limits on attendance at religious services that had been imposed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Dems, Detroit hit back against Trump campaign's ballot-stuffing lawsuit
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) – After granting their requests to intervene in a voting fraud lawsuit, a Michigan federal judge is now being told by the Democratic National Committee and the City of Detroit to reject arguments that Election Day was rigged for Joe Biden.
Questions remain if train horn was audible in Missouri lawsuit over collision with car
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) – The mother of a woman struck by a train as she drove over tracks has received good news in her lawsuit against Union Pacific Railroad.
Setback in Indiana lawsuit over man killed by grandson with a frying pan
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – The estate of a man killed by his grandson with a frying pan has lost its effort to add even more claims in its lawsuit against a behavioral health facility.