News from January 2020
Trial lawyers start search for next big mass tort, increase Zantac ads by more than 1,000%
Recent advertising figures indicate the makers of the heartburn drug Zantac and its generic equivalents will soon be facing an onslaught of lawsuits, as personal injury lawyers have begun the process of rounding up clients.
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Investment Management and Private Funds: What's Happening Now? (January 30, 2020)
Join your host, Pepper partner Gregory J. Nowak, for a series of candid, interactive discussions on what is going on now in the investment management world, including issues that affect private funds and their managers.
Opioid distributors ask for 18 months to prepare for trial with Huntington and Cabell County
CHARLESTON – The legal teams representing Huntington and Cabell County have a vastly different idea of how quickly they want their cases against the nation’s three largest opioid distribution companies to proceed.
International Fur Trade Federation claims San Francisco's 'Fur Ban' is unconstitutional
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – The International Fur Trade Federation (IFF) is suing the city and county of San Francisco alleging its recently adopted "fur ban" is unconstitutional.
Nylabones aren't 'natural,' class action filed by pet owner says
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – A New York man has instituted a class action against Nylabone alleging its "natural" products for dogs contain non-natural and synthetic ingredients.
Lawsuit filed over food on Princess Cruise that allegedly made couple sick
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A Los Angeles County couple is suing Princess Cruises alleging they became ill from food products they purchased on one of its ships.
New Jersey court sides with Shoprite on slip-and-fall case over shampoo spill
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Shoprite is not liable for injuries to a woman who slipped in one of its stores, a New Jersey court has found.
Iowa court rules Casey's General Stores violated state's drug-testing regulations
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) – Former Casey’s General Stores Inc. workers convinced an Iowa court the store violated drug-testing regulations under Iowa Code section 730.5 (2016), but failed to prove that’s why they were fired.
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Eaccny, 'managing Discovery in Complex Construction Arbitration'
Discovery can be one of the more painful parts of any alternative dispute-resolution process.
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: Business Litigation Session - 2019 Year in Review
Partner Michael Tuteur and Associate Noah Brown will present “The Business Litigation Session - 2019 Year in Review,” the annual program co-sponsored by Mass.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: M&T Bank Will Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, doing business as M&T Bank, will pay $100,000 and provide significant equitable relief to resolve a federal disability lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced.
ACLU concerned opioid judge is risking patients' privacy with recent order
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) – The ACLU is telling a federal appeals court that the judge overseeing thousands of opioid cases created a serious privacy issue when he ordered pharmacies to turn over 13 years’ worth of patient records.
Harvard Law's Exxon protestors could have trouble getting jobs at large law firms
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Harvard University law students protesting against a firm that represents Exxon are unlikely to be hired by any large practice if they are picking and choosing which clients to work for, according to one lawyer who argues she would never hire them.
Connecticut AG won't face discipline after using pharma company's emails in antitrust complaint
The U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania weighed in on whether the state’s attorney general’s office violated a protective order. refused to order sanctions against either side of a pharmaceutical company’s complaints against the State of Connecticut amid claims the Attorney General’s office violated a protective order linked to the case.
CamelBak faces class action alleging its 'spill proof' water bottles leak
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — CamelBak is facing a class action alleging its "spill proof" eddy water bottles are defective and leak.
SAM Party claims New York law requiring it to have a 2020 presidential candidate is unconstitutional
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — The Serve America Movement (SAM) Party of New York is suing Gov. Andrew Cuomo and others, alleging the state's law requiring it to have a 2020 presidential candidate in order for it to remain a political party is unconstitutional.
Lawsuit says there's lead in company's vitamins
ALAMEDA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — A California public health hazards advocacy nonprofit is claiming the makers and distributors of Hotze Vitamins sold their products containing lead to consumers in California.
Stockholder alleges Mohawk Industries used 'scheme' to make sales performance appear stronger
ROME, Ga. (Legal Newsline) – Global flooring manufacturer Mohawk is facing a securities class action filed by Mississippi's Public Employees' Retirement System claiming the company misled its investors.
Consumers allege Macy's inflated thread counts on its bedding, linen products
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Macy's is facing a class action alleging it deceived customers by inflating the thread counts for its bedding and linen products.
Tiffany & Co. stockholder seeks to halt merger with Louis Vuitton, alleges misleading proxy statement
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Tiffany & Co. investor alleges the proxy statement submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its merger with LVMH Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SE (LVMH) was false and misleading.