News from June 2020
Former Fox News personality given chance to appeal #MeToo ruling
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – It will now be up to a federal appeals court to decide whether a law passed to protect the rights of sexual harassment and assault victims applies to the allegations made by a former Fox News personality.
'No contest' plea doesn't stop man from suing police for excessive force
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A man convicted of disturbing the peace is allowed to sue the police for excessive force, a California appeals court has ruled.
Bankrupt day care loses lawsuit after TV falls off wall, crushes sleeping 2-year-old's skull
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – There will be no new trial for a day care facility where a two-year-old boy’s skull was crushed by an unsecured television that fell on him while he napped.
Lawsuit: CBD products lacking in CBD
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A user of cannabidiol-containing products says a company selling them isn’t putting enough of it in them.
Coffee wrong to call itself 'vanilla,' lawsuit claims
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – This coffee has less vanilla than it claims, says a new class action lawsuit filed by the New York lawyer who has filed dozens of lawsuits over vanilla-flavored products.
Democrats' nuisance-texts lawsuit against Trump campaign gets green light
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has denied the Trump campaign’s motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit against it over text messages sent to Democrats who say they didn’t want them.
Risperdal cases in California get boost as court says Janssen should have asked feds to change label
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California appeals court has dealt a blow to the maker of Risperdal, an antipsychotic that is the subject of thousands of lawsuits that allege it caused young males to grow breast tissue.
Potato skin snacks with no potato skins - fraud or not? Let's find out, says judge
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The woman who sued TGI Friday’s because the potato skins snacks from the chip aisle in the grocery store didn’t contain real potato skins will be allowed to proceed with her fraud theory.
Sam's Club asks judge to toss lawsuit over membership perks
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) – Sam’s Club has moved to dismiss a class action lawsuit recently filed against it over a membership package.
Software company wants Kansans to have to pay credit card fees
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) – Kansas’ 34-year-old law that prohibits businesses from passing fees associated with credit transactions onto consumers is being challenged in court.
Nutro dog food full of ingredients it claims to leave out, lawsuit says
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A pug owner has filed a class action lawsuit that claims the food he bought isn’t as healthy for dogs as Mars Petcare claims.
EPA wrong to approve dicamba weedkillers, court rules
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court has sided with anti-pesticide activists in striking down the EPA’s approval of three dicamba-based products.
Michigan barber fights off coronavirus punishment as Supreme Court takes lower court to task
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – A barber waging war on Michigan’s coronavirus shutdown order scored a win Friday when the Michigan Supreme Court overturned the decision to revoke his license.
Judge to decide future of frying pan class action
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Briefing is complete on whether a proposed class action lawsuit against the maker of an as-seen-on-TV frying pan will be thrown out of court.
Netflix sued over Messiah's portrayal of treatment of immigrants
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – A company that manages detention facilities says a Netflix series is falsely accusing it of treating immigrants in inhumane ways.
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Greenberg Traurig Launches Work Place Safety Review Podcast
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has launched its Work Place Safety Review podcast, which is available on the firm’s website, as well as on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Spotify.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: New 'Digest of EEO Law' Issued by EEOC
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the newest edition of the federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law (EEO Digest), is now available on the EEOC’s website.
SCHIFF HARDIN LLP: Dickinson and Gerardi Honored As 2020 NIJC Rising Star
Schiff Hardin LLP is proud to announce that Greg Dickinson and Chris Gerardi have been honored with the 2020 Rising Star Award by the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC).
NELSON MULLINS: Nelson Mullins Participating in COVID-19 Small Business/Nonprofit Initiatives in Four States
On June 1, 2020, the Chief Judge of the Office of Administrative Law Judges, United States Department of Labor, issued Administrative Order 2020-MIS-00008, which provides that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, effective immediately all formal hearings will be conducted by telephone or video.
NELSON MULLINS: Seven Nelson Mullins Intellectual Property Attorneys Named 2020 ‘IP Stars’
On May 29, 2020, Senate Bill 418, seeking to make sweeping changes in Louisiana tort litigation, was passed in the House of Representatives by a vote of 72 to 28.