News from July 2020
Why do some Americans want to jeopardize national security?
The headline above poses an interesting question. Why, indeed? But some do, and the delays they’ve caused in energy production and distribution (esp., pipeline projects) could have dire consequences for national security. Already, unnecessary delays have cost billions in litigation expenses, lost job opportunities, and higher utility bills for businesses and consumers. One can only speculate as to their self-interested or ideological motives as they persist in their obstructionism.
Davis returns to private practice, discusses 'chaos' of final months on Supreme Court
CHARLESTON – After almost two years after stepping away from the state Supreme Court, former Justice Robin Jean Davis is “back in the game.”
Maryland Judiciary supports remote mediation amid COVID-19 disruptions
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted individuals seeking to resolve court matters, prompting the Maryland Judiciary’s Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO) to support remote mediation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
Texas residents say drilling poisoned their water
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – Texas residents are fighting natural gas drilling operations by filing a lawsuit in federal court.
Anti-vaping ordinance in San Diego challenged
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Retailers are upset with a new San Diego County ordinance that stops the selling of flavored smoking products.
Sushi restaurant tells L.A. it won't track customers' movements
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A sushi restaurant has no interest in asking customers about their health to help Los Angeles County track the coronavirus and has filed a lawsuit over it.
Petco escapes liability for rat that killed 10-year-old boy
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A deadly rat is not a product under products liability law, a California appeals court has ruled in the case of a boy who contracted an infection from it and died.
Is driving to work being at work? Depends on how much stuff is in your car, court says
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California court of appeal has given new life to a class action that says time spent driving to the first business appointment of the day rather than an office could be considered time at work – depending on the amount of work clutter in the car.
WWE says lawsuit is a 'strained attempt' to place blame for stock drop
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The World Wrestling Entertainment wants a federal judge to toss claims its relationship with Saudi Arabia hurt stockholders.
3M wants a look into a plaintiff-generating machine used by lawyers
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) – 3M is wondering what exactly goes on when a plaintiff-recruiting service sends clients to law firms to sue it over the ear plugs it sold to the U.S. military.
We're about to see if a class of nearly every American will be created in PFAS case
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Lawyers will soon move ahead with plans to certify a class action lawsuit that fails to allege anyone has been made sick by chemicals known as PFAS.
Struggling tenants helped by N.Y. judge's anti-eviction ruling
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Gov. Andrew Cuomo has scored a legal victory in defense of his decision to let New Yorkers stay in their apartments if they can’t pay rent.
Dispute breaks out over California's regulation of shower head industry
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A New Jersey company that sells shower heads claims California is attempting to impose its regulations on it despite not doing business in that state.
Brain power not better, says buyer of Neuriva supplements
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Supplements that claim to improve brain performance aren’t delivering, a class action lawsuit says.