News from July 2020
'Dying declarations' will be allowed as evidence in Delaware asbestos lawsuit
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – The affidavits of a man who died two days before a scheduled deposition in his asbestos lawsuit will be admitted as evidence, over the objections of the remaining defendants.
Free insulin for Minnesotans violates Constitution, group challenging law says
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – A group that represents prescription drug makers is suing over a new law in Minnesota that provides free insulin for residents.
Lawsuit: Twitter and Saudi Arabia 'in league' together
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A political refugee is suing Twitter over its relationship with Saudi Arabia, his home country.
U.S. Supreme Court blocks Montana ruling regarding pipeline construction
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is expressing gratification after the U.S. Supreme Court again agreed with a West Virginia- and Texas-led 18-state coalition to block a Montana district court’s decision that he says brought construction of many pipelines nationally to a grinding halt.
Pharmacies facing lawsuits want Ohio's list of opioid prescriptions to defend themselves
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - Pharmacies defending themselves against claims they filled excessive numbers of opioid prescriptions have asked the judge overseeing federal multidistrict litigation to again order the state of Ohio to turn over data showing the specific physicians and pharmacies that supplied narcotics into the state.
Virtual career day inspires EXCEL Academy students with insights into legal careers
The EXCEL Academy Public Charter School in Prince George's County, Maryland, recently held its annual career day event virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nestle criticizes slave labor class action brought against it
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Nestle is moving on to its next defense as it fights a class action lawsuit that claims it can’t prove the cocoa it buys wasn’t harvested by children and slaves.
Wash. AG urges judge to let his lawsuit against Greyhound proceed
SPOKANE, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is fighting to keep his civil rights lawsuit against Greyhound alive.
Lawyers target Best Buy over output of portable chargers
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – Best Buy’s power banks won’t charge your phone as much as they claim to, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
TikTok sued for storing facial recognition data
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – Users are dragging TikTok into court in Illinois, where a state law forbids the storage of facial features without approval.
'Tiger King' couple stonewalling PETA to produce reality TV, group claims; Fight over fate of four lions continues
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) – Stars of “Tiger King” – the Netflix documentary that became a sensation earlier this year – are picking a fight with PETA in order to cultivate their own reality show, the group says in court documents.
POLSINELLI PC Amy Kiefer Hansen of Polsinelli Law Earns “Top Women Lawyers 2020” Award from Law Week Colorado
Amy Kiefer Hansen, a shareholder and real estate attorney at Polsinelli in Denver and chair of the firm’s national Real Estate, Environmental and Construction practices, has been named a Top Women Lawyer of 2020 by Law Week Colorado.
POLSINELLI PC: Donald L. Samuels Inducted as Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Class of 2020
Polsinelli PC issued the following announcement on July 1.The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (CLEL) recently announced its Class of 2020 Fellows, which includes Polsinelli attorney Donald L.
Maryland governor called out for encouraging protests, banning other gatherings
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – A governor who encourages mass protests but won’t let businesses serve more than 10 customers at a time is a hypocrite, says the group challenging Maryland’s social distancing guidelines.
Lawyers say feds wrong to pick at their $70K settlement
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – Texas personal injury lawyers say they don’t owe the federal government any part of the $30,000 in fees they earned in one of their car accident lawsuits.
Ticketmaster wants out of class action over cancelled baseball games
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Ticketmaster and Live Nation are asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by baseball fans who allege they weren’t given refunds for cancelled Major League Baseball games this year.
California firms score leadership positions in Zoom MDL
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Two firms have snagged leadership roles in consolidated lawsuits that allege Zoom, the online meeting app that has gained popularity during coronavirus social distancing, violated privacy laws.
SWANSON MARTIN & BELL LLP: Saint Mary's College Names O'Toole Outstanding Young Alumna Award Recipient
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP associate Nicole E. O'Toole has received the Outstanding Young Alumna Award from Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana.
WILSON ELSER: Appeal to End Extrajudicial Killings of African Americans
Sun Ah (Michelle) Park (Associate-White Plains), as chair of the Executive Committee for Cardozo Law School’s Alumni Group of the Black, Asian & Latino Law Students Association (BALLSA), has led the organization of Town Hall conversations for minority alumni and minority students at Cardozo Law School, along with representatives of the Alumni Association and Office of Student Affairs related to systematic injustice and racial prejudice.
WILSON ELSER: Training to Combat Human Trafficking at Your Commercial Premises
Marisa Trasatti (Partner-Baltimore) will co-present “Training to Combat Human Trafficking at Your Commercial Premises” on July 9, 2020, at 2:05 p.m. EDT, at the 2020 CLM Cyber, Management & Professional Liability Conference to be held July 7–9, 2020, online.