News from January 2020
Delaware judge says company not liable for minority owner's alleged sexual abuse of minors
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newline) – The owner of a Newark, Delaware, business was granted its motion for summary judgment in a case over allegations one of its minority owners sexually abused minors.
Honest Tea is 'just a tad sweet' but a lawsuit claims there's too much sugar
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – A New York man has filed a class action against Coca-Cola alleging its Honest Tea products are packaged to deceive and defraud customers regarding sugar content and calories.
Man sues Adidas after falling down the stairs
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A Florida man is suing Adidas over allegations the soles of his new sneakers came loose and caused him to fall down the stairs.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints sues Texas data center company over contract dispute
SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is suing its former data center over a contract dispute.
N.J. court reverses decisions in legal malpractice suit over failed wrongful death litigation
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A legal malpractice lawsuit over a woman's failed litigation against health care providers over the 2012 death of her father, allegedly caused by infected bedsores, is back in Hudson County Superior Court following a New Jersey appeals panel's decision late last year.
Delaware Supreme Court deciding case of law firm's alleged $66 million mistake
DOVER, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Delaware's full Supreme Court has heard oral arguments in a dispute between a software company and a law firm accused of delivering wrong advice that caused the firm to overpay by $66 million in a share buy-back - with a notable disagreement occurring between one justice and the law firm's attorney.
SCOTUS declines review, agrees with Third Circuit on abiding by state and federal aircraft design standards without pre-emption
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has concurred with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in ruling that abiding by state and federal design standards for aircraft components without federal pre-emption is permissible.
Ohio AG boxes town out of his PFOA lawsuit against DuPont
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – An Ohio appeals panel has determined it lacks jurisdiction to hear a challenge to a lower court’s rejection of an intervention motion in a suit filed by Ohio against DuPont and dismissed the appeal.
After co-worker bashes pressurized hose with sledgehammer, man loses lawsuit over resulting injuries
BISMARCK, N.D. (Legal Newsline) – The North Dakota Supreme Court has upheld a lower court’s decision dismissing a worker’s negligence lawsuit.
Appeals court upholds N.C. General Assembly's controversial 2016 votes
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) – A state appeals panel has agreed with a lower court’s ruling that the judicial branch isn’t suited to determine the pace at which lawmakers conduct official business.
State Farm doesn't have to cover claim over child's assault on school bus
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) – The Virginia Supreme Court has sided with an insurance company in a suit to determine whether a woman's uninsured motorist coverage covered her child's assault on a school bus.
Facility wins lawsuit after elderly woman was locked out of building, causing frostbite and death
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – An appeals court has sided with an Oxford, Michigan independent-living facility in a suit over injuries a senior resident sustained after she exited a door that automatically locked on a winter night.
Audit gets worse for Michigan couple, as court rules for accounting firm in their lawsuit
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – Because a couple failed to show an accounting firm owed them a certain standard of care, an appeals court stuck to its ruling that granted the firm’s motion for summary disposition.
Facebook will pay $550M to settle Illinois photo tag class action brought by Edelson, other firms
Facebook has agreed to pay $550 million to settle one of the first and largest class actions launched under an Illinois biometrics privacy law.
Man fails in lawsuit against aspirin-maker after destroying bottle and not going to doctor
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – A man who alleged a mislabeled bottle of baby aspirin caused him severe injuries failed to prove the manufacturer, Advance Pharmaceutical, was at fault as an appeals court affirmed summary judgment for the defendant in the product liability case.
Arkansas court says former Hot Springs employee's appeal 'failed to correct previous deficiencies'
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) – Rebriefing has been ordered by an Arkansas appeals court in a former city of Hot Springs employee's lawsuit over his termination because his brief was not in compliance with state court rules.
Lawsuit against developer over 5-year-old's death will continue; Dump truck left unattended ran over boy
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) – Due to a genuine issue of material fact, a real estate developer could not escape a lawsuit filed by the family of a 5-year-old who was struck and killed outside of his home by a runaway loaded dump truck from a nearby construction site.
New Jersey Supreme Court rules Fox Rothschild didn't breach duty in transaction ordeal
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – An attorney and a law firm didn’t commit breach of fiduciary or conversion in a complex transaction between a real estate agent and its client, a state court has ruled.
Company ordered to pay employee's medical marijuana expenses for injuries from work accident
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – An appeals court ruled that a construction company must reimburse its employee for his medical marijuana prescription for chronic pain from a work-related accident.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: EEOC Releases Fiscal Year 2019 Enforcement and Litigation Data
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released detailed breakdowns for the 72,675 charges of workplace discrimination the agency received in fiscal year 2019.