News from July 2020
Transcripts of George Floyd arrest released. Why no bodycam footage?
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Although the transcripts of bodycam footage of George Floyd’s death during an arrest by Minneapolis police officers were released last week, the videos are still under wraps - a curious development to one Fourth Amendment expert.
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: American Conference Institute – Food Law – Regulation, Compliance and Regulation
Foley Special Counsel Brian Sylvester, a member of the firm’s Food & Beverage Industry Team will be participating in a virtual speaking engagement for the ACI’s 4th ADVANCED SUMMIT ON Food Law – Regulation, Compliance and Litigation.
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: Launching into Telehealth: 2020 Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Conference
Thomas (T.J.) Ferrante, a Senior Counsel in the firm’s Telemedicine Industry Team and Digital Health Group will give a virtual presentation at the Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center (MATRC) and the Northeast Telehealth Resource Center (NETRC) co-hosted Launching into Telehealth Virtual Conference on Friday, July 17, 2020 at 11:45am ET.
TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Troutman Pepper Pursues Mansfield Rule 4.0 Certification with Prioritization of Diverse Leadership
Troutman Pepper has joined 116 law firms in seeking certification under the latest iteration of the Mansfield Rule, which aims to boost the representation of diverse lawyers in law firm leadership by broadening the pool of candidates considered for such opportunities.
TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Troutman Pepper’s Armeen Mistry Selected for ABA Business Law Fellows Program
Armeen Mistry, an associate in Troutman Pepper’s Business Litigation Practice Group, has been selected for the American Bar Association’s Business Law Fellows Program for 2020-2022.
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Bradley Partners George Parker and Davis Smith Receive 2020 Alabama State Bar President’s Award
Bradley is pleased to announce that George R. Parker and Davis H. Smith, partners in the Montgomery office, were among the recipients of the 2020 President’s Award given by Alabama State Bar President Christy Crow.
State rep 'appalled' at convicted petition circulator potentially gathering signatures in Arkansas
Rep. Joe Cloud: 'The integrity of our elections is far too critical'
Stabbing victim loses lawsuit against bar; Court says he failed to provide notice of suit
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) – An Idaho bar isn’t liable for the stabbing of one of its customers as, no matter how hard plaintiffs lawyers argued against it, the state’s Dram Shop Act applied.
Pipeline-builder can utilize eminent domain; Judge warns 'No good can come from this'
ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – New York’s highest court says federal approval is good enough to allow a proposed pipeline to exercise eminent domain power on certain areas in the state.
Court: Personal injury lawyer lied to former partners about values of cases he took with him
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) – A personal injury lawyer lied to his former partners about the value of some of his pending claims when negotiating a split, a Missouri court has ruled.
Infant's pain reducer costs 3x more than children's but has same acetaminophen, class action says
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Why is infant’s acetaminophen more expensive than children’s, a new class action lawsuit asks.
Vanilla in Vanilla Coke not natural, lawsuit says
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Soft drinks are now being targeted by the vanilla lawyers, as a new lawsuit says the vanilla in Vanilla Coke is not natural.
Dentist drills into woman's tongue, ordered to pay $2.5 million verdict
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) – A multimillion-dollar verdict against a dentist who drilled into a woman’s tongue has been affirmed by a Missouri appeals court.
District attorneys have authority to represent all of California, court rules
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – District attorneys in California can pursue lawsuits in the names of residents outside of their counties, the California Supreme Court has ruled.
Class action questions if Kraft used milk from cows on hormones
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Now that Kraft says its products are made with milk free from artificial growth hormones, it is being sued under the theory that it lied to customers in the years prior.
Pfizer sues feds, says their rules keep heart disease patients from medications
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Pfizer says the federal government is keeping it from getting two of its drugs to patients with a rare and fatal heart condition.
Bayer plans to adjust plan for future Roundup claimants in major settlement
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Bayer says it is committed to easing the concerns of plaintiffs lawyers and a federal judge as it tries to reach a settlement of thousands of current lawsuits –and possible future cases - over the weedkiller Roundup.
House Republicans wonder if fault for nursing home deaths lies with governors
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Democrat attorneys general in five states are being asked to look into the actions of their governors, as U.S. House Republicans are questioning why nursing homes were forced to take in individuals with coronavirus.
While they wait on opioid jackpot, plaintiffs firms take federal loans during pandemic
Law firms leading multidistrict litigation against the opioid industry have borrowed as much as $102 million under the federal Paycheck Protection Program designed to preserve jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The law firms said the loans were needed to pay some 3,000 employees.
Minnesota Supreme Court holds firm on timeline for asbestos lawsuits
SAINT PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) – The Minnesota Supreme Court has refused to give a widow – and others in her situation – extra time to file her asbestos lawsuit.